4 Councilmembers Brianne Nadeau, Trayon White, Matt Frumin, Wendell Felder and Doni Crawford deliberate on the D.C. Fiscal Year 2027 of 2026. (Ja’Mon Jackson/ The Washington Informer)
The Collins D.C. Council Report:
In First Reading, D.C. Council’s FY27 Budget Partially Restores Key Programs
By Sam Plo Kwia Collins, Jr. WI Senior Writer
On its first reading, the D.C. Council approved the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Act of 2026, a document aimed at reversing many of the proposed cuts
made by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.
At such a precarious time for the District, D.C. Councilmember Trayon White (D-Ward 8) said more could've been done in direct benefit to residents living east of the Anacostia River.
“Ward 8 has different priorities than
Confronts Mounting Economic Pressure
By D.R. Barmes WI Publisher
A young pregnant woman walking down the street in Havana, Cuba, tried to stop a group of easily identifiable Black American tourists to ask— using the best English she knows— for a small amount of money to buy food for her children. It’s been days since they’ve eaten, she explained, and there is no money for milk, eggs, or bread.
other wards, and as a result, if other members are not voting in the ranking of their top things in that category, then we may not get the things we need,” White told The Informer. “We have a different set of needs that are
Ron Daniels of the Institute of the Black World and the Pan African Unity Dialogue. (Courtesy Photo) CUBA Page 18
In Ward 1 Council Race, Ranked-Choice Collaboration and Questions of Voter Representation
By Sam Plo Kwia Collins, Jr.
WI Senior Reporter
For various segments of the Ward 1 voter population, the Democratic primary has called into question whether D.C. Councilmember Brianne Nadeau’s successor will represent the whole ward, or just certain groups. Such is the case for Lynn C. French, a sixth-generation Washingtonian and longtime Democrat. Since the Ward 1 Democrats’ candidates forum in March, she's criticized what she calls WARD 1 Page 35
Hot Summer Put Potomac River at Risk
Council of Governments Issues a Regional Drought
By Mya Trujillo WI Contributing Writer
tan Council of Governments (COG) to issue a regional drought watch on June 3.
As the swelter of warmer weather hits Washington and its neighboring areas, the Potomac River basin is experiencing record-breaking low flow, which caused the Drought Coordination Committee of the Metropoli- POTOMAC Page 24
According to the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB), the section of the river upstream of the District received 2
5(L-R) Aparna Raj, Miguel Trindade Deramo, Rashida Brown, Terry Lynch, and Jackie Reyes Yanes are vying for the Ward 1 D.C. Council seat. (Graphic made by The Washington Informer)
5 A delegation of Black Americans in Cuba, including Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes (second row, third from right), as a part of a trip led by Dr.
