Mayor, DC Council pitch builders, retailers in Vegas

Washington

NINE of the 13 DC Council members, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser and city staff, were returning on Tuesday from three days of socialising and meeting in Las Vegas with real estate developers and major retailers.

A record number of city lawmakers flew to Vegas at taxpayer expense for the annual conference hosted by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), which bills itself as the world's largest gathering of retail companies.