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

by Kayla Benjamin March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

DC Water has pledged to remove all lead service lines by 2030. But at the current rate, making that deadline would be impossible.

D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George (third from left) is calling for a cease-fire after two recent daytime shootings that critically injured three schoolchildren. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Ward 4 Council Member Calls for a Cease-Fire

by Sam P.K. Collins January 13, 2023January 13, 2023

**FILE** The D.C. Council chamber at the John A. Wilson Building in D.C. (Courtesy of dccouncil.us)

D.C. Council Approves Medicaid Contracts for Three Health Care Providers

by James Wright Jr. October 19, 2022October 19, 2022

D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George (center) visits Emery Heights Recreation Center with Department of Parks and Recreation Director Delano Hunter (right) on July 5 after parents complained about the broken HVAC system. (Courtesy of George via Twitter)

HVAC Issues Complicate Summer Programming at Emery Heights

by Sam P.K. Collins July 13, 2022July 21, 2022

Janeese Lewis George represents Ward 4 on the D.C. Council. (WI file photo)

Council Member George Introduces D.C. Green New Deal Bills

by WI Web Editor May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George (D-Ward 4) addresses supporters of domestic workers rights legislation. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Council to Consider Domestic Workers Rights Bill

by James Wright Jr. March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Michael Marinelli (left) speaks during a rally calling for the extension of the STAY DC program, designed to help District residents adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic with rental and utility assistance, at the John A. Wilson Building on Oct. 24. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Council Members Call for Mayor, Feds to Restart Rent-Relief Program

by WI Guest Author October 29, 2021February 2, 2022

During a peace walk on Sept. 15, D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George (D-Ward 4) led marchers to Longfellow Street in Northwest, where three young people lost their lives in a hail of bullets during the Labor Day holiday weekend. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

MPD Makes Arrests in Longfellow Street Triple Homicide

by Sam P.K. Collins October 14, 2021December 21, 2021

LaJoy Johnson-Law received conflicting information on when a school attended by her special needs daughter would reopen. (Courtesy photo)

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Mayoral Control Question Reemerges as Demands for Virtual Learning Surge

by Sam P.K. Collins October 6, 2021December 21, 2021

During a peace walk on Sept. 15, D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George (D-Ward 4) led marchers to Longfellow Street in Northwest, where three young people lost their lives in a hail of bullets during the Labor Day holiday weekend. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Calls Increase for More Violence Prevention Resources Along Kennedy Street

by Sam P.K. Collins September 22, 2021December 21, 2021