I asked @mayorbowser.dc.gov about the D.C. Council's revised budget. She's not impressed:
"All I've heard in the last several months is, 'We're too inefficient, we can spend less money!' I'm looking at all these reports and I don't see anyone spending less money. It's all more money."
Martin Austermuhle
The D.C. Council has restored funding for lots of social services and programs that @mayorbowser.dc.gov proposed cutting in the budget, but it also kicked the can down the road on some big spending and revenue challenges the city is facing: www.notus.org/metro/dc-cou...
Lawmakers did not consider raising taxes on wealthy residents as part of their first 2027 budget vote.
