DC Council: Reverse cuts to childcare! twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

No Pay Cuts for Educators Rally!! twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

In 2021, the CFO's office told me DC has spent only about 75% of the Cash Flow reserve at any one point in time. It's our biggest reserve. There is no need to rush to refill the Fiscal Stabilization Reserve based on cash flow fears. The CFO's argument isn't making sense to me

This claim in the story is wrong: 'D.C. officials say Bower's proposed 2025 budget would cut the program, saving the city $70 million a year after the program did not meet its deadline to raise more than $200 million.'

The issue is rooted in $ 'needed' for the reserves, not PEF.

Cutting the PEF while giving a billionaire $515 million for sport is not just. Invest in a caring economy. Invest in the childcare sector with pay parity and healthcare opportunities. #DontCutThePEF #FundThePEF #TaxTheRich #KeepYourPromise

Scoop: The Capital One Arena agreement — while not final — has not been seen by the public or lawmakers who will vote tomorrow on the $515 million deal. Here is a look at the terms, per a copy obtained by Axios. axios.com/local/washingt…

This week kicks off FY 2025 Budget season. Below is the updated hearing schedule for the Committee of the Whole.

Make sure to visit the DC Council Budget Office website for updates throughout this budget season: dccouncilbudget.com

Her budget also refills the reserves, per the CFO's demands, but over the course of the plan, not by FY 2025

The DC budget threatens to cut essential services for our community, join the fight now @justrecoverydc and @fairbudgetdc

We refuse to stand by while our Mayor cuts her way to a budget that will be unsafe for residents and will destabilize the District

The Pay Equity Fund is essential: it has raised wages for thousands of hard working early childhood educators, many of whom are Black and Brown women. We must keep our promises to the District’s educators, parents, and children and protect this program in our FY25 budget.

In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth , join us and Education Reform Now DC for a FREE screening of the @RightToReadfilm on 2/20. #RightToReadDC #FullyFundLiteracy

Register here: bit.ly/RightToReadDC

DC Families Speak Out for the Child Tax Credit twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

DC Child Tax Credit.

Child Tax Credit hearing kicking off now!!! $500 for each child up to 3 children and reducing the child poverty in DC.

Care Can’t Wait Action and Democratic Leadership Urge Swift Action to Save Child Care twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Invest in our Families: Child Tax Credit Now twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

MD Senators are trying to silence & cut funding from the Mid-Atlantic's biggest immigrant rights org over their calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. Their Islamophobia & double standards are clear. Do better Cheryl C. Kagan Senator Nancy King @cherylckagan #MDPolitics bit.ly/49vHBmx

The 369th Infantry Regiment, The Harlem Hellfighters.

Though they spent more time in battle than any other regiment and were one of the most decorated, they never got the recognition they deserved. #VeteransDay2023

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Isaac Woodard, WWII veteran, hours after being honorably discharged, was attacked by South Carolina police while still in uniform when taking the bus home & left permanently BLIND

The officers were acquitted by an all white jury #VeteransDay2023  

A THREAD!

When Jimmy Carter wrote “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid,” he faced blowback. I read it in 2007. Here is a snippet from an interview he did on MSNBC. Powerful. Yes, I recommend the book.