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

Chamber of Commerce Grades D.C. Council Members

by James Wright Jr. July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

RFK Stadium in southeast D.C.

LANE: Is a Good RFK Deal for the Commanders a Good Deal for the City? Yes. A Good Deal for Ward 7? We’ll See.

by Ambrose Lane Jr. July 29, 2025July 29, 2025

A dad holding the famous “Hail” Commanders poster with his son on his shoulders. (Marcus Relacion/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Council to Soon Vote on Commanders Stadium Deal, Mendelson Says

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 24, 2025July 25, 2025

Ward 8 D.C. Council member Trayon White, standing next to Regina Pixley, is currently facing a federal bribery charge. On Dec. 16, the D.C. Council unanimously approved a motion to expel White from the legislative body. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Split Votes, Anti-Council Sentiment Fuel White’s Special Election Victory

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr., William Armstead, Trevor Johnson and Ve Preeti Cyril July 16, 2025July 16, 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. Council will conduct its first vote on the fiscal 2026 budget on July 14. (WI photo)

The Collins Council Report: A Council Period 26 Rules Change and the Scramble to Save Government-Funded Programs

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 2, 2025December 11, 2025

Norton Introduces Legislation to Give D.C. Full Control of Zoning Commission

by Stacy M. Brown June 23, 2025June 24, 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)

In RFK Campus Deal, Union Organizers Continue to Demand a Community Benefits Agreement

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 3, 2025June 3, 2025

The Collins Council Report: All About the Money

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 7, 2025January 6, 2026

Parents of students at Bard High School Early College DC are frustrated with the violence they said students have experienced on and near school grounds. (Courtesy photo)

Bard HS Early College DC Parents Demand Response to Campus Safety Concerns

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 7, 2025May 7, 2025

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