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Fatal cab driver shooting raises safety questions

Tuesday's fatal shooting of a District cab driver served as a wakeup call to D.C. officials who just adopted a new law requiring some safety improvements but not going as a far as the Taxi commission had sought.

Tags: police, crime, fatal shooting, D.C. Taxicab Commission, taxi driver, credit card, robbery, Mary Cheh, andrew mollenbeck

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D.C. Council chairman: DMV not fairly considering ticket appeals

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson admits there are problems at the Department of Motor Vehicles with adjudicating tickets and plans to look into legislation to remedy the issue.

Tags: TicketBuster, Ari Ashe, John Stanton, Phil Mendelson, D.C. DMV, D.C. Council, tickets

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Developer sues Metro and D.C. Council member Jim Graham over land deal

Developer Banneker Ventures is suing D.C. Council member Jim Graham in connection with a disputed Metro real estate deal on Florida Avenue NW that Graham was involved in during his tenure on the transit agency's board of directors.

Tags: Metro, Banneker Ventures

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D.C. Council reprimands Graham for lottery contract

The D.C. Council has voted to reprimand Councilmember Jim Graham for his role in a lottery contract scandal.

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Upward D.C. homeless trend continues

A record number of children is staying at a District-run emergency shelter as local officials debate how to tackles the city's growing homeless population.

Tags: Marion Barry, D.C. General Shelter for Families, homelessness, Central Union Mission

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D.C. councilmember drops bid to join nonprofit board

A D.C. councilmember is no longer pushing to join the board of a youth nonprofit that a former councilmember used to steal from the city.

Tags: DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corp.

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D.C. councilman reimbursed for trip to celebrity memorial service

A local politician is facing questions on why he had taxpayers foot the bill for his trip to a celebrity memorial service.

Tags: D.C. Council, Elizabeth Taylor, Whitman-Walker Clinic, Washington City Paper

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D.C. Council considers revamping city's liquor law

The D.C. Council is preparing to consider a bill that would rewrite the city's alcohol regulations for the first time in a decade.

Tags: D.C. Council, liquor laws, The Washington Post

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Metro report finds wrongdoing by D.C. councilmember

A D.C. councilmember violated the code of conduct of Washington's Metro transit system when he tried to barter a Metro real estate project with a contract being considered by the council, an independent review has found.

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Top D.C. Council staffers earning six figures

Working at the top of the D.C. Council pays.

Tags: D.C. Council, Phil Mendelson, The Washington Examiner

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