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Council member Vincent Gray had an amendment to include Northeast and Southeast as being eligible for tax abatements for affordable housing. (Associated Press)

D.C. Council approves amendments to $16.7 billion budget

D.C. Council cuts ad sales tax, $18 million from budget

Washington, D.C. City Council Chairman Phil Mendelson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 12, 2016, before a House Oversight 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 postpones vote on ad sales tax, budget

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, accompanied by DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, right, speaks at a news conference on city updates in response to the coronavirus at the University of the District of Columbia Community College, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

D.C. Council gives first approval to $16.7 billion budget that cuts police funding

Witnesses at Monday's Justice and Public Safety Committee hearing want D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's revised fiscal 2021 budget, which includes a 3.3% increase for police, to be rejected. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

D.C. Council gets earful with calls from residents to defund police

In this image provided by the Executive Office of the Mayor, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser stands on the rooftop of the Hay Adams Hotel near the White House and looks out at the words 'Black Lives Matter' that have been painted in bright yellow letters on the street by city workers and activists, Friday, June 5, 2020, in Washington. (Executive Office of the Mayor/Khalid Naji-Allah via AP) ** FILE **

Muriel Bowser, D.C. Police Union voice concern as council OKs emergency reforms

In this image provided by the Executive Office of the Mayor, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser stands on the rooftop of the Hay Adams Hotel near the White House and looks out at the words 'Black Lives Matter' that have been painted in bright yellow letters on the street by city workers and activists, Friday, June 5, 2020, in Washington. (Executive Office of the Mayor/Khalid Naji-Allah via AP) ** FILE **

D.C. mayor says ‘no’ to defunding police department

D.C. Council member Jack Evans speaks to a reporter in the Council Chambers before a Committee of the Whole Meeting at the Wilson Building in Washington on Feb. 4, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) **FILE**

D.C. Council criticizes Evans’ Fair Elections participation

At-large Council member Anita Bonds, 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 introduces bill requiring landlords to provide air conditioning to elderly tenants

D.C. Council member Jack Evans speaks to a reporter in the Council Chambers before a Committee of the Whole Meeting at the Wilson Building in Washington on Feb. 4, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) **FILE**

All of D.C. Council condemns Jack Evans’ decision to run

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson dicussed a ban on some "partial" contracts, which can require more funding and retroactive approval. (Associated Press)

D.C. Council chairman ‘absolutely not’ satisfied with reasons for retroactive approval

In this Aug. 7, 2018 file photo, a doctor performs an ultrasound scan on a pregnant woman at a hospital in Chicago. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File) **FILE**

D.C. Council aims for more accessible prenatal care

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

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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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