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**FILE** D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson, pictured speaking in front of the U.S. Capitol with members of the council behind him in March 2025, is lamenting the two-month budget delay, which is affecting the legislative body as a whole. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

The Collins Council Report: A Tough Budget Season for Workers, Undocumented Residents — and Even the Council

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 3, 2025December 11, 2025

**FILE** Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrating the football team’s move back to RFK campus. With development on RFK campus tentatively scheduled for later this year, local labor advocates and unions are engaging in conversation with D.C. Council members and Commanders officials about the yet-to-be-solidified community benefits agreement. (Abdullah Konte/The Washington Informer)

In RFK Campus Deal, Union Organizers Continue to Demand a Community Benefits Agreement

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 3, 2025June 3, 2025

**FILE** W.C. Smith, one of the District’s largest landlords, will pay $1.05 million and overhaul its rent-setting practices after D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb (pictured) accused the company of conspiring with other landlords to inflate apartment rents using software from RealPage, Inc. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Landlord Agrees to $1 Million Settlement in Rent-Inflation Scheme Involving RealPage Software

by Stacy M. Brown June 2, 2025June 2, 2025

Equinox, AllCare to Pay Over $117K in D.C. Noncompete Agreement Settlement

by Stacy M. Brown June 2, 2025June 2, 2025

Alisa A., pictured above with Negril employee Ms. Sandra, frequents the establishment often. She’s often seen catching up with the restaurant’s employees and ordering her regular meal — curry chicken with no potatoes. (Mya Trujillo?The Washington Informer)

Everyone Has a Spot on Georgia Avenue: Establishments to Close at Wonder Plaza

by Mya Trujillo May 28, 2025May 29, 2025

After much deliberation over the 2025 supplemental budget, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other local officials present their fiscal 2026 budget proposal, dubbed "Grow D.C.," at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on May 27. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

In Budget Proposals, D.C. Mayor Bowser Looks to the Future

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

Willie Edgar Clark, a barrier-breaking computer scientist, has died. He was 94. (Micha Green/The Washington Informer)

Willie Edgar Clark: Remembering His Life, Legacy and Love

by WI Web Staff May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

**FILE** D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is assuring Washingtonians and people nationwide that the District is safe after two Israeli Embassy staffers were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night in what authorities are calling a targeted act of terrorism. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Israeli Embassy Staffers Fatally Shot Outside D.C. Museum; FBI Calls It Terrorism

by Stacy M. Brown May 22, 2025May 22, 2025

Emmy, Grammy, and two time Tony Award-winning actor and producer Billy Porter performs at the 2024 DC Black Pride opening reception. This year's celebration kicks off on May 23 at the Capitol Hilton Hotel in Northwest D.C. (Courtesy of the Center for Black Equity)

D.C. Black Pride: ‘It’s More Than Just a Party’

by Jada Ingleton May 21, 2025May 23, 2025

Frank Smith (speaking), executive director of the African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation and Museum, and Marquette Milton, a soldier reenactor, at the African American Civil War Memorial in May 2022. The African American Civil War Museum honors those Black soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Memorial Day: A Celebration of Black Military Service to the U.S.

by James Wright Jr. May 21, 2025May 21, 2025