What’s in the Mayor’s FY 2011 Budget? A First Look
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 5, 2010 • Revenue & Budget
Mayor Fenty has proposed a combination of spending reductions, revenue increases, and use of surplus funds in certain budget accounts to address the District’s budget problems in FY 2011. Even with these steps, the proposed budget for next year keeps […]
Several Agencies Will Hold Public Briefings on their Proposed FY 2011 Budgets
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 5, 2010
The Mayor’s proposed FY 2011 budget has just been released and many of you, undoubtedly, have a lot of questions. The good news is that at least six DC agencies have agreed to hold public briefings on their proposed FY 2011 budgets. These briefings […]
The Week Ahead…
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 5, 2010
The Mayor released his proposed FY 2011 budget last Thursday and the Council is on recess this week. What better time to dive into those budget books to figure out how the programs you care about fared? We’ve got an agency budget briefing this week to help […]
Poverty on the Rise in the District: The Impact of Unemployment in 2009 and 2010
By Jenny Reed • March 24, 2010 • Income & Poverty
The dramatic increase in unemployment in the District during the current economic recession is likely to have led to a growing number of DC residents living in poverty. While official Census Bureau income data for 2009 will not be out until later this year, […]