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Jack Evans welcomes old friends to Ward 2 Democrats’ slate of new officers

Jake Maher Jul 5, 2019

The day after FBI agents raided his home as part of an ongoing federal corruption investigation, Ward 2 DC Council member Jack Evans drew a warm welcome at the Ward 2 Democrats elections — and a positive result at the ballot box, with past…

City Paper: Yvette Alexander and Company Unseat Incumbents in Ward 7 Dems Election

Editor Mar 31, 2019

A Vince Gray-supported slate fell to Alexander and her allies.

City Paper: Members of the DC Democratic State Committee Try to Dethrone Jack Evans

Editor Mar 27, 2019

He is currently the D.C. representative to the national Democratic Party.

Washington Blade: Stein Club calls for Evans to resign from committee chair, Democratic Party…

Editor Mar 12, 2019

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…

WAMU: Should D.C. Hold Its 2020 Primary Ahead of Iowa? The Tricky Politics Behind Setting A Primary…

Editor Mar 1, 2019

D.C. is debating when to hold its primary for the 2020 presidential contest. Right now, the District is slated to go in late June, last in the country.

Chuck Thies in The Post: D.C. should have the nation’s first primary

Editor Feb 22, 2019

Traditionally, Iowa and New Hampshire lead off the presidential nominating contests. In 2004, however, the District of Columbia bucked that trend and went first. Why? To highlight our lack of full voting rights, self-determination,…

Washington Post: D.C. is slated to vote last in the 2020 Democratic primary. That might change.

Editor Feb 6, 2019

At it stands, Democratic voters in Washington, D.C., will be last in the nation to weigh in on who should challenge Donald Trump in 2020’s presidential contest. But some local politicos want to change that.

Elections

New chair of DC Democrats turns focus to boosting turnout, drafting action plan

Cuneyt Dil Oct 1, 2018

With at-large DC Council member Anita Bonds having decided to depart the DC Democratic State Committee after 12 years as chair, party members elected fresh leaders Sept. 20 to head the group. The task before new party officers is tall.…

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District Links: Council eyes revisions to Schools First budget approach; Trump faults regional leaders’ response…

Feb 17, 2026 8

The DC Council is advancing a bill to modify aspects of the Schools First budgeting approach established by lawmakers in 2022 in an effort to provide greater stability in school budgets and staffing.…

District Links: DC warns against Potomac River contact amid calls for stronger response to sewage overflows; Trayon…

Feb 13, 2026 23

As DC Water crews continue to work on repairs and containment efforts at the site of a collapsed section of the Potomac Interceptor sewage pipe, the DC Department of Energy and Environment is warning…

jonetta rose barras: Heavy doses of fiscal fantasy in DC politics

Feb 13, 2026 1,095

Earlier this week, during a breakfast meeting with members of the DC Council, Mayor Muriel Bowser and senior managers of her administration reported on the dismal state of the District’s current and…

District Links: Senate votes 49-47 to void DC’s tax decoupling bill; Doni Crawford files to run in special…

Feb 12, 2026 115

The U.S. Senate voted 49-47 along party lines this afternoon to disapprove DC Council legislation that had decoupled the local tax code from multiple provisions in last year's GOP-backed tax changes…

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