Mayoral candidate files petitions, blasts opponent

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WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia mayoral candidate David Catania says his opponent, fellow council member Muriel Bowser, represents “business as usual” and seems determined to avoid discussing important issues for voters until the last possible moment.

Catania, an independent, filed more than 7,000 petition signatures Tuesday with local elections officials. He needs 3,000 signatures to make the November ballot.

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