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- District Links: Council OKs amended FY 2027 budget with funding for future semi-open primaries; upcoming Nadeau bill will propose wealth tax; and more
The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve the fiscal year 2027 local budget, with the addition of a contingency list that leads off with restoration of a local reserve account as long as there’s sufficient revenue.
- Allister Chang and Raul Echevarria: The economics underneath DC’s childcare system are breaking down
This month, the DC Council voted to reverse most of the mayor’s proposed cuts to early childhood programs, adding roughly $60 million to the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund and nearly $50 million to the childcare subsidy program across the next two fiscal years. To get there, the council — among other things —