Galvanized by recent anti-gay hate crimes, several hundred activists are planning to a rally and march tonight in support of the victims. About 600 people so far have signed up on the event's Facebook page. more ›

So much for the Sunshine State being the next beacon of hope for the campaign to get statehouses around the country to endorse the notion of making the District of Columbia the 51st state. more ›

In a press release Saturday afternoon, Councilmember Michael A. Brown (I-At Large) called for an investigation into the District Department of Housing and Community Development to determine if there has been any "unethical behavior and possible criminal malfeasance and collusion between contractors and current and former employees." more ›

Once again, Old Man Winter says no to statehood, as a forecasted snowstorm in New Hampshire compels D.C. officials to cancel their trip there, where they were to lobby local officials on behalf of the cause. more ›

At a quick press conference yesterday before the D.C. Council's first legislative session of 2012, Mayor Vince Gray and most of the D.C. Council touted their upcoming trip to New Hampshire, where they will lobby the state legislature there to endorse District statehood. more ›

At the Wilson Building this morning Mayor Vince Gray and members of the D.C. Council were peppered with questions about reports that Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. is preparing to resign. more ›

Mayor Vince Gray and members of the D.C. Council are planning on visiting statehouses around the country this year to gin up support for the statehood effort. more ›

At his weekly press conference earlier today, Mayor Vince Gray signed into law a bill that strengthen's the city's "First Source" law requiring government-assisted projects to fill at least 51 percent of any jobs created with District residents. more ›

No, really, officials from the D.C. Lottery now say they are finally ready to answer your questions about the intranet gaming system which the D.C. Council quietly and controversially approved earlier this year. more ›

Good morning, Washington. If you were hoping for a brighter weekend, you’ll be sorely disappointed. A thick fog at dawn gives way to a sticky, damp Saturday. While rain isn't certain, prepare for another couple of gray days. more ›

Curious about the intranet gaming system that the D.C. Council quietly approved earlier this year? Officials from the D.C. Lottery are now ready to answer your questions. more ›

Interesting political news for those keeping an eye on the governance of Metro this morning: D.C. Councilmember Michael A. Brown will step down from the board, because it's "hard for [him] to make a lot of meetings." more ›

The District's redistricting plan, which was rolled out yesterday, received the initial endorsement of the D.C. Council subcommittee that drafted it, despite protests from a number of councilmembers about how new ward boundaries are being drawn and repeated calls for respect amidst a process that has proved predictably rancorous. more ›

During this morning's legislative meeting of the D.C. Council, Councilmembers Phil Mendelson and Michael A. Brown introduced legislation -- the District of Columbia Flag Amendment Act of 2011 -- which would allow the city to fly, on Flag Day, an alternate version of the District's flag with the words "No Taxation Without Representation" emblazoned on it. more ›

Combine local politicians, an explosive issue and the 24-hour news cycle, and what do you get? Delicious, delicious soundbites, that's what. more ›

Now that we're all totally experts on the subject of redistricting the city's wards to align with the new Census numbers, you may want to share your knowledge at one of two public hearings on the topic. more ›

What did we tell you about Michael A. Brown and his unstoppable thirst for renaming District streets? That's right, we called him unstoppable. But while renaming three of the District's most-used roads in an attempt to promote statehood/confuse the hell out of everyone -- quick pop quiz: can you name even one of the convoluted statehood names without cheating? -- is one thing, it's another entirely to introduce legislation to ceremoniously rename a portion of a street after your own father. more ›

Remember when Michael A. Brown asked the public to help him come up with snappy ideas to rename a street in the District to something statehood related? (You were all so quick to pitch in!) Well, so many people told Brown they liked the idea that the at-large Councilmember is planning to introduce a bill to redub three major streets -- Pennsylvania, Independence and Constitution Avenues -- to D.C. Statehood Way, Let D.C. Vote Way and Free D.C. Avenue, respectively. Nah, that won't confuse anyone. more ›

D.C. Councilmember Michael A. Brown (Ind.-At-Large), who chaired on the Council's Special Committee on Statehood and Self-Determination before the body killed it last summer, has been busy on the statehood front: he recently met with new D.C. budget overlord Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO) and introduced the "District of Columbia as the 51st State of the Union Resolution of 2011". The real ace up Brown's sleeve is a push to slap a statehood slogan on a street somewhere the District. But he needs your help, Washington! more ›

Sorry, folks: the suggestions that City Paper and friends aggregated to raise funds for Councilmember Michael A. Brown's (Ind.-At-Large) tax debt are sadly all for naught -- Tim Craig reported over the weekend that Brown paid his debt to the city on Friday. (Credit where credit is due, however: "get the Marion Barry show picked up for syndication, and live off the remainder checks" was pretty brilliant.) Brown, who owed the District a little over $14,000 in property taxes on his Chevy Chase residence, paid the bill in full on Friday, the same day that the Post reported on the debt. (Man, what a quirky coincidence!) For Brown, who wants the city to raise income taxes on those making more than $250,000 per year to bridge a massive budget gap, it marks the third time he's had to pony up for overdue taxes, joining a 2004 IRS lien and a 2007 settlement for taxes he failed to pay in 1999. more ›

What is it with being a politician named Michael Brown and needing to confuse the hell out of everyone? more ›

Council member Phil Mendelson (D-At-Large) may have been the single most relieved person to show up at Vince Gray's victory party in the whee hours of Wednesday morning. Not only did the guy he endorsed win the city's highest office, but Mendelson managed to win a re-election contest -- he took in 63 percent of the votes -- that was made surprisingly tight because of confusion over his competitor's name. more ›

Councilmember Michael A. Brown (I-At Large) is not up for re-election this year. That has not stopped his name from being thrust into the spotlight. This week we talk with the current sitting Councilmember, who is not the Michael Brown that will appear on Tuesday's ballot. more ›

For a while there, it was fun to joke about Michael D. Brown actually winning an At-Large seat on the D.C. Council that he barely campaigned for and raised no money to pursue. Even with his recent victory in a Ward 5 straw poll, most people assumed that voters would eventually realize that he wasn't Councilmember Michael A. Brown (I-At Large), a well-liked political figure who ran for mayor in 2006. more ›

The guy to the right is Michael A. Brown. He's an at-large member of the D.C. Council and chairs the Housing and Workforce Development committee. Now here is a photograph of Michael D. Brown, D.C.'s current Shadow Senator. He is running for an different at-large seat on the Council, the one currently held by Phil Mendelson. more ›

City Desk reports that the D.C. Council has killed the Special Committee on Statehood and Self-Determination -- and it's Council member Marion Barry's (D-Ward 8) fault. more ›

At-large D.C. Council member Michael A. Brown (I) on Tuesday came close to announcing he will run for mayor against Adrian Fenty in the November regular election. Brown made his comments during an appearance on NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt on News Channel 8. more ›

As the political fracas continues over the $82 million in parks and rec contracts that D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty quietly funneled through the D.C. Housing Authority (much of it handed to contractors with cozy ties to the mayor), members of the D.C. Council are demanding accountability. None more so than Council member Michael A. Brown (I-At Large). Or not. No, he is. Really. We think. more ›

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty is running for re-election, and so far no viable candidate has formally declared an intent to run against the incumbent (though there are plenty of rumors about At-large D.C. Council member Michael A. Brown). A story from the Examiner today may help persuade someone to step to the plate sooner rather than later, however. A recent poll conducted by D.C.-based Successful Capital Strategies shows that six in ten District Democrats would be "open" to voting for someone other than Fenty in the next election. more ›