RFK Stadium plan faces scrutiny from Council over hidden expenses
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 26, 2025
Hundreds of public witnesses weigh in for hours as DC Council examines FY25, FY26 budgets
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 18, 2025
Investments in Child Care Support Inclusive Economic Growth
By Anne Gunderson • June 17, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
The mayor’s proposed budget underfunds the PEF and child care subsidy program in fiscal year (FY) 2026 and eliminates all funding for the PEF in FY’s 2027-2029. Sacrificing critical investments in programs that support workers and families to increase […]
Trump’s Military Parade Another Imposition on District Residents
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 17, 2025 • DC Statehood
DC residents had no part in the decision to bring this autocratic display of military power to our streets, and yet we may get stuck with part of the bill. It adds insult to injury after the many ways Congress has interfered with the District’s […]
Thousands in D.C. could lose health coverage under budget plan
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 16, 2025
Right now, D.C. can take pride in the fact that almost every resident has access to health coverage and services, but these proposed changes threaten that.
What Bowser’s DC Budget Leaves Out
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 16, 2025
The DC Fiscal Policy Institute came out with a pretty scathing review, saying the budget “squanders D.C.’s limited resources on ineffective strategies.”
What’s in the Mayor’s Long-Awaited Budget Proposal?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 16, 2025
Her proposed budget has already drawn howls of criticism from progressive advocacy groups, with Erica Williams of the left-leaning D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute deriding it as an “inequality agenda” that will leave already low-income residents further […]
Bowser Budget Proposal Would Scale Back Health Care for Immigrants, Others
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 16, 2025
D. C. has always taken pride in the fact that almost every resident has access to health care coverage. Health care is a human right and that shouldn’t be dependent on immigration status.
Bowser’s budget would avoid tax hikes, move 25K DC residents off Medicaid
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 16, 2025
The D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute issued a statement saying: “Our country and our city are witnessing a massive upward distribution of wealth. While Congress is advancing trillions in tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, the mayor is doubling down on […]
Expanding estimates, unanswered questions: Checking the math on DC stadium deal
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 16, 2025