{"id":1240158,"date":"2025-11-07T08:03:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T13:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/?page_id=1240158"},"modified":"2025-12-11T16:03:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:03:53","slug":"collins-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/collins-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Collins Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"811\" data-attachment-id=\"1240164\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/collins-report\/sam-collins-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sam-Collins-2-scaled.png?fit=2560%2C2027&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2027\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sam Collins 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sam-Collins-2-scaled.png?fit=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sam-Collins-2-scaled.png?fit=1024%2C811&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sam-Collins-2.png?resize=1024%2C811&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1240164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sam-Collins-2-scaled.png?resize=1024%2C811&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sam-Collins-2-scaled.png?resize=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sam-Collins-2-scaled.png?resize=150%2C119&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sam-Collins-2-scaled.png?resize=768%2C608&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sam-Collins-2-scaled.png?resize=1536%2C1216&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sam-Collins-2-scaled.png?resize=2048%2C1621&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sam-Collins-2-scaled.png?resize=1200%2C950&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sam-Collins-2-scaled.png?resize=2000%2C1583&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sam-Collins-2-scaled.png?resize=780%2C617&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sam-Collins-2-scaled.png?resize=400%2C317&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sam-Collins-2-scaled.png?resize=706%2C559&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sam-Collins-2-1024x811.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-huge-font-size\" id=\"h-nbsp-the-collins-d-c-council-report\">&nbsp;The <strong>Collins D.C. Council Report<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>The Collins D.C. Council Report informs readers about developments in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building. With each edition, readers get a deep dive into the most important legislation of the day. They also get a vivid retelling of council deliberations and reflections \u2014 from council members, advocates, and residents \u2014 about what\u2019s on the horizon for Washingtonians living on the margins.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha is-grid columns-2 colgap-3 show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape  has-more-button\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"1240158\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1245874\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-alex-dodds tag-brianne-nadeau tag-brooke-pinto tag-d-c-council tag-janeese-lewis-george tag-jeffrey-carroll tag-muriel-bowser tag-phil-mendelson tag-robert-white tag-sam-p-k-collins tag-zachary-parker category-community category-politics category-collins-council-report type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/dc-council-federal-officer-transparency\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Collins D.C. Council Report: Federal Officer Transparency, the Decoupling Impasse, and a Foreign Policy Matter\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1.png?resize=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1245905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/dc-council-federal-officer-transparency\/image-13366\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1.png?fit=1528%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1528,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;**FILE** The District of Columbia is working toward federal officer transparency, particularly after the Feb. 13 murder of Julian Bailey at the hands of a U.S. marshal. During the March 3 meeting, the Council advanced a couple of bills aimed at increasing transparency in situations when federal agents use force or kill someone. (Robert R. Roberts\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1.png?fit=300%2C133&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1.png?fit=1024%2C452&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/dc-council-federal-officer-transparency\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Collins D.C. Council Report: Federal Officer Transparency, the Decoupling Impasse, and a Foreign Policy Matter<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The D.C. Council unanimously approved two bills to increase transparency in federal agent use of force, while also discussing the\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-03T17:55:00-05:00\">March 3, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-04T17:34:43-05:00\">March 4, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1245420\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-addison-sarter tag-d-c-council tag-doni-crawford tag-dr-jacque-patterson tag-elissa-silverman tag-kenyan-mcduffie tag-laruby-may tag-muriel-bowser tag-phil-mendelson tag-sam-p-k-collins tag-trayon-white category-community category-politics category-collins-council-report type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/dc-resident-trump-experiences\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/At-Large-Final-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Collins D.C. Council Report: A Special At-Large Race Dictated by Budgetary Matters\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/At-Large-Final-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/At-Large-Final-1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/At-Large-Final-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/At-Large-Final-1.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/At-Large-Final-1.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/At-Large-Final-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1245440\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/dc-resident-trump-experiences\/at-large-final-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/At-Large-Final-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"At-Large Final\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Independent At-large D.C. Council candidates (clockwise): D.C. State Board of Education President Dr. Jacque Patterson; Interim At-large D.C. Council member Doni Crawford; activist Addison Sarter; and former D.C. Council member Elissa Silverman (Courtesy photos)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/At-Large-Final-1.jpg?fit=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/At-Large-Final-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/dc-resident-trump-experiences\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Collins D.C. Council Report: A Special At-Large Race Dictated by Budgetary Matters<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Doni Crawford, Dr. Jacque Patterson, Addison Sarter and Elissa Silverman have all announced their candidacies for the independent at-large D.C.\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-23T15:46:00-05:00\">February 23, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-24T00:09:02-05:00\">February 24, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1244187\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-charles-allen tag-d-c-council tag-donna-lorraine-wright-miller tag-gardner-bishop tag-janeese-lewis-george tag-kevin-orlando-miller tag-lauren-mchale tag-maurice-williams tag-rebecca-miller tag-sam-p-k-collins tag-timothy-thomas category-community category-collins-council-report type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/dc-historic-preservation-board-diversity\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-small size-newspack-article-block-landscape-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Collins D.C. Council Report: Black History Unfolding in the Wilson Building in Real Time\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1244184\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/image-13192\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image.jpeg?fit=543%2C691&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"543,691\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A photo of Maurice Williams, a WHUR reporter killed during the 1977 Hanafi Siege, hangs in the press room of the John A. Wilson Building. The room was named in his honor on March 12, 2007. (Courtesy photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image.jpeg?fit=236%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image.jpeg?fit=543%2C691&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/dc-historic-preservation-board-diversity\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Collins D.C. Council Report: Black History Unfolding in the Wilson Building in Real Time<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The D.C. Council unanimously approved a ceremonial resolution honoring the late Donna Lorraine Wright-Miller, a social worker and holistic healer,\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-04T06:00:00-05:00\">February 4, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-04T07:06:56-05:00\">February 4, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1243557\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-anita-bonds tag-brianne-nadeau tag-brook-pinto tag-christina-henderson tag-d-c-council tag-doni-crawford tag-kenyan-mcduffie tag-muriel-bowser tag-robert-white tag-sam-p-k-collins category-community category-politics category-collins-council-report type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/dc-council-appoints-crawford\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Doni-Crawford-2-e1768957173272.