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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

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

**FILE** In the aftermath Trayon White's expulsion from the District’s legislative body, D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson says "there’s a lot of pain" in Ward 8 as residents navigate without ward-level representation. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washingon Informer)

Collins Council Report: The District’s Most Marginalized Continue to Speak

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 26, 2025December 11, 2025

**FILE** D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says she had a "great meeting" with President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 30, expressing optimism about finding common ground during his second term. (WI photo)

As President Trump — and D.C. Residents — Decry Homeless Problem, Bowser Attempts to Tout Progress

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. February 21, 2025February 21, 2025

Eboni-Rose Thompson represents Ward 7 on the D.C. State Board of Education. (Courtesy of Eboni-Rose Thompson via X)

Young Women Politicians Participate in People for the American Way Foundation Fellowship

by James Wright Jr. February 12, 2025February 13, 2025

**FILE** Donald Trump (Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

With MPD Officer Pardons, President Trump Infringes on Local Affairs

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. January 23, 2025January 27, 2025

**FLE** The John A. Wilson Building in northwest Washington, D.C. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

The Collins Council Report: The Council’s First Budget Vote

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 29, 2024December 11, 2025

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BRUGMANN/HISTED: There is a Local News Crisis in the District, The Council Can Help Fix It

by Anna Brugmann and Mark Histed April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

Council Member Lewis George Faces Two Challengers in Reelection Bid

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 27, 2024April 24, 2024

**FILE** D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto, Ward 2 Democrat (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Council Approves Secure DC Omnibus Package

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 5, 2024March 6, 2024

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