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 […]
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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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Congressional Republicans and the Trump administration are pushing harsh cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid, and other programs, to pay for massive tax cuts for the wealthiest 1 percent. The cuts could be in the form of […]
A recent analysis by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute shows 44.7% of all renters in D.C. are “rent burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on rent. The statistics come from a one-year estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American […]