D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has ordered a government-wide spending and hiring freeze due to a $1.1 billion Fiscal Year 2025 budget cut, while community activists and leaders are fighting back against the forces jeopardizing D.C. home rule, federal and local government employment, and the wellbeing of the District’s most marginalized residents.

Author Archives: Jada Ingleton
Jada Ingleton is a Comcast Digital Equity Local Voices Lab contributing fellow through the ²ÝÝ®tv Informer. Born and raised in South Florida, she recently graduated from Howard University, where she received a Bachelor’s degree in journalism and specialized in psychology. Jada’s passion for writing and storytelling has allowed her to reach greater heights and to see the world from a new lens. Since the foundation of her journalistic pursuits is a love for creative writing, Jada aspires to be the founder of a magazine publication. Her long-term goals include being an author and showrunner.