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Child benefit programs cut from DC mayor’s budget, two have yet to even begin
Some programs aimed at helping D.C.’s youngest residents stayed in Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed 2026 budget, but two others, which have yet to begin, saw no funding from the mayor.
More than 25,000 could lose Medicaid coverage under DC's FY 2026 budget
The funds for temporary assistance for needy families were expected to grow by $11 million in the fiscal year 2026 with this ...
Bowser's FY2026 budget would move 25K DC residents off Medicaid
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s budgets for the remainder of this fiscal year as well as for 2026 include some good news, as well ...
Bowser’s budget sidesteps DC layoffs but makes cuts to cover funding gap
Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled Tuesday her 2026 D.C. budget proposal, along with a supplemental 2025 budget proposal.
DC residents voice concerns over proposed downsized Medicaid coverage, health care changes
If Mayor Muriel Bowser’s budget is approved, more than 25,000 people under DC’s Medicaid program could be ineligible.
Bowser unveils business friendly budget for DC in effort to avoid large-scale cuts
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled her proposed 2026 budget for the city, calling it a “growth agenda” during a ...