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D.C. Council to examine ambulance response problems

The District of Columbia's fire chief is set to explain why a police officer injured in a hit- and-run had to wait 15 minutes for an ambulance from Maryland.

Tags: Kenneth Ellerbe, D.C. Council

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Matthew Frumin leads money race for D.C. Council

A lawyer and former Clinton administration official continues to lead the money race among candidates for an open D.C. Council seat.

Tags: D.C. Council, Matthew Frumin

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8 candidates seek to run for D.C. Council seat

Eight candidates have submitted petitions to run for an open D.C. Council seat in a special election this spring.

Tags: D.C. City Council, D.C. Council, Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr., Harry Thomas Jr., D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics, Kwame Brown

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D.C. bill makes parents liable for missed school

Parents could be charged if children miss too many school days under a bill proposed by a District of Columbia councilmember.

Tags: The Washington Post, D.C. Council, David Catania

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Board clears way for D.C. budget autonomy referendum

An effort to end Congressional review of the District of Columbia's municipal budget will appear on the ballot despite concerns from the city's top attorney about its legality.

Tags: Home Rule Act, D.C. autonomy, D.C. Council

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Grosso sworn in as newest DC councilmember

Tags: David Grosso, D.C. Council

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'Tussle' over higher speed limits: Mayor Gray vs. D.C. council

Speed limits and speeding fines on some major commuter routes in the nation's capital will remain higher at least until the early 2013. While the D.C. Council recently passed a bill to lower the limits and fines, the council and Mayor Vincent Gray are at odds over who has final say in the decision.

Tags: D.C. Council, speed cameras

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Brown 'moving toward' run for Council

Outgoing D.C. Councilmember Michael A. Brown says he's "moving toward" a run for a vacant council seat in an April special election.

Tags: D.C. Council, Anita Bonds

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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, Jim Graham, Elizabeth Taylor, Whitman-Walker Clinic, Washington City Paper

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D.C. to release depositions amid lottery probe

District of Columbia officials have agreed to release three depositions that could shed light on an investigation of the city's handling of its lottery contract.

Tags: D.C. Council, lottery, online gambling

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