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Glen Lee speaks during a press conference at the John A. Wilson Building in D.C. to announce his appointment as the city's next chief financial officer on May 23.

Bowser Taps Seattle’s Lee as D.C.’s Next Chief Financial Officer

by WI Web Staff May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

**FILE** Eleanor Holmes Norton represents D.C. in the U.S. Congress. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Norton Steels for Fight Against Greene, GOP Over D.C. Home Rule

by WI Web Staff May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

Muriel Bowser

Bowser Reveals Second Round of Food Access Fund Grantees

by WI Web Staff May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for The Bridge District in Ward 8 on May 19.

Bowser Breaks Ground on Two Anacostia River-Area Developments

by WI Web Staff May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

**FILE** Ballou Senior High School will get hundreds of thousands of dollars in D.C.'s proposed fiscal 2023 budget. (WI photo)

D.C. Council Passes City Budget on First Vote

by James Wright Jr. May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

Sara W. Lucas, owner of Petals Ribbons & Beyond (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Petals Ribbons & Beyond, Black-Owned Flower Shop, Blooms in Brookland

by James Wright Jr. May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

male and female signage on wall

D.C. Council Member’s Bill Mandates Public Restroom Access for People with Special Medical Conditions

by WI Web Staff May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

Richard Collins Jr., father of slain Bowie State University student Richard Collins III, stands beside his wife, Dawn, as he talks about their son during a May 16 dedication ceremony at the University of Maryland in College Park, where Collins was fatally stabbed in 2017. A plaza on the U.Md. campus has been named for the late Collins. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County

U.Md. Dedicates Plaza to Lt. Richard Collins, Black Bowie State Student Killed in On-Campus Hate Crime

by William J. Ford May 16, 2022June 10, 2022

Muriel Bowser

D.C. Mayor to Residents: Don’t Hoard Baby Formula Amid Shortage

by WI Web Staff May 16, 2022May 16, 2022

DCPS households may be eligible to receive 60 days of free Comcast internet service. (DCPS photo)

Bowser Launches Project to Offer Free and Low-Cost Internet Access

by WI Web Staff May 16, 2022May 16, 2022