Posted at 03:32 PM ET, 02/11/2012 Mayor Vincent C. Gray welcomed about 1,800 District residents to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday for a citizens’ summit, an event praised for engaging the public but criticized for its $ 600,000 price tag and seeming bureaucracy. Grouped at numbered tables as if at a banquet,…
D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan ruled Thursday that a proposed ballot initiative to ban corporate donations to city candidates can move forward, saying the proposal is a “proper subject” to put before voters. The ruling appears to clear the way for supporters of the initiative to start collecting the 22,000 signatures needed to get…
Posted at 01:40 PM ET, 02/09/2012 District homeowners are eligible for an estimated $ 40 million from a landmark settlement of more than $ 25 billion with five banks over fraudulent foreclosure practices. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced the deal Thursday morning with Wells Fargo, Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase, Ally Financial and…
This post has been updated. D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan said bus drivers employed by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education are among the top 10 offenders in a scheme to collect unemployment benefits while still holding their jobs. Nathan described a major offender as an individual who fraudulentlyD.C. Attorney General Irvin…
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