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A Grieving Mother Fears the Worst for D.C. Jail Residents

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. August 13, 2025August 13, 2025

**FILE** Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrating the football team’s move back to RFK campus. With development on RFK campus tentatively scheduled for later this year, local labor advocates and unions are engaging in conversation with D.C. Council members and Commanders officials about the yet-to-be-solidified community benefits agreement. (Abdullah Konte/The Washington Informer)

BAXTER: Bring the Commanders Home — But Not at the Cost of Our Community

by Darius Baxter July 30, 2025August 4, 2025

**FILE** As President Donald Trump threatens to have the White House directly run the nation's capital, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is working to negotiate with the president in hopes to maintain the city's home rule and deals such as the development of RFK Stadium in expectation of the Washington Commanders' return to the District. (WI photo)

Trump Threatens Federal Takeover of D.C. as Bowser Retreats on Sanctuary Policies

by Stacy M. Brown July 8, 2025July 8, 2025

**FILE** Shawn Townsend, president and CEO of the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, says that any further implementation of Initiative 82 could decimate the local restaurant industry to a point of no return. (WI photo)

In Private Meetings, Initiative 82’s Future Hangs in the Balance

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

The proposed D.C. Archives Building on the campus of the University of the District of Columbia is being defunded by the Bowser administration. (Courtesy of Gilbane)

Residents Question Bowser’s Priorities After Proposal to Defund D.C. Archives Building

by James Wright Jr. July 2, 2025July 2, 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)

An Inside Look at the Ward 8 D.C. Council Special Election

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 2, 2025July 2, 2025

Colleen Green, director of the D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)

The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Celebrates National Homeownership Month

by D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development June 11, 2025June 11, 2025

Rosie Allen-Herring is the president and CEO of the United Way, National Capital Area. (Courtesy photo)

D.C.-Area United Way Conducts Annual ALICE Campaign

by James Wright Jr. June 4, 2025June 5, 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

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