Despite Declining, DC’s Fund Balance is Larger than in Most States: DC Should Start Planning for How to Replenish the Fund When Finances Recover
By Jenny Reed • May 18, 2010 • Revenue & Budget
The District’s “fund balance†— essentially the city’s savings account — grew sharply in the mid-2000s in the midst of a booming economy, but it has been declining in recent years. Some of the funds have been used to […]
Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Toolkit Archive
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 10, 2010 • Revenue & Budget
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DCFPI Testifies Against Child Care Budget Cuts
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 10, 2010
Mayor Fenty’s proposed FY 2011 budget would cut child care assistance for low-income working families by $4 million. On April 27, DCFPI joined Empower DC and other child care advocates to testify against the cut, because the reduction would make it harder to […]