DC Council

Members of a D.C. Council committee voted Thursday to cut police department funding by more than $15 million and reallocate the funds to alternative programs.  Budget recommendations by Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen would cut the Metropolitan Police Department budget for the upcoming fiscal year by $15.1 million and instead dedicate funds to efforts including hiring a gun violence prevention…

Attorney Brooke Pinto declared victory Wednesday in the special election to represent Ward 2 on the D.C. Council, replacing Jack Evans after he resigned over ethics violations. At 28, Pinto will be the youngest member in D.C. Council history. She spoke with News4’s Juliana Valencia about her priorities.

D.C.’s local government has passed sweeping police reform legislation amid historic protests in the city after the killing of George Floyd.  The D.C. Council unanimously approved emergency legislation Tuesday to limit use of force by police, release body camera footage more quickly and limit the role of the police union in the police disciplinary process.  The council voted to...

The D.C. mayor council shared new legislation Monday that would aim to reduce misconduct and expand accountability for police in the District. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

Emergency legislation set to go before D.C.’s local government Tuesday would ban chokeholds by police, speed up the release of police body camera footage and boost funding for alternative measures to reduce and respond to crime.  D.C.’s mayor, police chief and council chairman said Monday they believe the bill will pass but pushed back against the call to “defund...

Former D.C. Council member Jack Evans agreed to pay a $35,000 fine to the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability in a settlement reached Friday. The board found Evans violated the code of conduct because he misunderstood it, according to a statement from Evans. Evans resigned from his position Jan. 17, two business days before his colleagues on the Council…

Can you imagine not having to pay for your Metro ride? A D.C. Council member says he wants to make that a reality.

The D.C. Council will consider giving residents $100 each month to use to take Metro. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss explains.

All 12 members of the D.C. Council issued a rare unanimous statement Thursday denouncing former Council Member Jack Evans for seeking to regain the seat he vacated amid findings of ethics violations. All council members made a statement “in their personal capacity as elected officials,” which Council Chairman Phil Mendelson sent from his personal AOL email account. “His decision to…

Former D.C. Council member Jack Evans intends to run in a special election for the Ward 2 seat he recently vacated after an investigation found he violated the Council’s code of ethics. Evans picked up petitions Monday to qualify for the June primary and the special election to fill his old seat, according to the D.C. Board of Elections...

D.C.’s mayor and council members expressed outrage and concern over former council member Jack Evans’ plan to run for the seat he recently vacated.

Former D.C. Councilman Jack Evans plans to run in the special election for the Ward 2 seat from which he resigned 10 days ago. Mark Segraves reports.

Nine days after disgraced former D.C. Council member Jack Evans resigned from office for ethics violations, he walked in a parade alongside the District’s mayor and the D.C. Council chairman.

After a saga that’s been going on for more than a year, long-time D.C. Council member Jack Evans handed in his resignation. Evans is under federal investigation for abusing his office and faced expulsion from the Council later this month. News4’s Mark Segraves got reaction from council members and voters represented by Evans in Ward 2.

The D.C. City Council has voted to try and force out Council Member Jack Evans, who was found to have repeatedly violated ethics rules. News outlets report the council voted Tuesday to approve a report recommended the ousting of Evans, the city’s longest-serving lawmaker. A third-party investigation found Evans used his position to benefit private clients for years and failed...

The D.C. Democratic party voted to pass a resolution asking Jack Evans to step away from his leadership role.

The chairman of the Washington, D.C., Council has urged a member saddled with allegations of wrongdoing to resign before a formal vote to expel him from office.

The majority of D.C. Council members say they will vote to remove Jack Evans from office. If the final vote goes the same way, it will be the first time that the D.C. Council has voted to remove one if its own. Mark Segraves reports.

Questions are mounting over whether D.C.’s longest-serving elected official violated ethics rules or even broke the law. News4’s Mark Segraves talked to other lawmakers about the growing troubles for D.C. Councilman Jack Evans.