A D.C. Council committee voted Tuesday to send a bill legalizing same-sex marriage to the full council for debate, clearing the way for a final decision next month.
Banneker Ventures, a firm owned by a friend of District Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, was awarded a $4.2 million contract to oversee construction of several recreational facilities in a bidding process amended to speed up the projects -- one that the city's chief procurement officer said Thursday that he...