Washington Business Journal: Metro’s new board chairman pledges changes to the system’s ethics investigation process

By Editor On Jun 27, 2019 Last updated Jun 27, 2019

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board on Thursday elected former Alexandria City Councilman Paul Smedberg as its new chair. And then Smedberg, with little mention of the ethics probe into his actions as chair or the FBI raid on his home, presented his predecessor, Jack Evans, with a plaque for his service.

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