DC announces ‘extraordinary measures’ after House fails to pass budget fix

Bowser Triggers Emergency Funds to Avert Budget Crisis

Mayor Muriel Bowser has notified Capitol Hill leaders that the District will invoke a 2009 federal provision to add approximately $679 million to this year's budget, in order to stave off deeper cuts to essential services. The post Bowser Triggers Emergency Funds to Avert Budget Crisis appeared first on The Washington Informer.

D.C. Mayor Prepares City for Cuts After Congress Goes on Break

The mayor of Washington, D.C., ordered citywide spending and hiring freezes on Tuesday and raised the possibility of furloughs after

House inaction leads D.C. mayor to order spending freezes, prepare furloughs

Cuts could include furloughs of government employees and the closure of certain government facilities — except for schools, homeless shelters or health care facilities.

DC announces ‘extraordinary measures’ after House fails to pass budget fix

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Tuesday that the district will begin to implement a list of “extraordinary measures” — from hiring freezes to potential furloughs — because of the potential for severe budget cuts after the failure of the GOP-majority House to pass a fix requested by President Trump. Bowser said in an order set…

DC to implement freeze on hiring, overtime as it prepares for massive budget cuts

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) – D.C. will immediately freeze hiring, bonuses and promotions as the District prepares to make massive budget cuts in the coming weeks. Overtime will be frozen starting April 27. The changes come after the House failed to pass the DC Local Funds Act before recessing last week. The legislation was intended […]

Major DC budget cuts include hiring freeze, no more overtime pay

D.C. residents now have details about hundreds of millions of budget cuts following an announcement from Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration.