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In Aftermath of Bowser’s Announcement, the Fight for D.C.’s Future Starts

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. December 3, 2025April 23, 2026

The Collins Council Report: The Issues That Never Seem to Go Away

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. October 21, 2025December 11, 2025

**FILE** The D.C. Council chamber at the John A. Wilson Building in D.C. (Courtesy of dccouncil.us)

Chamber of Commerce Grades D.C. Council Members

by James Wright Jr. July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

In Final Budget Vote, a Lot of Disappointment

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 29, 2025July 30, 2025

**FILE** The D.C. Council will conduct its first vote on the fiscal 2026 budget on July 14. (WI photo)

The Collins Council Report: A Council Period 26 Rules Change and the Scramble to Save Government-Funded Programs

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 2, 2025December 11, 2025

**FILE** A representative from Make All Votes Count DC participates in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in January 2024 in Southeast D.C. While nearly three out of four District voters approved Initiative 83 — which would implement ranked-choice voting in the District and allow non-party voters to vote in primary elections — there remains the question of whether the D.C. Council will prioritize Initiative 83’s implementation in the fiscal 2026 budget. (WI photo)

White-Out Controversy Clouds Future of Initiative 83

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 4, 2025January 6, 2026

**FILE** D.C. Council member Anita Bonds (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Council Probes Elections Board Over Wite-Out Controversy

by WI Web Staff May 19, 2025May 19, 2025

Shortly after the end of the March 4 D.C. Council meeting, Karen Hylton approaches the dais, commands the legislative body’s attention and questions, for several minutes, why the council didn’t respond, or try to prevent, Metropolitan Police Department’s reinstatement of the officers convicted for their role in the death of her son, Karon Hylton-Brown. (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer)

The Collins Council Report: A Bereaved Mom Seeks Answers

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 4, 2025December 11, 2025

students sitting inside the classroom while using their smartphone

Students, Parents and Elected Officials Tackle In-School Cellphone Use

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. February 4, 2025February 28, 2025

Romeo Morgan, owner of Morgan’s Seafood, located at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Kenyon Streets in Northwest, has been advocating for Black entrepreneurs who are dealing with what he calls false vacancy notices and unfounded complaints. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Black D.C. Residents Troubled by City Vacant Property Law

by James Wright Jr. December 4, 2024December 6, 2024