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Bowser Admin Announces Cherry Blossom Bus Tour

by WI Web Staff February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

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

Gray Bill Increases Number of MPD Officers

by WI Web Staff February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

D.C. families scramble to get through the school lottery process as teachers, administrators and others notice how many residents east of the Anacostia River work to send their students to institutions in upper Northwest, as opposed to their by-right, neighborhood schools. (Courtesy of dcmoms.com)

Enrollment Season Compels Conversation About Educational Equity

by Sam P.K. Collins February 21, 2023February 21, 2023

D.C. Council member Anita Bonds (right), shown here with Lisa Fager, executive director of the Black Georgetown Foundation, introduced a D.C. Council resolution honoring Mount Zion-Female Union Band Society Cemetery in early February. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Council Recognizes Black History Site in Georgetown

by Sam P.K. Collins February 20, 2023February 20, 2023

D.C. Council member Zachary Parker expressed concerns that funds are often being spread too thinly across District public schools, much to the detriment of families living in Wards 5, 7 and 8. (Courtesy photo)

Council Clashes with DCPS on Budget Deadlines and Transparency

by Sam P.K. Collins February 15, 2023February 16, 2023

Over the past few months, McPherson Square Park became the District's largest encampment after the D.C. government initiated the Coordinated Assistance and Resources for Encampments pilot program, also known as CARE. NPS estimates that nearly 80 people currently live at the encampment. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Impending McPherson Square Park Encampment Closure Sparks Criticism

by Sam P.K. Collins February 15, 2023February 16, 2023

Muriel Bowser

Bowser Announces Black Homeownership Workshop and Resource Fair

by WI Web Staff February 15, 2023February 15, 2023

**FILE** The Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Bjoertvedt via Wikimedia Commons)

D.C. Agency Among Those Sharing in $200 Million Justice Department Grants

by Stacy M. Brown February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

House Votes to Overturn Two D.C. Laws

by WI Web Staff February 10, 2023February 10, 2023

Linda Harllee Harper speaks during a Feb. 9 press conference announcing her appointment as executive director of D.C.'s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement.

D.C.’s Gun-Violence Prevention Director Tabbed to Lead Office of Neighborhood Safety

by WI Web Staff February 9, 2023February 9, 2023