Trayon White Archives - The Washington Informer

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

D.C. Council’s Finalized Budget Full of Last-Minute Plays

by Sam P.K. Collins May 31, 2023June 1, 2023

The path to a finalized fiscal year 2024 budget of $19.2 billion included robust discussion about excluded workers, SNAP benefits and funding for violence prevention programs.

**FILE** D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee (Courtesy of MPD via Twitter)

Chief Contee to Step Down from MPD’s Top Spot

by Sam P.K. Collins April 26, 2023April 28, 2023

Rahman Branch worked as the principal of Ballou High School from 2008-2014. (Courtesy photo)

Ex-Ballou Principal Set to Enter Ward 8 Council Race in 2024

by James Wright Jr. January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

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

D.C. Council Overrides Mayor Bowser’s Veto of Revised Criminal Code

by Sam P.K. Collins January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

Philip Pannell, Andy Shallal and William Lightfoot talk about stemming gun homicides in the District at the launch of the "Thou Shalt Not Kill" campaign at the Busboys & Poets in Ward 8. (Ja’mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Community Activists Relaunch ‘Thou Shalt Not Kill’ Campaign

by James Wright Jr. January 11, 2023January 11, 2023

Gordon-Andrew Fletcher serves as the executive director of the D.C. Commission on Poverty. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Bowser Admin Convenes Commission to Study Poverty

by James Wright Jr. December 21, 2022December 21, 2022

**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

Tributes to Kobe Bryant now stand throughout Los Angeles and outside of Staples Center — "The House That Kobe Built." (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Young People Fulfill Kobe Bryant’s Vision on Newly Refurbished Court

by Sam P.K. Collins October 15, 2022October 21, 2022

Two voters cast their ballots at the Deanwood Community Center and Library in northeast D.C. on June 21, the date of the city's primary election. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Voters Head to the Polls for Primary Election

by William J. Ford June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

**FILE** D.C. Council member Robert White (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Robert White and James Butler Debate Before Wards 3 and 4 Voters

by James Wright Jr. June 15, 2022June 15, 2022