DC Council

On paper, D.C. Council members are supposed to spend their constituent service funds helping out needy residents who’ve fallen behind on a utility bill or can’t afford funeral expenses.

D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) faces the threat of a recall election as political fallout from an ongoing federal probe into his business dealings continues to grow.

Controversial former Ward 5 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Kathy Henderson put out the call: “We will meet on the steps of the Wilson building on Thursday at noon, in support of clear cut rules and Councilmember Jack Evans,” she wrote…

DC’s longest-serving councilman is in trouble. With the US Attorney’s Office and a federal grand jury investigating his suspect dealings, Jack Evans' days as a top DC powerbroker are over. That conclusion seems inescapable now that Evans’…

“This is not exactly a cutting-edge idea,” says Councilmember Charles Allen.

Embattled D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) is facing a federal investigation into allegations of influence peddling, a likely reprimand from his colleagues, and calls for him to step down from the Council’s powerful finance…

Public charter schools in D.C. have recently come under scrutiny for what many see as a lack of transparency. Unlike traditional public schools, charters aren’t required to make salaries, records, or vendor contracts under $100,000 public,…

The Gay & Lesbian Activists Alliance, D.C.’s oldest continuously active LGBT rights organization, is calling for D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) to step down as chair of the Council’s Committee on Finance and Revenue while he…

The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, D.C.’s largest local LGBT political group, approved a resolution Monday night calling for D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) to temporarily resign from his position as chair of an influential…

D.C. Council member Jack ­Evans (D-Ward 2) privately told fellow lawmakers Tuesday that he plans to end the consulting business that has made him the target of an expanding federal investigation, according to several people in the room.

Councilmembers David Grosso, Brianne Nadeau, and Trayon White walked out in protest.

When it comes to D.C. politics, Jack Evans is pretty much a household name, and he earned the recognition.

As the D.C. Council prepares to review the mayor’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2020, a performance oversight hearing was held on March 1 to review the effectiveness of funds invested in the Interagency Council on Homelessness and the…

How a small group of activists (our correspondent among them) got leaf blowers banned in the nation’s capital

In his tenure as the District’s longest-serving council member, a reign now in its third decade, Jack Evans has been subject to periodic questions about his ethical conduct, none of which have prevented him from winning reelection seven…