Whether you want to call it "iGaming," "Internet gambling" or "non-traditional games," the District's first-of-its-kind online gambling program faced withering criticism from members of the D.C. Council at a hearing yesterday. more ›

Even though Internet gambling has been legal in the District since early 2011, it remains but an idea that hasn't yet become reality. Ongoing controversy over how it came to be has led its proponents to hold off on implementing it, and tomorrow a D.C. Council committee will hold a hearing on legislation that would repeal it altogether. more ›

Former Ward 1 and At-Large D.C. Council candidate Bryan Weaver and Ward 7 ANC Commissioner Sylvia Brown are planning on filing paperwork this afternoon that would put a measure banning corporate contributions to electoral campaigns before District voters this November. more ›

DDOT is studying what to do with M Street SW/SE as the Southwest Waterfront and Navy Yard become more populated. Longtime residents are worried about their parking spaces. more ›

Mayor Vince Gray and Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) talked football this morning. Wells had reason to brag after his alma mater, the University of Alabama, won last night's BCS national title game. more ›

At a presentation this morning, Mayor Vince Gray and Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) awarded grants to four H Street NE businesses they hope will expand daytime retail along the bustling nightlife strip. more ›

The D.C. Council approved a sweeping ethics reform package today that would establish a new Board of Ethics and Government Accountability, tighten transparency requirements for elected officials, bar felons from running for office, strengthen oversight of city employees, and give the attorney general the power to charge elected officials accused of ethical offenses. 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 ›

Moby may be the world's best-known mild-mannered electronica star, but his friendly disposition and strict vegan diet couldn't possibly save him from what some Capitol Hill residents wanted to inflict upon him after a weekend concert at RFK. more ›

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has one version of Friday night’s events involving three people who were struck by a car while protesting with hundreds of others outside a conservative gathering at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The protesters have another. more ›

Can you legislate a culture shift, using the law to change the way drivers perceive cyclists? That was was one of the questions that a D.C. Council committee pondered yesterday. more ›

In the D.C. Council's first meeting since their August recess, ethics appeared to be the first issue on everyone's mind. Three councilmembers introduced distinct measures addressing government hiring practices, campaign finance and Constituent Services Funds, while another quickly back-tracked on a controversial pay hike for legislators. more ›

Last week we reported that the Washington Area Bicyclists Association was pushing for a new law that would allow cyclists that are harassed, intimidated or assaults by drivers to more easily take them to court. They seem to have found a sponsor on the D.C. Council. more ›

The Examiner's Kytja Weir reports today that six of Metro's top executives and 116 Metro employees have access to a pool of take-home vehicles, some of whom use them to get to and from work, others not. more ›

The Post's pop music blog, Click Track, has an interesting series in which they ask prominent Washingtonians what's on their playlists. Today's subject is Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells. 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 ›

Sure, Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) was recently demoted from his beloved perch as chair of the D.C. Council's transportation committee. But he was given the parting gift of control over the District's Office of Planning. And it appears as if one of the first things Wells is focusing his planning efforts on might be a new stadium for D.C. United. more ›

Good morning, Washington. Threats of crippling heat next week compel us to enjoy the weekend, which kicks off with a stunning Saturday. Mostly sunny, barely sticky, and without breaking 90, it shouldn’t be difficult to enjoy the day. more ›

For all the apologizing going around, it seems clear that even the Councilmembers that cast the votes to move Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) off the Transportation and Public Works Committee aren't so sure of themselves. more ›

Despite public outrage with the reasoning, Council Chair Kwame Brown's decision to reassign Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) off the Council's Committee and Public Works and Transportation passed by a 12-1 vote this afternoon. Wells was the lone objector. more ›

In the wake of this morning's news that D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown plans to strip Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) of his chairmanship of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, questions are flying as to the wisdom of the move, the impact it may have and if Brown even has the votes to pull it off. more ›

As Councilmembers Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) and Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) introduce legislation requiring transition and inaugural committees to report contributions today, there's a certain sense of déjà vu. more ›

Yesterday afternoon, the D.C. Council gave preliminary approval to a revised redistricting plan after a pair of high-profile amendments to the plan failed to garner the votes needed to enact changes. more ›

Councilmember Jack Evans, a member of the Council's subcommittee on redistricting, admitted today on The Kojo Nnamdi Show that the subcommittee was "not finished" with its plan. more ›

Anytime something dramatic happens in the District, the D.C. Council tends to respond dramatically. But in response to the South Capitol Street shooting that left four teenagers dead one year ago, Councilmember David Catania (I-At Large) opted to take his time to craft a legislative response. more ›

We learned back in December that the District broke the 600,000 resident barrier in the 2010 U.S. Census -- the first time the District had seen a growth in population in the decennial count since 1950. But today comes the real beef of the survey: this afternoon, the Census Bureau released all the information about the head count at the Census tract level, giving us an intricate view of what areas in the city are growing and which aren't. more ›

D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) released a report this morning announcing that the Council's Committee on Public Works and Transportation will hold a special oversight hearing to review "the decision-making process for official vehicle procurement and stewardship of public funds." And while Vince Gray and Kwame Brown certainly have gotten caught up in the scandal, Freeman Klopott reports they're hardly alone in opting for a pricey, gas guzzling ride. more ›

Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans wants to bring the Washington Redskins back to D.C. This is not new knowledge, nor is he the only Councilmember to have made such optimistic overtures. Fully aware that the Redskins are tied into a lease at FedEx Field for another 16 years, Evans (and others) have taken a different tilt: trying to woo the team to relocate their training facilities to the District from faraway Ashburn, Virginia. more ›

When he's not debating solutions to the district's budget deficit, Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) may be spending time being one of the hippest councilmen in the city. Sure he drinks Steel Reserve (in spirit). Yup, he loves him some urban chicken. And he wouldn't mind providing an easier route to revelry on H Street. more ›