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DC Council Identifies Funds for Several Critical Priorities in FY 2014 Budget


On Tuesday, DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson released an amended FY 2014 budget that will be voted on today at 10am.  The Council’s final proposed budget includes several changes that emerged from Committee mark-up’s in early May, as well as  additional funds for many critical programs including: affordable housing, low-income property tax relief, assistance for [...]


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June 19th, 2013
Helping DC’s Residents Though Additional Revenue
Tina Marshall

The DC Council delayed a second and final vote on the budget yesterday. A few items remained unresolved, and the much-awaited quarterly revenue forecast from the Chief Financial Officer is still pending. That’s an important factor, because the DC Council decided to remove the mayor’s revenue contingency list, a set of things to be funded [...]

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