Jack Evans

A majority of the D.C. Council has revived an effort to ban outside employment for lawmakers, the latest fallout from an ethics scandal swirling around council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2).

A new councilmember to oversee the Commission will be decided at tomorrow's legislative meeting.

Kadcon Construction has done a lot of work for the District; what has it done for Jack Evans?

D.C. Council member Jack Evans, who is the target of a federal investigation into whether he used his public position for private gain, issued his first response Wednesday to an attempt by some voters to recall him from the office he’s…

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

When the D.C. Council was set to vote on a bill legalizing sports betting late last year, Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) added a sweetener to ensure its passage: the majority of the tax revenue taken in by the city would be evenly…

As the D.C. Council enacted reforms to reduce public corruption, federal prosecutors were probing whether its longest-serving member used his office for private gain.

WHEN SHE was on the D.C. Council, a notable accomplishment of Muriel E. Bowser (D) was pushing through legislation that established an independent board to investigate and enforce government ethics rules. Members of the new board were…

The D.C. Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to formally reprimand Council Member Jack Evans after allegations the longtime District lawmaker used his public office for personal gain.

The Ward 2 councilmember violated the Council's Code of Official Conduct.

The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to strip Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) of some of his responsibilities as chair of the Council’s powerful finance committee, which sets tax policy for the city. That includes approving tax breaks for…

The D.C. Council on Tuesday reprimanded its longest serving member, Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), and announced plans to dilute the power of his committee after he repeatedly using his government staff and email to solicit business from law firms…

The D.C. Council is preparing to reprimand one of its own this week.

Other councilmembers demand more than a slap on the wrist for Evans.

IT IS likely that the D.C. Council next week will formally reprimand member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) for alleged violations of the city’s code of conduct. Also likely is that the expected move will fail to satisfy many people. Supporters of…

Please don’t refer to that bunch stashed in the John A. Wilson Building as the “D.C. Council.” Call it what it has become: the D.C. Club.

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…