US EditionDC weighs layoffs and other cuts as House leaves capital city in budget limbo
- D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has invoked a 2009 law to increase spending by 6%, reducing the budget shortfall to $410 million.
- The city administrator must report by Friday on plans for layoffs, furloughs, and facility closures due to budget issues.
- Public calls for D.C. Statehood have resurfaced, highlighting the city's struggle for autonomy during this budgetary challenge.
- Critics of Bowser claim she has been too accommodating to pressure from Trump and congressional Republicans during the budget crisis.
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D.C. Government Inches Closer to Furloughs, No Word From Congress
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. The post D.C. Government Inches Closer to Furloughs, No Word From Congress appeared first on The Washingto…
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DC weighs layoffs and other cuts as House Republicans leave the city budget in limbo
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser tried to keep the focus on a groundbreaking ceremony for a new mixed-used development. But she couldn’t help fielding a string of questions about the budget crisis hanging over the nation’s capital city. Asked Monday about the risk of layoffs and furloughs, she said: “We’re hoping that we don’t get to that stage. If it comes to that, I can assure employees that they will be treated fairly … and I …
DC Weighs Layoffs and Other Cuts as House Leaves Capital City in Budget Limbo
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser tried to keep the focus on a groundbreaking ceremony for a new mixed-used development. But she couldn't help fielding a string of questions about the budget crisis hanging over the nation's capital city.
DC weighs layoffs and other cuts as House leaves capital city in budget limbo
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District of Columbia Council are scrambling to address a financial crisis created when the Republican-controlled House of Representatives recessed without voting to fix a hole in the city budget. Now Bowser’s government has ordered…
Study shows nearly half of renters in DC struggle to pay
A recent analysis by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute shows 44.7% of all renters in D.C. are “rent burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on rent. The statistics come from a one-year estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
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Mayor Muriel Bowser told business leaders this morning in remarks at the DowntownDC Business Improvement District’s annual State of Downtown Forum that she’s bullish on the future of DC despite current challenges.
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