Mayor Vincent Gray approves $24 million for D.C. worker pay raises

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D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, in a nod toward key segments of his political base as he weighs a re-election bid, on Thursday signed into law pay increases for about 23,000 District government employees and a significant expansion of affordable housing programs.

“It delivers on a couple of promises that we made,” said Gray, who announced his ambitions during his State of the District speech in February.

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