For D.C., the big item in President Obama’s budget, scheduled for release later this morning, is a section supporting budget autonomy for the District.

“It is the administration’s view that the District’s local budget should be authorized to take effect without a separate annual federal appropriations bill,” the Obama White House’s budget says. “The administration will work with Congress and the mayor to amend the D.C. Home Rule Act to provide the District with local budget autonomy.”