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Tag: D.C. politics

Ward 7 Council member Vincent Gray (WI file photo)
Posted inCommunity

Gray Challenges Misconceptions About Stroke Recovery

by Sam P.K. Collins January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

Several months into his recovery from a mild stroke, D.C. Council member Vincent C. Gray recently doubled down on his assertion that Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and others have erroneously and unfairly underestimated his cognitive abilities.      

Rahman Branch worked as the principal of Ballou High School from 2008-2014. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

Ex-Ballou Principal Set to Enter Ward 8 Council Race in 2024

by James Wright Jr. January 18, 2023January 18, 2023
**FILE** The D.C. Council chamber at the John A. Wilson Building in D.C. (Courtesy of dccouncil.us)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Council Votes to Ratify Rules, Committee Makeup

by James Wright Jr. January 4, 2023January 9, 2023
**FILE** D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (Jacques Benovil/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Bowser Announces New Leadership Picks

by WI Web Staff January 3, 2023January 3, 2023
**FILE** Voters stop at the registration desk before casting their ballots. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Voter Turnout Decreases During Recent Midterm Election

by James Wright Jr. November 16, 2022November 17, 2022
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks to supporters at her Election Day victory celebration at Hook Hall in Northwest on Nov. 8. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Democrats Continue to Dominate D.C. Politics

by James Wright Jr. November 9, 2022November 9, 2022
Kenyan McDuffie (Marckell Williams/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Bonds and McDuffie Clinch Victory in At-Large Race

by Sam P.K. Collins November 9, 2022November 16, 2022
**FILE** Elissa Silverman (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Residents Demand Silverman Drop Out of At-Large Council Race 

by Sam P.K. Collins November 1, 2022November 1, 2022
**FILE** Kenyan McDuffie, who represents Ward 5 on the D.C. Council, is seeking to become the next District attorney general. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inElection 2022

McDuffie Raps Silverman Over Campaign-Finance Flap: ‘A Serious Issue’

by WI Web Staff October 28, 2022October 28, 2022
**FILE** Courtesy of DC Board of Elections via Twitter
Posted inCommunity

Nearly 600 Mail-In Ballots Have Wrong ANC Races, D.C. Election Board Says

by WI Web Staff October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

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