Congressional deal stops marijuana legalization. [City Desk, Post, WAMU, Post, City Desk]
Muriel Bowser picks Alexandria’s Rashad Young to be her city administrator. [LL, Post]
Elissa Silverman won’t use a D.C. Council license plate or hand out special ones to her supporters. [LL]
Developer won’t be able to close part of 395 after all. [Housing Complex, WAMU, Post, Post, Post]
Nominate the best District politics quotes of 2014. [LL]
Firefighter involved in Medric Mills case canned after not showing up to work. [Post]
Group courts Bowser with online survey. [Post]
Reliability questions loom ahead of Pepco merger. [WAMU]
Bowser appears in Olympic bid video. [WBJ]
So does Newt Gingrich. [Roll Call]
Once-controversial member of the Kennedy clan wins a spot on an ANC. [Post]
Vince Gray will be on hand to receive the District’s first piece of Walter Reed property. [WBJ]
Potomac Prep wants to keep its charter. [WAMU]
Read the program from Marion Barry‘s memorial. [Post]
Tied ANC race will come down to a “casting of lots.” [WAMU]
Education activist: don’t kill the education committee. [GGW]
Photo by Darrow Montgomery