DC mayor vetoes $10.6 billion budget

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WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray has vetoed the $10.6 billion budget approved by the D.C. Council.

Gray said Friday that he can’t “in good conscience” support a spending plan that cuts funding for the city’s streetcar system, taxes yoga classes and gym memberships and defunds property tax relief for senior citizens.

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