DCFPI welcomes Caitlin C. Schnur as our new Deputy Policy Director
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 20, 2022
DCFPI welcomes Caitlin C. Schnur, DCFPI’s new Deputy Policy Director!
What’s in the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 19, 2022 • Revenue & Budget
DC Council’s approved fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget helps meet the needs of residents still reeling from the pandemic-induced recession and supports more inclusive economic growth with increased opportunities for Black and brown residents to thrive.
Dr. Jhacova Williams and Dr. Lynette Rawlings Join the DCFPI Board of Directors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 18, 2022
DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) is pleased to announce the election of Dr. Jhacova Williams and Dr. Lynette Rawlings to its Board of Directors.
DC Will Open Its First Homeless Shelter For LGBTQ+ Adults This Summer
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 18, 2022
Kate Coventry of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, who is also a member of the city’s Interagency Council on Homelessness, said the new shelter will prove as a test case for how much need there is for a facility like this.
DCFPI Statement: Supreme Court’s Decision to End the Constitutional Right to Abortion Undermines Racial, Economic, and Gender Justice
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 24, 2022
Collective liberation in the District and across the country can only be achieved if everyone is able to live to their fullest. At the most basic level, this requires the freedom to control one’s own body, including decisions about whether and when to have […]
Final DC budget includes money for excluded workers, no new housing investments
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 8, 2022
This concern aligns with unfulfilled budget demands from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI), including money to whittle down the voucher waitlist, which currently has 37,000 households.
Council adds 400 housing vouchers to budget in first vote
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 18, 2022
According to the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI), 5,000 households have at least one family member who is undocumented, which currently makes them ineligible for the D.C. tax credit.
DC Council Advances Recovery with First Budget Vote, But More Work Remains
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 12, 2022 • Revenue & Budget
The DC Council voted unanimously this week to advance the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget, which goes beyond the Mayor’s proposal to make critical investments in many of DC’s most underserved communities.
Excluded Workers’ Budget Demands Go Unanswered With First Vote
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 12, 2022
The expansion of EITC to include undocumented workers with a tax ID number was one of Council Chair Phil Mendelson’s major changes to the mayor’s proposed budget. The initiative would offer a path toward monthly basic income of about $300 to some residents […]
D.C. Council to pull more police from schools, give tax credit to immigrants
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 12, 2022
The DC Fiscal Policy Institute, which advocated for the change, estimated that 5,100 D.C. households that include an undocumented immigrant will be able to claim the tax credit