DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Proposes Cuts in Final Budget

The plan trims general funds by 3.3 percent from the 2026 level.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Proposes Cuts in Final Budget
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a press event unveiling the new Indycar for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, in Washington on March 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on April 10 unveiled her last budget before leaving office at the end of this year.

The $21.2 billion gross operating spending plan trims the general-fund budget—which pays for core city services—to $12.7 billion, a 3.3 percent cut from the 2026 level. Education and health care, especially Medicaid, remain priorities.

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Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.