Overall, the Council-approved budget fails to adequately meet the moment, underfunding programs that will help residents meet their basic needs amid historic federal cuts to health care and food assistance as DC enters a recession.
DC Council gave initial approval to a fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget that makes improvements over Mayor Bowser’s proposal but as a whole fails to provide vulnerable residents shelter from the coming storm.
The DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) is pleased to welcome Michael Richardson to its Board of Directors.
These historic cuts to health care and food assistance dismantle the foundation that many working families stand on. DC will only be able to absorb a fraction of the program cuts and will be forced to make drastic cutbacks that leave every DC […]
20 leaders of local direct service and anti-poverty organizations sent a letter to DC Council to raise alarm that as-is, the fiscal year (FY) 2026 DC budget includes a multitude of cuts and policy changes that will lead to unprecedented and irreparable damage […]
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 […]