Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is set to introduce legislation that would allow D.C. to spend its money when and how it wants. more ›

Maryland and Virginia certainly are going in different directions, as exemplified by a pair of votes today that would affect same-sex couples very differently depending on what side of the border they're on. more ›

Though it has always been accepted as common law, yesterday the Virginia House of Delegates passed a measure that officially grants civil immunity to those who use deadly force against intruders, reports the Washington Times. more ›

It's a usual winter-time complaint in the District -- snow falls, residents and business-owners alike fail to properly shovel and pedestrians are left to navigate treacherous sidewalks. But a bill making its way through the D.C. Council would finally update a ninety-year-old law and more forcefully require residents and business to shovel their walks after any significant amount of snow. more ›

Your legislative roundup, including D.C. United, mosquitoes, longer school days and a health exchange for D.C. more ›

The D.C. Council yesterday approved comprehensive ethics legislation on a first vote, moving the city closer to establishing a Board of Ethics and Government Accountability, tightening reporting requirements for elected officials and government employees, barring elected officials convicted of felonies from serving and giving the District's Attorney General additional powers to go after scofflaws. more ›

Legislation that seeks to strengthen the District's ethics laws moved forward today, though its progress might be slowed by members of the D.C. Council who want more time to discuss, digest and debate it. more ›

When a D.C. Council committee gathers tomorrow to consider comprehensive ethics legislation, it will do so in the midst of continued disagreements as to how far the proposal goes in addressing ethics violations that have marred the District's government this year. more ›

The 58-page comprehensive ethics bill Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) previewed late last week would certainly put some muscle into enforcing ethics in the District, but the measures she proposed don't go far enough for some. more ›

Just as she promised at a hearing in late October, a new three-person Board of Ethics and Government Accountability is the centerpiece of comprehensive ethics legislation Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) has drafted and will put to her colleagues before the end of the year. more ›

As we reported in June, the District remains one of the last places in the country where tattoo and piercing parlors are a wholly unregulated business. That could soon change. more ›

You too could carry a concealed weapon in the District, if a delegation of Illinois congressmen has their way. more ›

The last we heard from Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), he was talking about expanded budget autonomy. Today, he's apparently headed in the opposite direction, introducing legislation that would dictate D.C. government hiring practices. more ›

During a lengthy hearing yesterday, members of a D.C. Council committee discussed how best to address the ethical scandals which have plagued the District's elected leaders this year. Still, little consensus emerged on the next steps to take. more ›

If you've ever got questions about legislation in D.C. -- that which passed, and that which didn't -- the D.C. Council's Legislative Information Management System is an invaluable tool. more ›

The D.C. Council stepped up this morning and did away with the controversial D.C. police practice of arresting drivers whose registration has lapsed. more ›

This morning, the D.C. Council was slated to vote on the "Ward Redistricting Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2011" [PDF], a measure which will officially delineate the new boundaries of the city's wards. Kind of important, right? more ›

The District has gotten plenty of grief in the last week over news that police officers have been throwing handcuffs on drivers that forgot to renew their registrations. Tomorrow that should change. more ›

A proposal by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) to allow residents of other states with conceal carry permits to similarly carry concealed weapons in the District failed today in a surprising 24-3-1 vote, with a large number of Republicans siding with Democrats in opposition. more ›

After a rash of incidents in which drivers were arrested by D.C. police for having lapsed registrations, pretty much everyone seems to think that a solution is necessary. The problem is that no one seems to be clear on where that solution will be coming from. more ›

The last time we checked in with Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), he was proposing a 535-person exemption to the District's prohibition on concealed guns so that legislators could protect themselves from criminals and crazed constituents. Needless to say, that didn't fly. But Gohmert is at it again, this time trying to impose a concealed carry law upon the city. more ›

Beyond the battle for ethics supremacy that took place in the D.C. Council today, various noteworthy pieces of legislation were introduced. more ›

Did Vincent Orange (D-At Large) gain more in having his emergency ethics bill voted down than he would have had he won the support of the majority of the Council? more ›

According to WABA, no criminal charges have been brought against a driver who was caught on tape hitting a cyclist. more ›

Ted Loza, a former aide to D.C. Councilmember Jim Graham who pled guilty to a federal charge of accepting an illegal gratuity in February, was sentenced to eight months in prison this afternoon. more ›

Some pretty damning video here: Ted Loza, the former Jim Graham chief of staff who pled guilty to felony bribery charges in February, is clearly seen on tape accepting money from an FBI informant outside the District's city hall. more ›

UPDATE: Quick work by the Council! (Hey, maybe they all wanted to go get in line at Shake Shack.) After introducing the bill, Cheh and Tommy Wells had a brief back and forth regarding punishments for ducking the subpoena (basically, anyone doing so would be held in contempt), then the bill passed. more ›

A poll released this morning shows that a slight majority of Americans now say they support the legalization of gay marriage -- that's a first. But Maryland's efforts to legalize such marriages fell surprisingly flat last week. What's next for the effort? Getting supporters back on the same page would be a good start. more ›

No matter how bleak the District's financial outlook remains -- right now, a $600 million deficit is staring us in the face for 2012 -- when Mayor Vince Gray finalizes his budget proposal in a few months, he'll slap a generic title on it that's supposed to speak to his executive priorities. Over the last decade, the names given to the budgets have reflected the purpose, personality and priorities of the sitting mayor. more ›