Monthly Column Archive
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.
March 2013
The Good News and Bad News about DC’s Revenues
February 2013
DC Is Swimming in Cash–When Will it Spend Some of It to Make DC Stronger?
January 2013
TRUE or FALSE? Closing DCPS Schools Will Make the System Stronger?
December 2012
What the Fiscal Cliff—Or Slope—Means for Local DC
November 2012
A Deep Dive into DC Revenue Analysis: Crystal Balls, Fiscal Cliffs and Other Metaphors
October 2012
Making Obamacare Happen in DC: Key Steps Ahead
September 2012
Mayor Gray and DC Council: Welfare-to-Work Efforts Need Your Full Support to Succeed
August 2012
Warren Buffett Is Right!
July 2012
What to Watch: The Latest in DC Education News
June 2012
LivingSocial’s Latest Deal: A Big Tax Break from DC
May 2012
Going, Going, Gone: DC’s Affordable Housing Stock Is Disappearing
April 2012
Its Budget Season! Once again the Budget is being Balanced by Cuts in Housing and Human Services
March 2012
Doing the Math of DC Schools Funding
February 2012
Putting DC To Work: A Resource Map of the District’s Workforce Development Services
January 2012
Critical Needs: Constituents Are Best Served By Ensuring That Critical Needs Are Met In the Budget
December 2011
Making Sense of the Dollars Spent on Business Property Tax Breaks
November 2011
The Congressional Supercommittee and Its Power to Impact Local DC
October 2011
The Good News-Bad News on DC’s Economy
September 2011
Tune-Up Time for DC’s Taxes: Key Things for the District’s New Tax Revision Commission to Consider
August 2011
Retail Politics: Will DC Residents “live better”–or worse–with jobs from Wal-Mart?
July 2011
What Do District Residents Think about How DC Should Tax and Spend?
June 2011
Is DC’s Economy Rebounding? It Depends on Whom You Ask
May 2011
A “One City” Budget? Not a Chance.
April 2011
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match
March 2011
Economic Development by the Numbers
February 2011
What Would Rahm Do?
January 2011
Happy New Year, Multi-State Corporations
November 2010
The Recesssion Strikes Again: Poverty’s Rising, But Revenues Are Falling
October 2010
Job One for Mayor Gray – Getting DC Residents Back to Work
September 2010
The Key Fiscal Challenge? Recovering from the Recession
August 2010
Three Big Questions for the Election Season
July 2010
The Wrong Prescription: DC’s Financial Woes are Being Misdiagnosed
The Recession Hits Home: Hardship is on the Rise in DC
June 2010
The Recession Hits Home: Hardship is on the Rise in DC
May 2010
Here Come the Cuts Again: The 2011 DC Budget
April 2010
Defeat Poverty DC: Putting Economic Opportunity on the 2010 Political Agenda
March 2010
The DC Budget Crisis: What Would Ben’s Do?
February 2010
Disappearing Act: Shrinking Affordable Housing Options in DC
December 2009
When “Work First” Doesn’t Work: Helping Low-Income Parents Find Jobs Will Take More Than Polishing Their Resumes
November 2009
Helping Families Save for the Future: An Asset Development Strategy for DC
October 2009
Breaking Away: How TIFS, Abatements and other Economic Development Tax Subsidies Shortchange the District
September 2009
The DC Budget Balancing Act: Cutting Away A Just Progressive Approach to Government
August 2009
The Federal Stimulus: A Critical Boost to Keep the District Moving Forward
July 2009
District’s Summer Jobs Program: A Wellspring of Experience or Money Down the Drain?
June 2009
Making Lemonade out of Lemons: Escaping Unscathed (Mostly) from the FY 2010 Budget
May 2009
To Tax or Not to Tax: That is the Question for DC’s Elected Officials this Budget Season
April 2009
A Budget for Difficult Times: Mayor Fenty’s Plans to Balance the Budget in FY 2010
March 2009
A Needed Boost: How DC Can Make the Most Out of the Federal Stimulus Package
February 2009
Charting a Sensible Path Through DC’s Budget Shortfall: The Coalition for Community Investment
January 2009
The Fuzzy Math of DC’s Business Tax Subsidies
December 2008
Hanging the Poor Out to Dry: Budget Cuts Break Commitments to Help Families in Need
November 2008
Making the Most of $2.5 Billion: How to Get a School Modernization Plan that Works for Students and Communities
October 2008
Work Isn’t Working for Many DC Residents
September 2008
Show Us the Money – Please!
August 2008
Let’s Make a (Better) Deal with Developers
July 2008
After the Checkpoint, What’s Next?
June 2008
With Government, Like Everything Else, You Get What You Pay For
May 2008
Everything You Wanted to Know About the DC Budget but Were Afraid to Ask
April 2008
Is DC Ready for Another Stadium Financing Fight?
March 2008
Property Tax Relief: Give It Where It’s Needed the Most
February 2008
It’s Time to Tackle Poverty in DC
January 2008
The High Price of Hidden Tax Cuts
December 2007
To Mayor Fenty and the DC Council:….Best Wishes (and Advice) for a Happy, Fiscally Healthy 2008
November 2007
Corporate Welfare…The Gift that DC Politicians Keep on Giving
October 2007
Is Fenty Spending Like a Drunken Sailor?
September 2007
Good Riddance to Payday Lending in DC
August 2007
Need $5 million (Or Maybe More)? Just Ask Your Councilmember
July 2007
The Baseball Stadium that Ate the Homeless Shelter…And Other Scary Stories
June 2007
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: What’s the Fairest Tax Cut of Them All?
May 2007
What’s in Mayor Fenty’s First Budget? Wouldn’t You Like to Know?
April 2007
Is DC’s Alphabet Soup of Development Agencies Too Thick?
March 2007
Time To Re-Think How DC Does Business With Big Business
February 2007
My Life Depends On Low-Wage Workers (And So Does Yours)
January 2007
New Year’s Tips to DC’s New Mayor For a Fiscally Responsible District of Columbia
December 2006
Getting More DC Residents Into the Workforce Here’s How to Do It
November 2006
Beware DC’s Hidden Debt Funding Developments with TIF
October 2006
Think DC’s Taxes Are The Highest In The Region? Think Again
September 2006
Hiring More Police Officers Not The Best Solution To DC’s Crime Problems
August 2006
$700 Million And Counting…. Just how much will the stadium really cost?
July 2006
Will DC’s Homeless Be the Next Victim of Gentrification?
June 2006
What’s Behind Fenty’s “No New Taxes” Pledge?
May 2006
Why is DC Paying to Fix the Corcoran’s Roof?
April 2006
Is DC Being Put Up For Sale?
March 2006
It’s Poverty, Stupid
February 2006
School Financing…Where Is The Money?
January 2006
Will Mayor Williams Leave Us A Mountain Of Bad Debt?
December 2005
Home Heating Costs: Doing Something Before the Crisis
November 2005
Do We Need Another Hospital?
