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I asked @ChmnMendelson on the status of sports wagering revenue for Birth-to-3 and violence prevention programs. Contra initial promises last year that revenue would be split evenly between the two, it now looks like the revenue will instead just be going to the general fund.
So, in essence, those promises of sports betting money paying for early childhood education and violence prevention aren't being kept. The mayor/Council can of course still fund those initiatives through the budget, but there's no dedicated source of revenue.
OK, so as much with government, I’m told there’s a complicated reason for why sports wagering money won’t be going directly to Birth-to-3 and violence prevention. On the Birth-to-3 side, there are lots of programs that need to be funded. (Cont.)
A Council staffer with good knowledge of the process says dedicating revenue for lots of different programs at a time is hard. So instead, the money will come through the annual budget process.
That started this year with a commitment of $15 million in recurring funding: https://wamu.org/story/19/05/30/d-c-increases-funding-for-early-childhood-education-but-by-less-than-what-advocates-hoped/ … But it also means every year advocates will have to fight for money for Birth-to-3.
Mendelson did tell me he is looking at ways to bring down the cost of the overall bill (which is in the many hundreds of millions of dollars over a decade) to ensure the Council can more easily pay for it.
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