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D.C. Council member discusses Northrop Grumman move

City Council member Jack Evans explains why he wants the company to feel welcome.

Tags: management , Northrop Grumman , D.C. City Council , contracting

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35 recruits to D.C. police dept. to begin training

Nearly three dozen new recruits to the D.C. police department are set to begin a training program.

Tags: D.C. Council , D.C. police , Metropolitan Police Department , Cathy Lanier , David Cantania

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D.C. Council gives final approval to budget

The District of Columbia Council has given final approval to a $10.8 billion budget proposal.

Tags: D.C. Council , Phil Mendelson , Vincent Gray , D.C. budget

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D.C. mayor navigates unfamiliar territory on Hill

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has struggled so far to build relationships with the House's new Republican majority, which could make it difficult to accomplish his top priorities given Congress' ultimate say over the capital city's budget and laws.

Tags: Trey Gowdy , Darrell Issa , John Boehner , Vincent Gray , Tom Davis , Adrian Fenty , Anthony Williams , D.C. Council , Eleanor Holmes Norton

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White House appears ignorant of D.C. tuition proposal

Mark Plotkin, WTOP political analyst

Tags: White House , D.C. tuition break , school vouchers , Paul Ryan , Eleanor Holmes Norton , Mark Plotkin

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D.C. mulls jock tax for pro-athletes

D.C. Councilmember Jack Evans says a jock tax could bring the city as much as $5 million annually.

Tags: jock tax , Alex Ovechkin , Tax Foundation , Evan Haning

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Wells show support for Mayor Gray's budget

Not every D.C. Council member likes the budget unveiled by Mayor Vince Gray Friday, but councilman Tommy Wells is showing some strong support for it.

Tags: D.C. budget , budget , Vince Gray , Tommy Wells ,

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Fixes coming for historic Georgetown streets

The InterCounty Connector is finally open, and now ground has been broken on another local road project that's been talked about for decades.

Tags: Ronaldo Nicholson , D.C. Department of Transportation , Vincent Gray , Georgetown , O Street , P Street , Michelle Basch

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D.C. Council member: The Redskins should return

A local politician seeks to create a new sports venue in the nation's capital, aimed at bringing Washington's football team back into the city whose name it boasts.

Tags: RFK Stadium , FedEx Field , Washington Redskins , Redskins , Mark Segraves , Paul D. Shinkman

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Evans proposes pay cut for some D.C. employees

D.C. Councilmember Jack Evans wants District government employees who live in Maryland and Virginia to take a pay cut.

Tags: D.C. Council , D.C. government employees , pay cut

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