The District’s economy and tax collections are doing better than projections in December, according to the Office of Chief Financial Officer’s (OCFO) February 26 revenue forecast but financial challenges remain.
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The Fiscal Year 2022 budget will be one of the most important in DC’s history. This year’s budget choices have the potential to address the ongoing damage and suffering caused by the pandemic, and to put DC on a path for a recovery.
I am here today to testify on the District’s tremendous progress on youth homelessness and how additional investments are needed to ensure that progress continues. I’m also here to testify on chronic homelessness and the funding needed in the fiscal year […]
DC’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget should recognize the unprecedented harm and ongoing consequences of the health pandemic on students, educators, and families. DC policymakers have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make substantial efforts to reduce […]
DCFPI recommends that the District create a new program to administer ERA Funds. DCFPI also encourages the Council to urge the Mayor to dedicate local funds to eviction prevention.
DCFPI is excited to welcome Amber Gruner, our new Revenue Organizer, to the team!
This Black History Month, and every day of the year, we are reflecting on the ways in which public policy can be used as a reparative tool for Black people and Black communities in DC.
This new Council Period, DC policymakers can continue advancements in racial equity (as envisioned in the Racial Equity Achieves Results Amendment Act of 2020) and help build a just economic recovery with recreational cannabis policy.
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