D.C. Council Archives - Page 21 of 66 - The Washington Informer

Out-of-School Time Providers Organize for Budget Enhancements

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. April 5, 2023April 14, 2023

**FILE** D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Chairman Mendelson Talks about Education Budget on Special Edition of WIN-TV

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. April 5, 2023April 5, 2023

**FILE** D.C. Council member Robert White (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Housing Authority Under Fire with Whistleblower Complaint

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 31, 2023April 24, 2023

**FILE** D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie champions a disparity study showing Black businesses lacking in District government contracts. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Awaits Disparity Study Release

by James Wright Jr. March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

**FILE** Ward 7 Council member Vincent Gray (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Vincent Gray Files Discrimination Charges Against D.C. Council

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

**FILE** D.C. Council member Robert White introduced the Educator Retention for Student Success Act of 2023 more than two weeks after teacher retention organization EmpowerEd released a study touting the benefits of flexible scheduling and requested a $10 million budget allocation for the launch of nearly 25 flexible scheduling pilot programs. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

New D.C. Council Bill Tackles Teacher Retention Problem

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 16, 2023April 14, 2023

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D.C. Council Members Introduce Bills on Lead Pipe Replacements

by Kayla Benjamin March 15, 2023August 16, 2023

Hours before the Senate's 81-14-1 vote of the RCCA disapproval resolution on March 8, a collective of grassroots organizations, advocates and elected officials march to the U.S. Capitol in support of the legislation and the ongoing fight for D.C. statehood. (Courtesy of Cleveland Nelson)

Black D.C. Residents Weigh In on Embattled Criminal Code Bill

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

The first line of security at most high schools in the District of Columbia are metal detectors and screening devices staffed by school resource officers. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

School Resource Officers Reemerge as a Polarizing Topic

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 8, 2023March 9, 2023

Vendors United held a street vending zone on Nov. 29 at the John A. Wilson Building in Northwest to urge the passage of the Street Vending Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2021 and the Sidewalk Vending Act of 2021. (Marckell Williams/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Street Vending Bill Inches Closer to Passage

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 8, 2023March 8, 2023