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
Sports Betting Revenue May Not Go To Education And Violence Prevention After All, Per The Mayor’s Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 25, 2019
The Top 5 Things You Should Know About the Mayor’s FY 2020 Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 22, 2019 • Revenue & Budget
DCFPI’s key takeaways from the Mayor’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget
First Takeaways from the Proposed Fiscal Year 2020 Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 22, 2019 • Revenue & Budget
DCFPI’s preliminary analysis of the Mayor’s proposed FY 2020 budget highlights increased investments and areas where the budget fell short.
DCFPI Statements on FY 2020 Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 20, 2019 • Revenue & Budget
Mayor Bowser’s proposed FY 2020 budget makes important new investments, but in many ways missed an opportunity to address the city’s most pressing challenges. DCFPI highlighted notable funding increases and identified opportunities for the Council to make […]
Ahead of Budget Proposal, Bowser Touts Planned Initiatives Ranging from Workforce Housing Fund to Free DC Circulator
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 20, 2019 • Revenue & Budget