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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 **

Metro elects Paul Smedberg to replace Jack Evans as board chairman

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

Metro Board Chairman Jack Evans discussed allowing private companies to rename certain subway stations as a revenue-generating policy Thursday during a meeting. (Jason Tidd/The Washington Times). **FILE**

Jack Evans: ‘Many problems’ in law firm’s ethics report

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

Deborah Simmons

Jack Evans, D.C. Council under fire over redistricting

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

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 Chairman Phil Mendelson to hire firm to investigate Jack Evans

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

Illustration on the felon vote by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Washington, D.C., the Democrats who run District push for statehood and a loopy agenda

By Robert Knight

Ward One Councilmember Brianne Nadeau 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 legislation to expand voter participation

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Wizards, is shown in this undated file photo. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Ted Leonsis, D.C. race to cash in on sports gambling

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals' Victor Robles (16) celebrates his home run with Juan Soto, left, during the third inning of the team's baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) **FILE**

Nationals’ new entertainment venue brings up sportsbook question

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Washington, D.C. Council member Jack Evans speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Audi Field, the new stadium in Washington for Major League Soccer club D.C. United, on Monday, July 9, 2018. (Photo by Adam Zielonka/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

Jack Evans must step down, D.C. Council steer clear

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

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 passes gun, climate change, and education watchdog bills

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Deborah Simmons

D.C. hires school scandal fixers

By Deborah Simmons

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 approves clean energy bill

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

“Our commitment to visual and signed language and to English readily translates to our larger mission to serve deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind people in the U.S. and the world, who often have less access to full and accurate information, because Gallaudet has made this information widely accessible to everyone — protecting the collective safety and well-being of our community here and globally,” said Gallaudet University president Roberta Cordano. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

D.C. Council considers new office to resolve sign-language woes

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Washington, D.C. Council member Charles Allen speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Audi Field, the new stadium in Washington for Major League Soccer club D.C. United, on Monday, July 9, 2018. (Photo by Adam Zielonka / The Washington Times) **FILE**

D.C. Council passes first campaign finance reform bill vote

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

This March 24, 2018, photo shows a sign in a Starbucks in downtown Pittsburgh. Starbucks is getting rid of plastic straws at its locations around the world. The coffee company said Monday, July 9, 2018, that it’ll offer a strawless lid or straws made of paper or compostable material instead. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Aiding the deaf and hearing-impaired

By Deborah Simmons

The D.C. Council tabled a final vote on the legislation for Airbnb rentals until Nov. 13 after a financial analysis raised questions about the bill's viability. (Associated Press/File)

D.C. Council votes to limit Airbnb home rentals to 90 days

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

In city sans vote in Congress, ballot measure repeal angers

By FENIT NIRAPPIL - Associated Press

District of Columbia City Council President Phil Mendelson speaks during an impromptu news conference outside City Hall, Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in Washington, as other council members listen. (AP Photo/Ashraf Khalil) **FILE**

D.C. Council gives preliminary OK for bill to repeal tipped workers raise initiative

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Deborah Simmons

The geoeconomics of D.C. education

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

James Stovall, the owner of Mayfield's Larry, Darell, & Darell BBQ restaurant, pulls chicken off the heat of the cooker outside of the second annual 2018 Fall AQS QuiltWeek - Paducah at the McCracken County Convention & Expo Center Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, Paducah, Ky. When quilters come to the event they quickly find out that Paducah boasts some of the best BBQ in the South. (Ellen O'Nan/The Paducah Sun via AP)

D.C. Council’s tipped minimum wage hearing draws hundreds

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times