Council balking at Gray’s request to spend more money

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At a hearing on D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray’s request to spend the expected revenue surplus this year, council members seemed hesitant to comply.

The city’s CFO has projected a $42 million surplus for the end of this fiscal year; Gray has asked to spend all of it and an additional $2 million on line items he says will meet unexpected cost increases.

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