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

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. In the meantime, Bowser blamed the legislative body for…