Mayor Vince Gray and D.C. Attorney General Irv Nathan introduced today new legislation they hope will bring a new sheen of legitimacy to a local political scene often confounded by scandal-laden campaigns.

Activists trying to strip corporate money from D.C. campaigns received a setback today when the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics ruled they did not present enough valid signatures to earn their petition a slot on November’s ballot.

Organizers of a citizen-led initiative that would ban corporate contributions to D.C. campaigns are hoping to gather up to 10,000 signatures today, moving them closer to the 23,000 they need by July to get the measure on the November ballot.

Hey, who’s that good-government guy? You know, the one who ran for the Councilmember Jim Graham’s Ward 1 seat in 2010 and then again in that special election for an at-large spot on the D.C. Council? Starts with a B or something.

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.