In 2025, Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed sweeping changes to D.C.’s TANF program, limiting how long people can receive aid.

After a two-week delay, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced her 2027 fiscal year proposed budget, totalling $21.1 billion.

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As the budget and performance oversight season geared up, the Bowser administration held its final budget engagement forum of the yand its39th since taking office in 2015 on Feb. 26 at Dock 5 in ...