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The Collins Council Report: How Are the Children?

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. November 5, 2025December 11, 2025

The Collins Council Report: The Issues That Never Seem to Go Away

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. October 21, 2025December 11, 2025

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D.C. Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Regulate Water Disconnections

by WI Web Staff October 21, 2025October 22, 2025

Federal Surge Highlights Potential for Racial, Socioeconomic Solidarity, Organizers Say

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. September 8, 2025September 8, 2025

In Final Budget Vote, a Lot of Disappointment

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 29, 2025July 30, 2025

**FILE** D.C. Council member Zachary Parker is one of the local legislators working to address chronic absenteeism through his bill, the Showing Up for Students Amendment Act. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

In First Reading, D.C. Council Approves Slightly Different Fiscal Year 2026 Budget

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 15, 2025July 15, 2025

**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

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

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