Jaffe Report: DC Mayor Offers ‘Smidge’ of AG’s Requested Budget Increase
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 24, 2019
New Report: Proposed FY 2020 Budget Falls Short on Racial Equity
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 24, 2019 • Revenue & Budget
The proposed FY 2020 budget will reinforce gentrification and displacement of Black residents, and fails to take meaningful steps to address the city’s persistent racial inequities, according to a new analysis by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute.
‘Where’s the Affordable Housing for us?’ D.C. Employees See Homes Out of Reach
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 11, 2019
Chartbook: What’s in the Proposed FY 2020 Budget?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 9, 2019 • Revenue & Budget
DCFPI’s Budget Toolkit: A Detailed Look at What Is— And Isn’t— in the Proposed FY 2020 Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 8, 2019 • Revenue & Budget
The DCFPI Budget Toolkit is ready for you, with detailed budget analyses for the things you care about – from education to job training to housing – and ways you can get involved now to make the budget better.
D.C.’s Low-Income Neighborhood Schools Are Losing Money. Is The Budget Or Enrollment To Blame?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 5, 2019
New Report: DC Public School Budget Cuts Fall Most Heavily on Wards 7 and 8
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 4, 2019 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
17 of the 20 DC public schools facing steep budget cuts next year are in Ward 7 or Ward 8, according to an analysis by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute. The DCFPI report also finds that overall funding for DCPS will not keep up with rising costs, leading to cuts […]
New Report: DC Can Raise Revenue By Eliminating Costly and Ineffective Business Tax Incentives
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 27, 2019 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
As the DC Council works on the FY 2020 budget, they should eliminate or scale back ineffective tax incentive programs, and use the savings to better fund urgent priorities such as housing and schools, according to a new DCFPI report.
Report: D.C. is Wasting Millions of Tax Dollars Annually on ‘Ineffective’ Incentive Programs
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 27, 2019 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Tax Revenue From D.C. Sports Betting Meant For Education, Violence Prevention May Go Elsewhere
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 25, 2019 • Revenue & Budget