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**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

From left: Nina Albert, Deputy DC Mayor for Planning and Economic Development; Kenyan R. McDuffie, D.C. Council member-At-Large; William Passmore, Managing Partner, Redbrick LMD; Louis Dubin, Managing Partner, Redbrick LMD; Tom Skinner, Managing Partner, Redbrick LMD; Sohael Chowfla, Senior VP, Development, Redbrick LMD; Trisha Miller, Executive Managing Director, Capital Markets, Redbrick LMD; and Paul P. Elias, Executive VP of Construction, Redbrick LMD (Courtesy of Damien Rintelmann)

Bridge District Opens in Ward 8, Marks Largest Private Investment

by James Wright Jr. May 8, 2025May 14, 2025

The Collins Council Report: All About the Money

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 7, 2025January 6, 2026

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (center) speaks at a news conference announcing a plan to diversify D.C.’s economy, flanked by Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Nina Albert (left) and Kevin Donahue, city administrator. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Mayor Bowser Targets I-82 in Yet-to-Be-Fully Revealed Budget Proposal

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. and James Wright Jr. May 7, 2025May 7, 2025

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Federal Rental Assistance Program Nears Collapse, Leaving D.C. Families in Jeopardy

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

**FILE** D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (Jacques Benovil/The Washington Informer)

Bowser Triggers Emergency Funds to Avert Budget Crisis

by Stacy M. Brown April 15, 2025April 15, 2025

While D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has not submitted her fiscal year 2026 budget proposal, the D.C. Council has a lot to address. As the council works to deliberate on various legislation, the former Ward 8 Council member Trayon White has launched his reelection campaign less than two months after he was expelled from his seat due to a federal bribery charge. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Collins Council Report: Second Chances, Council Transparency, Housing Insecurity, and Public Charter School Oversight

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

Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Edward Martin addresses the March 25 meeting of the Anacostia Coordinating Council. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ed Martin Reveals ‘Make D.C. Safe Again’ Plan

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. and James Wright Jr. March 26, 2025April 23, 2025

**FILE** The House Oversight Committee, under Republican control, is mulling legislation that would strip the District of its sanctuary city status and require D.C. officials to comply with federal immigration laws fully. (Courtesy photo)

Trump and MAGA Republicans Escalate Assault on D.C. Autonomy with Anti-Sanctuary Bill

by Stacy M. Brown March 26, 2025March 26, 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)

Upon Pardoned Officers’ Return to MPD, Karen Hylton Applies Pressure Locally and Federally

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 26, 2025March 26, 2025