DC’s Budget Choices Are Moral Choices
By Ed Lazere • November 23, 2018 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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New Trump Proposal Would Target Low-Income Immigrants and Force Many to Forego Benefits They Need
By Amy Lieber • November 15, 2018 • Income & Poverty
Here’s How You Can Speak Up Against Trump’s Proposed “Public Charge” Rule Targeting Low-Income Immigrant Families
By Amy Lieber • November 15, 2018 • Income & Poverty
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After A Decade Of Waiting, D.C. Implements Law Allowing It To Buy Buildings To Keep Them Affordable
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 15, 2018 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
D.C. Council Passes Controversial Home-Sharing Regulations
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 13, 2018 • Revenue & Budget
DC Council Is Paying Too Much for Short-Term Rental Reforms
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 13, 2018 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
The DC Council is voting today on legislation that puts new regulations on Airbnb and other short-term rentals, and is considering an unprecedented and inefficient approach that will set aside far more money than needed for the legislation.
New Online Sales Tax Revenue Should Go to Helping DC Residents
By Ed Lazere • November 13, 2018 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
New Revenue from Online Sales Tax Should Be Used for Resident Needs, Not Business Tax Cuts
By Ed Lazere • November 7, 2018 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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New Revenue from Online Sales Tax Should Be Used for Resident Needs, Not Business Tax Cuts
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 7, 2018 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
As DC moves to implement a 2018 Supreme Court decision that allows cities and states to collect sales taxes on all online purchases, the city should use that additional revenue to meet high-priority needs, according to a number of community-based […]
Tomorrow is Election Day! Do You Have a Plan to Vote?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 5, 2018
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