Washington D.C. to Require All Judges and Lawyers to Certify Their Good Standing Annually The D.C. Council unanimously approved legislation today that will require all attorneys, hearing officers, and administrative law judges who perform legal duties for the District government to file an annual “Certificate of Good Standing” with the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability by Dec. 15. At-Large Councilmember Vincent Orange, chair of the Committee on Business, Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, introduced the measure “to prevent the unethical practice of law without a bar license,” he said in a press release.
Congressional act would prohibit traffic cameras in Washington, D.C. In the lame-duck session of Congress, two outgoing House Republicans have put forward a bill that would run the oft-reviled cameras out of town.
Washington DC police union supports use of officer body cameras Dozens of D.C. police officers have been testing five different camera models since October 1. They have got four more months to work out the kinks and then these body cameras could go system wide by late next year.
A Washington D.C. Without Marion Barry Felt Unthinkable Before This Week After all, D.C. without the mayor-for-life was unthinkable, so I didn’t think it’d ever come to pass. He’d been shot, arrested, overused drugs and booze, and elected to office (which can’t be good for your health) more or less every four years since the District got Home Rule, and he was still around. Love Barry or hate him—and a lot of people in D.C. did one or the other, if not both—but you couldn’t ever count him out.
Washington DC City Council to take up $300M DC United stadium A bill before the council would remove a controversial proposal to trade away an aging municipal building as part of a land-swap deal for the stadium. The District would have received cash and land at Buzzard Point in Southeast Washington under the deal.
Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. unveils $2 billion museum face-lift The Smithsonian unveiled a plan Thursday to give museums and gardens along the south side of Washington’s National Mall a $2 billion face-lift, creating more welcoming entrances, improving connections between the museums and refurbishing the iconic Smithsonian Castle.
Washington DC Mayoral Election in Graphs Muriel Bowser won a landslide victory on Tuesday night, winning the mayoralty by nearly 20 points over her closest rival, David Catania. But her support varied sharply across D.C.’s geography.
Washington D.C. hiker killed in fall in South Dakota identified The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office says 50-year-old Ronald Emery, of Washington, D.C., died Thursday at an area near Rapid City known as Falling Rock.
Assault suspect escapes from Washington DC psychiatric hospital Kenneth Clayton got away from the Tenleytown location about 10:40 a.m., according the office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice. He was not armed at the time of his escape, but officials say Clayton may be dangerous.
Washington DC election board reports theft of voter books A D.C. Board of Elections spokeswoman says thieves stole digital voter books from a polling site ahead of Tuesday’s election.
