DC Has an Opportunity to Prove Black Lives Matter, and it Will Cost More Than a Few Cans of Paint
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 30, 2020 • COVID-19
DC Budget Markups: Council Boosts Funding for Some Services but Substantial Shortcomings Remain
By Kate Coventry, Doni Crawford, Eliana Golding, Qubilah Huddleston, Tazra Mitchell and Alyssa Noth • June 29, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
Last week, DC Council committees voted on changes—or “markups”—to the Mayor’s proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget, which failed to adequately meet the spike in human needs resulting from the current economic downturn and pandemic.
Protesters At Freedom Plaza Demand Funds For DC Workers Excluded From Coronavirus Relief
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 29, 2020 • COVID-19
Protesters Demand Relief For DC Workers Excluded From Coronavirus Assistance
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 29, 2020 • COVID-19
For Thousands Of Eligible DC Residents, a COVID-19 Stimulus Check May Never Arrive
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 26, 2020 • COVID-19
7 On Your Side: Resources to Help Minority-owned Businesses During Pandemic
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 24, 2020 • COVID-19
DC Students Deserve Empathy and Greater Mental Health Support, Not Policing and Punishment
By Qubilah Huddleston and Alyssa Noth • June 24, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity / Revenue & Budget
The Metropolitan Police Department’s largest contract funds a police presence in District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). This money could be better spent on student mental health.
An Investment in Affordable Housing is an Investment in Long-Term Community Stability
By Doni Crawford and Eliana Golding • June 23, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Affordable housing is one area that, if supported with robust, recurring funding, can provide long-term safety and stability for low-income and Black and brown communities facing skyrocketing housing prices in the District.
Testimony of Kate Coventry At The Way Home Campaign’s People’s Roundtable to End Homelessness
By Kate Coventry • June 22, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
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