It’s become somewhat of a local tradition.

People skipping work really don’t like identifying themselves to reporters.

A bill that could prohibit abortions in D.C. after 20 weeks will be marked up by a congressional committee tomorrow afternoon, and D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is unhappy that it’s moving forward.

D.C. Director of Planning Harrier Tregoning and D.C. CFO Natwar Gandhi will speak on behalf of a proposal to raise height limits on D.C. buildings during a congressional hearing on Thursday.

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton released the testimony she would have given had she been permitted to speak in a hearing on a GOP bill that would prohibit District women from having an abortion after 20 weeks.

When it comes to an issue as controversial as same-sex marriage can be, adults can have some pretty set opinions. But Sarah Crank, a home-schooled 14-year-old from Bowie, took the chance this week to let a Maryland Senate committee know what she thought about the state’s renewed push for marriage equality.

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.

Yup, Stephen Colbert is allowed to form his political action committee.

The last time he was in town, an impromptu crowd chanted his name and delivered a stirring rendition of “Happy Birthday” — but this time around, Stephen Colbert’s trip to the Federal Election Commission is all business. (Okay, maybe not all business.)

Earlier today, we suggested that someone from the Council’s subpoena-serving office get down to Moultrie Courthouse, where Sulaimon Brown was to testify this afternoon. Turns out that wasn’t necessary: Brown voluntarily said he’d testify during the hearing, reports Mike DeBonis. He’ll appear June 6.