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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

**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)

A Slew of Legislation on the Way to Tackle Truancy

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

Gallaudet Street NE was symbolically designated Alexander Crummell Way, a move celebrated at an event hosted by Ward 5 Council member Zachary Parker on Friday. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Ward 5 Honors Black History Heroes: Alexander Crummell Way Unveiled in Ivy City

by Kayla Benjamin March 15, 2024March 15, 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