Why this year’s budget is a shit sandwich

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Why This Year’s Budget Is a Shit Sandwich

Mayor Bowser’s proposed budget is catching some serious flak. We talked with her budget director Jenny Reed about why the Bowser administration proposed making cuts to day care and medical leave over raising taxes. [WUSA9/City Cast DC 🎧]

Youth Curfew Is Ineffective, Advocates Say

A group of advocates is calling for an end to D.C.’s controversial youth curfew, saying the policy is ineffective and targets Black kids. The curfew, put in place by emergency legislation, will expire on April 15. [NBC4]

• At the same time, four more arrests were made during a teen takeover in Navy Yard over the weekend, the second takeover this month. [WTOP]

DC School Applications Plummet

Applications for local pre-K programs are down 14% this year amid federal layoffs, declining birth rates, and the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Drops were steeper — nearly 25% — in immigrant neighborhoods and at schools with Spanish dual-language programs. [Washington Post 🔒]

Paint the Town White

President Trump submitted plans to cover the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in a “magic” white paint, which he says would prevent stains and water damage. But a group of preservationists warn that the paint job would not align with the surrounding architecture and is unlikely to work on the building’s granite surface. [CNN]

Naked Burglar Apprehended

Police arrested a notorious naked burglary suspect in Centreville yesterday during an early morning stakeout. Sedrick Walker, 21, fled the scene naked, on foot, but was tracked down by drones and charged with multiple counts of burglary. [Fox5]

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