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15 May 2018, 3:27 pm by Joseph Henchman
During its Fiscal Year 2019 budget debate, the District of Columbia Council voted 10 to 2 late this afternoon to insert a cigarette tax increase, raising the tax from $2.50 per pack to $4.50 per pack. [read post]
17 Dec 2008, 1:32 pm
"Six months after the Supreme Court put an end to the District of Columbia's decades-old ban on handgun possession, the City Council in Washington passed a sweeping new ordinance on Tuesday to regulate gun ownership, reports the New York Times. [read post]
16 Jul 2008, 10:43 pm
., city government on Wednesday made available the final versions of actions the City Council and the chief of police have taken on new handgun laws and regulations, responding to the Supreme Court’s decision in District of Columbia v. [read post]
30 Jan 2010, 9:00 pm
 The District of Columbia City Council will hold hearings on February 11, 2010, on the road to effectuating the medical marijuana initiative that D.C. voters approved in 1998, but which Congress blocked until recently. [read post]
7 Feb 2012, 1:53 pm by admin
Council voted 10-2 to repeal the city’s iGaming program, which would have made the District of Columbia the first U.S. jurisdiction to permit the playing of online poker for money. [read post]
15 May 2013, 9:40 am by Sheppard Mullin
In passing the Sick Leave Act, New York City has joined Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle as the latest municipality requiring paid sick leave for employees. [read post]
19 Sep 2013, 1:05 am by Harold O'Grady
City of New York, the stop-and-frisk litigation. [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 10:30 am by Zoe Tillman
The number of attorneys applying for judgeships on the city's local courts is up, as is the number of complaints filed against sitting judges, according to testimony this morning before the District of Columbia Council. [read post]
7 Jun 2016, 5:02 am by Associated Press
He’s a former captain of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department. [read post]
21 Dec 2011, 9:25 am by Andrew Ramonas
A bill that would place constraints on lobbyists who try to influence District of Columbia officials cleared the D.C. [read post]
18 May 2012, 10:44 am by Zoe Tillman
A proposed bill that would extend the statute of limitations to file civil wrongful death lawsuits in Washington went before the District of Columbia Council's Committee on the Judiciary today with little fanfare. [read post]
4 Dec 2014, 8:07 am by Howard Friedman
On Dec. 2, the District of Columbia City Council passed (vote history) B20-803 (full text) which repeals the religious educational institution exemption to certain provisions of the D.C. [read post]
16 Sep 2021, 7:06 am by Pete Strom
The ordinance is punishable by a fine of not more than $100 by the City of Columbia. [read post]
27 Dec 2016, 6:31 am by Joy Waltemath
On December 21, by a 9-4 vote, the Council of the District of Columbia approved a generous paid family and medical leave bill that clearly will not be signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser. [read post]
2 May 2008, 10:29 am
Monica Conyers is a University of District of Columbia School of Law grad, the wife of U.S. [read post]
18 Sep 2007, 6:58 pm
But not all of today's news about democracy in the District of Columbia today was bad. [read post]
16 May 2012, 11:52 am by Zoe Tillman
The District of Columbia Council recently honored her with a ceremonial resolution (PDF) that went into effect on Friday. [read post]
22 Dec 2008, 10:26 pm
Bars in the District of Columbia can stay open 24 hours a day (and night) from January 17 through January 21 (and sell alcohol until 5:00 a.m. instead of the usual 2:00 a.m.), thanks to legislation its City Council passed for the occasion. [read post]
1 Mar 2012, 8:22 am by Zoe Tillman
Despite ongoing problems with the city's breath test machines, District of Columbia Attorney General Irvin Nathan testified yesterday that convictions for impaired driving were up in fiscal year 2011. [read post]