Council Must Make Changes to Reparations Bill to Better Fulfill Aim of Repairing Past Harms
By Erica Williams • June 15, 2023 • Inclusive Economy
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Downtown Tax Abatement Tailor-Made for Developers at the Expense of DC Residents
By Erica Williams • April 21, 2023 • Revenue & Budget
DC Council should reject the loosened affordable housing requirements and proposed exemptions from worker protections and tenant rights and add safeguards that ensure responsible use of public dollars.
DC Council Should Reject the Mayor’s Austerity Budget
By Erica Williams • April 14, 2023 • Revenue & Budget
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Council Must Make Changes to FY24 Budget Proposal to Support an Inclusive Economy
By Erica Williams • April 12, 2023 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget
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Downtown Conversion Tax Abatement is an Ineffective Use of Public Dollars
By Erica Williams • April 10, 2023 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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A Child Tax Credit Would Reduce Child Poverty, Strengthen Basic Income, and Advance Racial Justice in DC
By Erica Williams • March 6, 2023 • Income & Poverty
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The High Cost of Denying Statehood to the District of Columbia
By Erica Williams and Nikki Metzgar • January 19, 2023 • DC Statehood
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DC’s Extreme Wealth Concentration Exacerbates Racial Inequality, Limits Economic Opportunity
By Erica Williams • October 20, 2022 • Inclusive Economy
Roughly 1,500 DC households based on the number of tax filers in 2019 have net worth over $30 million, and these same tax units hold nearly half (46 percent) of all wealth in the District.
Large Black-White Disparities in Poverty and Income Persisted in 2021
By Erica Williams and Tazra Mitchell • September 15, 2022 • Income & Poverty
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Testimony at the Public Hearing on the Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion Clarification Amendment Act of 2022
By Erica Williams • April 18, 2022 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget
DCFPI fully supports this legislation to disregard monthly payments of the DC Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) as income when determining eligibility for other public benefits. We urge the Committee to also consider some modifications to this legislation and […]