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Bowser Announces Collective Bargaining Agreement; Critics Say She Showed No Fight

by Stacy M. Brown September 4, 2025September 4, 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

The Collins Council Report: All About the Money

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

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

**FILE** The D.C. Council is wrapping Council Period 24 by planning ahead, talking about the next budget season and working on legislation. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

The Collins Council Report: Winding Down to the End of Council Period 25

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. December 4, 2024December 11, 2025

Black Mothers Continue Fight for Expansion of Guaranteed Basic Income

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. September 23, 2024September 23, 2024

Collins Council Report: Second Budget Vote (FY 2025)

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 13, 2024December 11, 2025

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a press conference on Sept. 12. She has declared a public emergency over busloads of migrants. (Jacques Benovil/The Washington Informer)

Mayor Bowser Attacks School Budget Accountability

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

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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

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