The bill has garnered support from many within the restaurant industry, though some have criticized it for incentivizing restaurant service charges.
Evans has largely remained out of the spotlight since settling an ethics case with a $35,000 fine nearly four years ago.
The measure would use vouchers to have D.C. residents decide how to allocate funds to sustain local news outlets amid their declining revenues.
A provision that would allow police to randomly search anyone on parole for a gun conviction has already received pushback from advocates, lawyers, and some judges who say it might be unconstitutional.
Summer break is over, and lawmakers return to the Wilson Building for their first legislative meeting next week. Here’s just some of what they’ll be tackling this fall.
The arts commission butt heads with D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson over arts funding and equity concerns before passing the budget amendment Tuesday.
President Biden has vowed to veto any resolution blocking the D.C. bill.
The effort comes in the wake of a federal audit that dinged how the DC Housing Authority reimburses landlords.
Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent Gray says Chairman Phil Mendelson discriminated against him on the basis of age and medical status.
This spring marks the one year anniversary of the D.C. Council passing a law to boost pay for the District’s early childhood teachers. Preschool teachers received an annual bonus payment of up to $14,000.
