Would eliminating the need to monitor people over the age of 18 improve the performance of the city's chronically troubled Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services? Councilmember Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) thinks so. more ›

Ramping up from the previous efforts of...a poster, Mayor Vince Gray's office announced this afternoon that all Gray cabinet members would sign an "ethics pledge," confirming their "commitment to the highest ethical standards by avoiding conflicts of interest, use of public resources for personal benefit and other violations of the public trust." more ›

After what has been a rocky year for Mayor Vince Gray and various members of the D.C. Council, city legislators are sitting down today to start the work of sorting out how to improve the District's ethics-related laws and enforcement mechanisms. more ›

D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown has been buffeted by scandal since earlier this year. In recent days, though, Brown has taken to flying the flag of ethics reform, proposing strict new internal disclosure rules for the D.C. Council and telling the Washington Times this week that he'd also like to see changes to how Constituent Service Funds are used. more ›

Following his media appearance on NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt, among others, this weekend's Washington Post features an op-ed by Ward 8 Councilmember Marion Barry, calling for welfare reform. The op-ed builds off the legislation he has introduced, along with Ward 7 Councilmember Yvette Alexander, to limit the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) to 5 years of assistance. more ›

The D.C. Council went ahead and formally approved Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee's new powers to fire non-union employees with a 2nd and final vote on the matter yesterday. The measure passed, as expected, by the same 10-3 margin as the preliminary vote in December. more ›