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Doni Crawford: An Appointed At-Large Council Member That Unites Insiders and Outsiders\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Doni-Crawford-2-e1768957173272.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Doni-Crawford-2-e1768957173272.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=400 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1243556\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/doni-crawford-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Doni-Crawford-2-e1768957173272.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1108&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1108\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;**FILE** Doni Crawford (center) assists Council Chair Phil Mendelson and former Council member Kenyan McDuffie during a November 2025 legislative meeting. In the aftermath of McDuffie&amp;#8217;s resignation, she was appointed as an at-large council member. (Robert R. Roberts\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Doni-Crawford-2-e1768957173272.jpeg?fit=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Doni-Crawford-2-e1768957173272.jpeg?fit=1024%2C945&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/dc-council-appoints-crawford\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Doni Crawford: An Appointed At-Large Council Member That Unites Insiders and Outsiders<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Doni Crawford is the D.C. Council&#8217;s newly appointed independent at-large council member and is ready to use her talents to\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-20T19:53:00-05:00\">January 20, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-21T12:58:36-05:00\">January 21, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1243005\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-brianne-nadeau tag-d-c-council tag-elissa-silverman tag-frank-smith tag-janeese-lewis-george tag-kenyan-mcduffie tag-matt-frumin tag-muriel-bowser tag-phil-mendelson tag-sam-p-k-collins category-community category-politics category-collins-council-report type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/dc-council-charter-school-board\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1724-scaled-e1767744656554.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Collins D.C. Council Report: Vaccinations, Public Charter School Board Appointments, An At-Large Council Member Selection Process, and Business in the Soul of the City\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1724-scaled-e1767744656554.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1724-scaled-e1767744656554.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=400 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1243003\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/img_1724-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1724-scaled-e1767744656554.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1878&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1878\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1746718414&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;155&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;**FILE** D.C. Council member Wendell Felder (D-Ward 7) is expressing interest in leading the Committee on Business and Economic Development after the resignation of Kenyan McDuffie from his at-large seat. (Robert R. Roberts\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1724-scaled-e1767744656554.jpeg?fit=192%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1724-scaled-e1767744656554.jpeg?fit=655%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/dc-council-charter-school-board\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Collins D.C. Council Report: Vaccinations, Public Charter School Board Appointments, An At-Large Council Member Selection Process, and Business in the Soul of the City<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The D.C. Council held a legislative meeting to discuss a variety of bills, including the replacement of Kenyan McDuffie&#8217;s at-large\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-06T00:00:00-05:00\">January 6, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-06T19:30:45-05:00\">January 6, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1242211\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-brooke-pinto tag-congressional-republicans tag-d-c-2 tag-joan-a-t-kelley tag-kenyan-mcduffie tag-metropolitan-police-department tag-muriel-bowser tag-pam-smith tag-phil-mendelson tag-sam-p-k-collins tag-trump-administration tag-zachary-parker category-community category-collins-council-report type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/dc-council-budget-2027\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-97.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Collins D.C. Council Report: The Council Ends 2025 with a Bang\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-97.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-97.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-97.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-97.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-97.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1242213\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/dc-council-budget-2027\/image-12926\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-97.jpg?fit=1200%2C799&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,799\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;29&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1699294356&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;**FILE** At-large Council member Kenyan McDuffie is resigning from the legislative body, effective Jan. 5. (Robert R. Roberts\/The Washington Infomer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-97.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-97.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/dc-council-budget-2027\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Collins D.C. Council Report: The Council Ends 2025 with a Bang<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The D.C. Council held their final legislative meeting of 2025, during which they discussed the 2027 budget, ranked-choice voting, and\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-17T07:31:00-05:00\">December 17, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-17T14:04:37-05:00\">December 17, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\"  data-next=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-json\/newspack-blocks\/v1\/articles?excerptLength=20&#038;moreButton=1&#038;showAuthor=0&#038;showAvatar=0&#038;postLayout=grid&#038;columns=2&#038;postsToShow=6&#038;categories%5B0%5D=87480&#038;typeScale=3&#038;className&#038;showExcerpt=1&#038;showFullContent=0&#038;showReadMore=0&#038;infiniteScroll=0&#038;readMoreLabel=Keep%20reading&#038;showDate=1&#038;showImage=1&#038;showCaption=0&#038;showCredit=0&#038;disableImageLazyLoad=0&#038;fetchPriority&#038;imageShape=landscape&#038;minHeight=0&#038;moreButtonText&#038;showCategory=0&#038;colGap=3&#038;mediaPosition=top&#038;&#038;categoryJoinType=or&#038;includeSubcategories=1&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;imageScale=3&#038;mobileStack=0&#038;sectionHeader&#038;specificMode=0&#038;textColor&#038;customTextColor&#038;singleMode=0&#038;showSubtitle=0&#038;postType%5B0%5D=post&#038;textAlign&#038;includedPostStatuses%5B0%5D=publish&#038;deduplicate=1&#038;page=2\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLoad more posts\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"error\">\n\t\t\t\tSomething went wrong. 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