 Mayor Muriel Bowser returned the $21 billion budget unsigned to the D.C. Council, stopping short of vetoing it. In a letter obtained by Axios, Bowser writes that her objections to the budget arise from the proposed mansion taxes on homes worth more than $2.5 million, as well as increased taxes on businesses. She requested that they work through the summer to cut additional costs for the city instead. Since the budget went unsigned rather than vetoed, some measures are allowed to continue,