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D.C. Council to vote on DYRS chief

The D.C. Council will hold a confirmation hearing Tuesday on Neil A. Stanley, the nominee to lead the District's juvenile justice agency, after a council committee disapproved the nomination last week.

July 10, 2011
**FILE** Neil A. Stanley (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

D.C. Council committee rejects Stanley’s nomination as DYRS chief

A D.C. Council committee formally disapproved the nomination of Neil A. Stanley to lead the District's juvenile justice agency, citing concerns about his lack of relevant experience, ongoing troubles in the agency and an inquiry into how a key post had been filled.

July 8, 2011
**FILE** Kwame R. Brown. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

D.C. elections board refers Kwame Brown case to prosecutors

The federal prosecutor for the District will investigate Kwame R. Brown's re-election committee for suspected criminal violations of campaign finance law after city elections officials Thursday substantiated findings of widespread irregularities during the D.C. Council chairman's 2008 re-election race.

July 7, 2011

D.C. cops feckless on bias crimes, gays say

Leaders of D.C. lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups say there is an "obvious disconnect" between the Metropolitan Police Department's public condemnation of hate crimes and actual concern on the beat.

July 6, 2011

Questions linger in DYRS hiring

A D.C. Department of Human Resources investigation failed to address lingering questions about how a key post was filled in the District's Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services - creating uncertainty over the fate of Mayor Vincent C. Gray's pick to lead the troubled juvenile justice agency.

July 6, 2011

Medical marijuana proceeds in D.C. as feds reconsider enforcement

The District passed its first milestone in selecting who gets coveted licenses for the city's burgeoning medical marijuana program — even as the federal government takes a second look at its hands-off approach to those who grow and sell the drug for patient use.

July 5, 2011

I-Gaming plan caps losses at $250 per week

Players can lose only as much as $250 a week in the D.C. Lottery's upcoming online gambling program, but there is no limit on how much they can win on a hot streak, said Buddy Roogow, executive director of the city-run D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board.

July 4, 2011
Kenneth Ellerbe

Fire-EMS chief extends duration of light duty

Pregnant members of the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services can now perform light duty for up to 90 days, remedying a 30-day policy that raised ire in the ranks in recent weeks, Chief Kenneth Ellerbe said Thursday.

June 30, 2011
Jack Evans, Ward 2 Democrat

Lottery to seek community input on ‘hot spots’

The D.C. Lottery has assured a key D.C. Council member that it will not roll out online gambling in public locations until communities have their say on where the contentious program may operate.

June 30, 2011
Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times D.C. Lottery chief Buddy Roogow (center) and D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan (left foreground) attend a D.C. Council committee hearing Wednesday on the lottery's forthcoming online-gambling program. Mr. Nathan said the program complies with federal laws and may proceed toward a September launch .

D.C. Lottery’s online-gaming plan ruled legal

The D.C. Lottery's plan to introduce unprecedented online gambling in the District is legal as long as play occurs within city borders, the District's top lawyer said Wednesday.

June 29, 2011
D.C. Council member Michael A. Brown, at-large independent, says online gambling is a win-win that can generate millions in public revenue. (The Washington Times)

Debut dates planned for D.C.’s Internet gambling

The D.C. Lottery announced roll-out dates for its unprecedented Internet gambling program, kicking it off with two demonstration games in midsummer before players wager real cash in September.

June 27, 2011

Future of D.C. development will be in Ward 8, Gray says

Nearly six months into his term, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray is striking a firm tone on the economic pillar of his One City plan and looking to rebound from the scandals that have surrounded the John A. Wilson Building.

June 27, 2011
Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier told a D.C. Council committee on June 23 that police escorts for celebrities could be authorized under rare circumstances. Above: The panel's chairman, Phil Mendelson, said, “The biggest issue here ... has to be the lack of clarity.” (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

D.C. Council seeks to clarify celebrity police-escort policy

Believe it or not, actress Hilary Duff and Nation of Islam minister Louis Farrakhan have something in common: Both enjoyed a D.C. police escort before bad-boy celebrity Charlie Sheen highlighted the muddled policy issue in April, according to a ranking Metropolitan police officer.

June 23, 2011
D.C. CFO Natwar M. Gandhi

D.C. surplus revenue can’t fund priorities

An influx of $77 million into the District's coffers will not be enough to fund even two of the nine spending priorities the D.C. Council settled on for any additional money the city collects, according to revenue projections released Wednesday.

June 22, 2011