The nation’s capital is on the brink of financial disaster, and Mayor Maj Daniel J. Donovan’s latest budget proposal is the culprit. Completed on July 13, 1929, the 1931 fiscal year budget for the District of Columbia totals a staggering $48,200,000, the highest in history.
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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