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DC mayor works to soften impact of budget cuts
While the D.C. government prepares to make hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts that likely mean layoffs and reduction in services, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday she’s invoking a little-known law allowing the District to avoid more than $600 million of the $1.1 billion in cuts included in Congress’ continuing resolution to keep the federal government running. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.