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**FILE** The D.C. Central Detention Facility (CDF) is shown here. A May report released by the Office of the D.C. Auditor, in partnership with the Council for Court Excellence, reveals the rate of in-custody deaths at the D.C. Department of Corrections CDF and Central Treatment Facility during the one-year audit period stood at more than 3.5 times the national average. (Courtesy of dc.gov)

Peace DC’s Path Marred With Questions About Pretrial Detention

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 25, 2025June 25, 2025

Ward 8 Special Election candidates Sheila Bunn, Salim Adofo, Trayon White and Mike Austin during the Ward 8 Democrats forum on June 21 in Bundy’s Secret Garden behind the Go-Go Museum & Cafe in Southeast D.C. (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer)

In Special Election Bid, Former D.C. Councilmember Trayon White Struggles to Inspire Confidence

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 24, 2025June 24, 2025

**FILE** Sheila Bunn, a lifelong Ward 8 resident and public servant of 30 years, is one of the candidates running for the Ward 8 D.C. Council seat. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Ward 8 Special Election Profile: Sheila Bunn

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 18, 2025June 18, 2025

**FILE** Rep. Oye Owolewa, the District’s shadow member of the U.S. House of Representatives, says the District is in an unofficial state of health emergency. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Rep. Owolewa Declares D.C. in an Unofficial State of Health Care Emergency

by James Wright Jr. June 4, 2025June 6, 2025

**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

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

close up photo of pride pin on white shirt

EDITORIAL: 50 Years of D.C. Pride Celebrations Reflect a City Committed to Justice for All

by WI Editorial Staff May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

**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

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