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.
The DC Fiscal Policy Institute came out with a pretty scathing review, saying the budget “squanders D.C.’s limited resources on ineffective strategies.”
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Just as DC is set to enter a local recession and Congress is advancing historic cuts to health coverage and food assistance, Mayor Bowser proposed a fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget and financial plan that abandons residents with the fewest resources to fend for […]
“This is not a ‘growth agenda.’ It’s an inequality agenda,” Erica Williams, executive director of the left-leaning DC Fiscal Policy Institute, said in a statement the organization issued after Bowser unveiled her proposal.
DC is entering a period of extreme hardship, with growing unemployment, a local recession, and likely devastating cuts to health coverage and food assistance at the federal level. But instead of fortifying local programs to shelter residents from the coming […]
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