Congress sticks with budget deal that blocks marijuana legalization. [Times, Politico, WAMU, WBJ]
D.C. Council freshmen prepare to take the dais. [LL]
How District developers get around rent control laws. [WCP]
Vince Gray sets up a committee to handle Marion Barry renaming requests. [LL]
Marijuana backers march on Congress. [Post]
Olympic bid wants Muriel Bowser to come to final pitch, but a D.C. Council meeting has to be moved first. [Post]
Eleanor Holmes Norton thinks Congress may have accidentally kept legalization in place. [WAMU]
Post ed board on marijuana deal: “The hypocrisy is stunning even by the standards of Capitol Hill.” [Post]
Solar activists are wary of the Pepco merger. [WAMU]
Chinatown program will test performance parking rates. [WAMU]
No commitments on when the streetcar will start up. [WAMU]
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