Changes in the FY 2011 Budget: A New Budget Structure has the Potential to add Greater Transparency to the DC Budget
By Ed Lazere • April 29, 2010 • Revenue & Budget
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New Revenue Resources from DCFPI
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 28, 2010
Recently, we’ve fielded lots of good questions about the District’s revenues, like: How much revenue has DC lost during the recession? Which programs are proposed to be cut in the FY 2011 budget? Which services should we include in a sales tax expansion? To […]
Support a Balanced Approach to the Recession in DC
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 27, 2010 • Revenue & Budget
The crushing national recession has brought hardship to many DC families. Unemployment has more than doubled over the past two years and public needs are rising dramatically — but the District has fewer resources to meet those needs because revenues […]
Testimony of Katie Kerstetter, Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, for the Public Hearing on the FY 2011 Budget Request for the Office of the State Superintendent for Education, Committee of the Whole
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 27, 2010 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
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The Week Ahead
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 26, 2010
The DC Council continues its budget oversight hearings and DCFPI and the DC Alliance of Youth Advocates sponsor a budget briefing on the Children Youth Investment Trust Corporation.
A Stimulus for both the District and DC’s Jobless
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 23, 2010
On Tuesday, the DC Council took a big step to help jobless DC residents get more assistance — a move that also will allow the District to receive critical federal dollars during these tough economic times. It’s a clear win-win situation.
Holding Back A Star Player: The Mayor’s Budget Would Cut DC’s Successful Earned Income Tax Credit
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 22, 2010
It is rare that tax incentives end up having the effect they are intended to. The Earned Income Tax Credit — a tax benefit for the working poor — is one of them. That’s why it is unfortunate that Mayor Fenty’s budget would scale […]
National Health Care Reform is a Win for DC
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 21, 2010
While many of the changes coming from national health care legislation will not be implemented for several years, the District is taking advantage of an opportunity to opt-in early to one key part. The early opt-in will improve health care for thousands of DC […]
DCFPI Releases FY 2011 Budget Toolkit
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 19, 2010 • Revenue & Budget
Want to understand how Mayor Fenty proposes to close the $500 million budget gap? Curious where the major cuts are in each agency? Interested in how the city’s safety net is impacted, and whether there are cuts to programs such as child care or […]