Muriel Elizabeth Bowser (born August 2, 1972) is an American politician serving as the eighth Mayor of the District of Columbia since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented Ward 4 as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2015. She is the second female Mayor of the District of Columbia after Sharon Pratt, and the first woman to be reelected to that position.
Coronavirus jeopardizes LGBTQ groups’ $22.6 million budget request
A projected $607 million D.C. budget shortfall caused by the coronavirus outbreak has placed in doubt an ambitious request by a coalition of nine local LGBTQ or LGBTQ supportive organizations for $22.6 million in the city’s fiscal year 2021 budget for LGBTQ-related programs.
At a news conference on Monday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said a sharp drop in city tax revenue brought about by the shutdown of hundreds of city businesses in an effort to curtail the spread of the coronavirus makes it
