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DC Officials Will Decide Next Week if Key Obamacare Provision Will Benefit Residents or Big Insurers

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.16.2013 | Politics
Wendell Potter

Among the most important policy goals for the health insurance industry has been to control how the health insurance exchanges will be set up and run. Whether those exchanges are of greater benefit to consumers or insurance companies will depend on the success of the lobbying efforts.

Can D.C. Handle A Boston-Like Attack?

Posted 04.29.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Can D.C. handle a Boston-like attack? The Washington Examiner reports that D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray suggests not in a recent letter: ...

Chelsea Kiene

Homeless Teens Dealt New Blow

HuffingtonPost.com | Chelsea Kiene | Posted 03.19.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- A longtime provider of runaway and homeless youth services for D.C. teens is calling out the District for falling short of its commitmen...

BIZARRE Change Coming

The Huffington Post | Will Wrigley | Posted 02.14.2013 | DC

Red. It has been said it is the color of anger, danger and fear. If that is the case then it may be fitting that the red is the color a D.C. Tax...

SHOCKING Treatment Of 8-Months-Pregnant Homeless Woman

The Huffington Post | Chelsea Kiene | Posted 02.08.2013 | DC

A report released Tuesday by the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless finds that homeless families face ā€œexceedingly more difficultā€ obstacles...

Rally Brings Residents and Politicians to Speak Out for Housing

Elizabeth Falcon | Posted 03.30.2013 | DC
Elizabeth Falcon

Finding housing that is affordable has become more and more difficult for District residents. D.C.'s homeless population is growing, with the last count at nearly 7,000 adults and children without homes. For those who do have homes, many are paying an unsustainable amount on rent.

Trump's Big, Expensive Blow

The Huffington Post | Chelsea Kiene | Posted 01.28.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Trump will be paying taxes after all on a historic property he complains he paid "too much" for. D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D) and memb...

LOOK: D.C.'s 'Full Democracy' Message On Full Display

Posted 01.21.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- As President Obama travels toward the White House along Pennsylvania Avenue during the Inauguration parade on Monday, he'll pass by the ...

LOOK: Sister Cities Inaugural Gala Kicks Off Five Days Of Balls

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 01.18.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- The Inaugural Ball season has officially begun. Sister Cities International hosted their first Sister Cities International Inaugural Gal...

Big Change For Sunday Alcohol Sales OK'd By D.C. Mayor

Posted 01.16.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- It is now legal for retailers to sell and deliver liquor on Sundays in the nation's capital. On Tuesday, District of Columbia Mayor Vinc...

Look Who's Not Talking Now

Posted 11.27.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray (D) hasn't been cooperating with federal prosecutors investigating his 2010 campaign efforts, ac...

Mayor Gray Delivers Good News

Posted 11.20.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- The District of Columbia's unemployment rate dropped to 8.5 percent in October, the lowest since January 2009. The news, announced Tuesd...

D.C. Schools Chancellor Proposes Closing 20 City Schools By Next Year

Posted 11.13.2012 | Home

Twenty D.C. Public Schools have been targeted for closure before the next school year, Chancellor Kaya Henderson announced Tuesday. Per the Washin...

PHOTOS: 17th Street's High-Heel Race Festivities

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Hurricane Sandy may have postponed the 26th annual 17th Street high-heel race, but there was no shortage of costumes, makeup and treats ...

D.C. Mayor Not Aware Of 'Troubling' Practice?

AP | DANIEL WAGNER and BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 09.19.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- The District of Columbia government is taking a portion of workers' retirement contributions for "administrative expenses" without telli...

Cat Parks In D.C.?

Posted 08.27.2012 | DC

We've already got a cat running for U.S. Senate. Why not give felines a place to recreate, not just legislate, in the District? DCist's Martin Aust...

Mayor Gray's Good News

Posted 08.17.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray delivered some good news on Friday morning: Unemployment in July dropped two tenths of a percent...

Mayor's Staff Looks For Crisis Management Advice

AP | BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 08.07.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Staffers for the embattled mayor of Washington have sought the advice of a crisis-management expert who advised Monica Lewinsky and insp...

oneDC.us and citizensforgray.com Launch in Support of D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray

Franklin Garcia | Posted 10.02.2012 | DC
Franklin Garcia

A group of D.C. residents have launched a website in support of D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, because they believe the mayor has been getting a lot of unjust, negative publicity. They're asking D.C. residents to stand behind the mayor.

Mayor Denies Knowledge Of Hands-Off Database

Posted 07.23.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray's 2010 campaign somehow gained access to a database of public housing residents that may have be...

LOOK: Mayor Gray's Floating Heads

Posted 07.13.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- This might be the most brilliant piece of political commentary we've seen yet about the District of Columbia's deepening mayoral scandal...

Mayor: There Are 'Things I Would Like To Talk About'

Posted 07.13.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray reiterated Friday morning that he won't resign despite calls for him to step down after a third ...

UPDATE: Troubled Mayor Addresses Shocking Scandal

Posted 07.12.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray faced additional calls to resign, a day after three councilmembers said that he should step ...

Gray's Campaign Paid Day Laborers Twice The Legal Limit

AP | BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 09.11.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON — As pressure mounts on District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray to explain criminal activity that occurred during his 2010 campaign, ...

UPDATED: 3 Councilmembers Call On Mayor Gray To Resign

Posted 07.11.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Three members of the District of Columbia Council on Wednesday called on Mayor Vincent Gray to resign, a day after a public relatio...