By Investing $139 Million in DC’s Child Care Subsidy Program, the Local Economy Could Grow $1.7 Billion
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 6, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
D.C.’s plan to add 500 shelter beds by the end of 2028
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 31, 2024
“We’re at really high capacity, and that’s concerning because we likely will have another heat wave,” Kate Coventry, deputy director of legislative strategy for the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute and a voting member of ICH, said in an interview.
The Council Saved Pay Raises for Child Care Workers. But Another Battle with the CFO Forced Painful Cuts.
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 2, 2024
“We really have to stop picking apart this program and playing with the salaries, healthcare, and livelihoods of the women who teach and care for our children,” says Anne Gunderson, an education policy analyst at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute.
What’s in the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 1, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
Ultimately, the mayor and DC Council failed to meet the moment and equitably raise adequate levels of revenue to resolve dire housing needs, make greater progress on transformative change, and avoid a sales tax increase that will hit low- and moderate-income […]
DC reparations bill for descendants of slaves advances in City Council
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 27, 2024
“If we want to fund reparations, we have to tax wealth,” Mitchell said. “[It’s] made possible due to centuries of discrimination and anti-Black oppression.”
George Jones Named Chair of DCFPI’s Board of Directors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 25, 2024
WASHINGTON – The DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) is pleased to announce the election of George Jones as Chair of its Board of Directors.
D.C.’s 2025 Budget Is the Worst on Housing Issues in a Decade, Advocates Say. What Happens Now?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 14, 2024
“This is the worst budget for housing since the mayor became the mayor,” says Kate Coventry, deputy director of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute and a longtime housing wonk.
Vulnerable Residents Will Pay the Price for Failure to Fully Fund Housing Needs
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 13, 2024
WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, the DC Council cast its second and final vote on the Local Budget Act (LBA), which sets the budget for each DC government agency and program for fiscal year (FY) 2025.
DCFPI Welcomes Dana Hock as Our New Grants Administrative Associate
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 11, 2024
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D.C. Experimented With Giving Childcare Workers Big Raises. The Project May Not Last.
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 30, 2024
“It’s one piece of a larger law and larger suite of investments meant to support the whole child,” said Anne Gunderson, a senior policy analyst at the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute.