District Links: Health Committee backs repeal of bill tying Ward 8 hospital to Foggy Bottom tower; council to act on ethics board nominees; and more

By Cuneyt Dil On May 6, 2019 Last updated May 6, 2019

Good Monday morning. The DC Council’s Health Committee made a little-noticed move last Thursday, when Ward 7’s Vince Gray reversed his support for legislation billed as expediting the construction of a new hospital in Ward 8.

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