Bowser refuses to sign budget after DC Council undoes her spending reductions

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Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said she returned an unsigned fiscal 2027 budget after the D.C. Council undid her efforts to avoid a $837 million “fiscal cliff.”

Though the budget legislation was left unsigned, it will still take effect Oct. 1 following a congressional review period.

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