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District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, joined by from left, District of Columbia Police Chief Peter Newsham, District of Columbia Council member Charles Allen, District of Columbia Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, speaks at One Judiciary Square in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. District of Columbia officials say they won't appeal a court ruling against a strict city gun law, setting the stage for it to become easier for gun owners to get concealed carry permits in the city. City officials announced their decision not to take the case to the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

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District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, joined by from left, District of Columbia Police Chief Peter Newsham, District of Columbia Council member Charles Allen, District of Columbia Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, speaks at One Judiciary Square in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. District of Columbia officials say they won't appeal a court ruling against a strict city gun law, setting the stage for it to become easier for gun owners to get concealed carry permits in the city. City officials announced their decision not to take the case to the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

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The D.C. Council voted unanimously Tuesday to bar city agencies from providing voting information requested by President Trump's election integrity commission. The District joins a number of states that have rebuffed the request over privacy concerns. (Emma Ayers / The Washington Times)

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At-large D.C. Council member David Grosso said "public financing of campaigns would give greater voice to all voters and reduce the disproportionate influence of big city donors in D.C. politics" under a bill he has crafted. (The Washington Times)

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FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2014 file photo, then-Washington Mayor Vincent Gray speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gray has begun his political comeback after a lengthy federal investigation ended with no charges against him. The 73-year-old Democrat announced Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, that he will run for the D.C. Council in his home ward east of the Anacostia River. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

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D.C. Council weighs bonus bill to retain retiring officers

At the end of 2015, the Metropolitan Police Department employed fewer than 3,800 officers, well below the 4,200 officers that leaders have said were needed to police the District. (The Washington Times/File)

Gray proposes retention bonuses as D.C. police force shrinks to 10-year low

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council are wringing their hands over how to stem the flow of officers either retiring or moving to better paying and less dangerous jurisdictions. .(Ryan M. McDermott/The Washington Times/File)

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The groups said the bill "relies on methods proven to increase violence against black communities and ignores scientifically proven methods to reduce violence in the same communities."

D.C. Council weighs bonus bill to retain retiring officers →

"The sub-minimum wage for the over 100,000 tipped workers in Washington, D.C., has been frozen at $2.77 per hour, constituting a poverty-level wage based on the District's rapidly increasing cost of living," the group said.

Muriel Bowser reaffirms bid to up D.C. minimum wage →

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