Congress poised to force $1B cut to local DC budget, surprising many lawmakers

Republican Funding Bill Could ‘Defund The Police’ In Washington, D.C.

City officials say a Republican bill to fund the federal government will force the city to lay off all manner of personnel, including police.

The Republican Plot To Destroy Washington, D.C.

Between President Donald Trump's actions to slash government spending and cut the federal workforce, and efforts by the Republican-led Congress to assert power over the city's governance, Washington, D.C., is on the precipice of economic recession. Collectively, the damage to the nation's capital will not be limited to the District of Columbia-the devastation will be felt across the entire Washington metropolitan region.

Washington, DC, Region Braces for ‘Devastating’ Cuts from Congress

Local leaders across the DC metro area are raising alarms about a stopgap measure in Congress that would trigger a $1 billion budget shortfall for the city.

As DC fights Congress over its budget, a look back at how we got here

Advocates are wondering what Congress could do next to flex its authority over the nation’s capital, after a scramble over unexpected budget cuts sent hundreds of locals and their kids to plead with lawmakers at the Capitol. “This funding bill issue is really reminding a lot of people of the vulnerabilities that D.C. has because we are not a state, and the fact that Congress oversees our funding,” said Alex Dodds, co-founder of Free DC, an advoc…

Congress poised to force $1B cut to local DC budget, surprising many lawmakers

Congress is poised to pass a President Trump-endorsed funding bill this week that D.C. officials warn would lead to a $1 billion cut to the district’s local budget, a move that has been catching members of both parties off guard.  The 99-page, GOP-drafted stopgap funding bill would keep the federal government running past a Friday…

With a closing of the budding government, Washington, D.C. teachers and families protested in front of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Their mission was to urge senators to reject an spending bill that threatens more than a billion dollars in cuts to the D.C. budget. More than 100 parents, students, and public school advocates in D.C. filled the atrium of the Hart Building with Senate offices, determined to express their concerns. The absence of r…