Mayor Vince Gray just signed off from a mostly sleepy interview on Newstalk with Bruce DePuyt. The only real lively part of the interview was when DePuyt asked about Ward 8 Councilmember Marion Barry's hold up of city funds for security upgrades at the city's juvenile detention facility, New Beginnings. Gray expressed frustration with the [...]
Mayor Vince Gray sent a letter to Ward 8 Councilmember Marion Barry today kindly asking him: what the shit is this?
Barry has long made it a habit of issuing disapproval resolutions, a legislative stalling tactic that any councilmember can do to put the breaks on all kinds of legislation and city functions. Most recently, Barry [...]
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Robert Hildum is out again as DYRS' Interim Director. Hildum had announced his resignation last week. Almost Mayor Vincent Gray then asked him to stay on–apparently after Hildum had boxed up his stuff. Now, a few days later, Hildum is out again.
Today, Neil Stanley, DYRS' general counsel since 2008, has been brought in as DYRS' [...]
