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Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser Unveils Her Last Budget, Proposing to Cut Spending
The $21.2 billion plan closes a $1.1 billion gap with cuts and savings while preserving Medicaid, pre-K and public safety funding.
- On Friday, Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled her final $21.2 billion FY27 "Grow DC" budget, prioritizing education and public safety while maintaining core city services.
- Facing a $1.1 billion revenue shortfall, the budget addresses slower revenue growth and federal workforce reductions from the Trump administration's government efficiency efforts.
- Bowser's plan eliminates the $60 million Pay Equity Fund and scales back private-sector paid leave by $95 million, while increasing per-student school funding to $15,455.
- The D.C. Council begins a 70-day review to modify and pass the final version; Bowser assured members the city is "not broke," citing $2 billion in reserves.
- This proposal marks Mayor Muriel Bowser's final budget presentation before she steps down later this year, having served since 2015 and announced she will not seek reelection.
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In her 12th and final budget, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s $21.2 billion budget proposal seeks to grow the District’s economy, despite rising costs and flat revenue forecasts. Bowser presented her proposal to the D.C. Council in a presentation at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on Friday morning. “We all have be clear-headed about where we are, and what it will take to keep growing,” Bowser said. “We also have to dispel this notion tha…
In Her Last Budget Proposal, Bowser Opts for Future Growth
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and her cabinet have presented the Fiscal Year 2027 budget as a roadmap to spurring revenue growth and scaling back on unsustainable programs, while investing in public education, health care, and transportation. The post In Her Last Budget Proposal, Bowser Opts for Future Growth appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser unveils her last budget, proposing to cut spending
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has unveiled her last budget, a $21.2 billion gross operating spending plan that is sure to erupt into battles on the District Council and Capitol Hill, where Republican lawmakers have shown a growing willingness to interject themselves into local affairs.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser Unveils $21.2B Budget
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has unveiled her last budget, a $21.2 billion gross operating spending plan that is sure to erupt into battles on the District Council and Capitol Hill, where Republican lawmakers have shown a growing willingness to interject themselves into local affairs Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser Unveils $21.2B Budget.
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