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Robert White Challenges Trayon White’s Petition Signatures in D.C. Mayoral Race

by WI Web Staff April 5, 2022April 5, 2022

**FILE** Metropolitan Police Department vehicles (Courtesy photo)

Bowser Reveals Plan for 4,000 D.C. Police Officers

by WI Web Staff April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

**FILE** Anthony Williams (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Mendelson Taps Ex-D.C. Mayor Williams to Lead Tax Commission

by WI Web Staff April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (WI file photo)

Norton to Float Bill Granting D.C. Equitable Military Academy Spots

by WI Web Staff April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

Honorees celebrate their achievements. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Bowser Pays Tribute to Eight of D.C.’s Top Female Residents

by James Wright Jr. April 1, 2022April 6, 2022

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announces a new initiative aimed at increasing homeownership in the city for longtime Black residents during a press conference at Busboys and Poets restaurant in northwest D.C. on March 31.

Bowser Admin Launches Black Homeownership Strike Force

by WI Web Staff March 31, 2022April 11, 2022

**FILE** Metropolitan Police Department vehicles (Courtesy photo)

D.C. Police Chief Says Officer Shortage Hampering Service

by James Wright Jr. March 31, 2022March 31, 2022

**FILE** Throughout the city last year, the District of Columbia cleared several encampments where more than 100 people lived and established "no camping zones" to prevent people from moving back to tent cities. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Advocate Explains Much Larger Picture in Murders of Homeless Men

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

**FILE** James Butler and D.C. Council members Trayon White and Robert White say they are better suited to be mayor of the District of Columbia. (Abdullah J. Konte/The Washington Informer)

Mayoral Candidates Criticize Bowser on Education

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (center) smiles alongside Senate President Bill Ferguson (left), House Speaker Adrienne Jones (right) and other lawmakers after the three state leaders signed legislation into law to suspend the state’s gas tax for 30 days on March 18. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Hogan, Democratic Leaders Agree on Tax Relief Packages

by William J. Ford March 30, 2022March 30, 2022