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Washington, D.C. City Council Chairman Phil Mendelson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 12, 2016, before a House Government Operations subcommittee hearing on whether the District of Columbia government truly has the power to spend local tax dollars without approval by Congress. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

D.C. Council weighs breakup of consumer and regulatory agency

In this May 31, 2019, photo, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Chair and D.C. Council Member Jack Evans joins D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, right, at the podium during a news conference announcing a dedicated bus lane in downtown Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Unanimous vote to expel Jack Evans from D.C. Council

Jack Evans is the D.C. Coucil's longest-serving lawmaker of uninterrupted service, having first won the Ward 2 council seat in 1991. (The Washington Times)

Jack Evans to get the boot for scratching his own back

At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman speaks during the 2015 District of Columbia Inauguration ceremony at the Convention Center in Washington, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FiLE**

D.C. Council hears complaints about ethics board, reforms

D.C. Council member Jack Evans' lawyers assert he did not violate conflict of interest in rebuttal to investigators' claims that his private consulting firm influenced his decisions as a public official. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Investigative lawyers defend report on D.C. Council member Jack Evans

The D.C. Council voted unanimously Tuesday to bar city agencies from providing voting information requested by President Trump's election integrity commission. The District joins a number of states that have rebuffed the request over privacy concerns. (Emma Ayers / The Washington Times)

D.C. Council holds hearing on city agencies failing to inspect, enforce building code standards

D.C. City Council Member Jack Evans, right, and Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld listen to a question during a news conference in this March 2016 file photo. On Aug. 8, 2019, Mr. Evans agreed to a consent settlement with the city's ethics board to resolve its concerns about his reprimand by the council for his use of official resources to conduct personal business. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

D.C. Council decides to make Jack Evans investigative report public

DC nominates new representatives to regional transit board

A Metro train departs the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Station, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, in Washington. Washington's Metro system has become internationally synonymous with delays, breakdowns and smoke-filled tunnels. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

D.C. Council nominates former Obama official to Metro board

Ward Six Councilmember Charles Allen speaks during the District of Columbia Inauguration ceremony at the Convention Center in Washington, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

‘Offensive to the entire city’: D.C. councilman rips hate crime prosecution response

In this May 31, 2019, photo, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Chair and D.C. Council Member Jack Evans joins D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, right, at the podium during a news conference announcing a dedicated bus lane in downtown Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

D.C. Council stresses transparency in Jack Evans ethics probe

Christopher Columbus. (Image from Associated Press)

Renaming Columbus Day

Backed by a majority of the D.C. Council, Brianne Nadeau, Ward 1 Democrat, introduced legislation that would replace the city's current 8% tax on sugary drinks with a 1.5 cent-per-ounce excise tax. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) **FILE**

D.C. Council weighs new soda tax, changing Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day

Mendelson

D.C. Council to weigh bill escalating fight against cooperation with ICE

At-large D.C. Council member David Grosso said "public financing of campaigns would give greater voice to all voters and reduce the disproportionate influence of big city donors in D.C. politics" under a bill he has crafted. (The Washington Times) **FILE**

D.C. Council enacts emergency legislation allowing students to receive medical marijuana

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council are wringing their hands over how to stem the flow of officers either retiring or moving to better paying and less dangerous jurisdictions. .(Ryan M. McDermott/The Washington Times/File)

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"Receiving limited information regarding the Metropolitan Police Department killing my son on June 12, 2018, has been an extremely horrific nightmare," Kenithia Alston said a D.C. Council roundtable review of the department's five-year-old camera program. "I have suffered an enormous amount of anxiety, depression and grief all while advocating for public information."

D.C. police's refusal to release body-camera footage blasted →

D.C. Council, announced last week that he would resign from the Metro Board, after having said previously that he would not seek the chairmanship again after his term ends on Sunday.

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson to hire firm to investigate Jack Evans →

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