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    DCFPI introduces the DC Budget Toolkit.  Track the development of the DC budget as it moves through the budget process.  Find out how issues you care about are faring.

    Find out about the Toolkit and how to use it
    Find out what’s in the FY 2009 budget
    Get involved in the budget process

    November 17, 2008
    Budget Cuts Adopted by the DC Council Fall Disproportionately On Programs for Low-Income Residents

    November 14, 2008
    Bridging the Gaps in DC: Strategies to Support Low-Income Working Families

    November 7, 2008
    Council Budget Cut Proposal, Part I - Comparison of Mayor’s and Council’s Gap-Closing Proposals: This spreadsheet is a summary that compares the Mayor’s and the Council’s FY09 budget gap closing proposals.

    November 7, 2008
    Council Budget Cut Proposal, Part II - Proposed FY09 Budget Cuts: One-Time Local Funds: The lower part of this spreadsheet shows $33 milllion of spending cuts proposed by the DC Council to programs funded in the FY 2009 budget on a one-time basis.

    November 7, 2008
    DC Council Budget Cut Proposal, Part III - Proposed FY09 Budget Cuts: Local Recurring Funds: This spreadsheet shows $78 milllion of spending cuts proposed by the DC Council to ongoing programs in the FY2009 budget.
    		 
    The DC Fiscal Policy Institute conducts research and public education on budget and tax issues in the District of Columbia, with a particular emphasis on issues that affect low- and moderate-income residents. By preparing timely analyses that are used by policy makers, the media, and the public, DCFPI seeks to inform public debates on budget and tax issues and to ensure that the needs of lower-income residents are considered in those debates.

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    DCFPI writes a monthly column –”The Numbers” — that runs in the Hill Rag, East of the River, and DC North. All are owned by Capital Community News.

    The November column, written with Mary Filardo of the 21st Century School Fund, notes that the master facilities plan for DC Public Schools, released recently in draft form, needs a lot more detail and a lot more public input to become a meaningful plan for the future of DC school buildings.