Thousands in D.C. could lose health coverage under budget plan
The 51st • June 16, 2025
Right now, D.C. can take pride in the fact that almost every resident has access to health coverage and services, but these proposed changes threaten that.
What Bowser’s DC Budget Leaves Out
City Cast DC • June 16, 2025
The DC Fiscal Policy Institute came out with a pretty scathing review, saying the budget “squanders D.C.’s limited resources on ineffective strategies.”
What’s in the Mayor’s Long-Awaited Budget Proposal?
The 51st • June 16, 2025
Her proposed budget has already drawn howls of criticism from progressive advocacy groups, with Erica Williams of the left-leaning D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute deriding it as an “inequality agenda” that will leave already low-income residents further […]
Bowser Budget Proposal Would Scale Back Health Care for Immigrants, Others
The Washington Post • June 16, 2025
D. C. has always taken pride in the fact that almost every resident has access to health care coverage. Health care is a human right and that shouldn’t be dependent on immigration status.
Bowser’s budget would avoid tax hikes, move 25K DC residents off Medicaid
NBC News Washington • June 16, 2025
The D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute issued a statement saying: “Our country and our city are witnessing a massive upward distribution of wealth. While Congress is advancing trillions in tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, the mayor is doubling down on […]
Bowser bets on business-friendly D.C. budget while cutting some programs
The Washington Post • May 28, 2025
“This is not a ‘growth agenda.’ It’s an inequality agenda,” Erica Williams, executive director of the left-leaning DC Fiscal Policy Institute, said in a statement the organization issued after Bowser unveiled her proposal.
Study shows nearly half of renters in DC struggle to pay
WTOP News • April 23, 2025
A recent analysis by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute shows 44.7% of all renters in D.C. are “rent burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on rent. The statistics come from a one-year estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American […]
DC Mayor freezes government spending amid budget uncertainty
ABC News 7 • April 21, 2025
“Two-thirds of our budget goes to education, to public safety, and to health and human services,” said Erica Williams, executive director of the nonprofit D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute. “And so there is no way to get through $410 million in cuts or a billion […]
Trump signs order on Washington DC as Republicans exert control over city
The Guardian • April 8, 2025
“We’re taught as children, if we make a mistake, we own up to it, and we try to do better and right the wrong that we’ve caused. And what we saw is that the US House had that opportunity and chose not to right the wrong,” Mitchell said.
D.C.’s budget still stuck in limbo, awaiting action from Congress
WAMU • April 8, 2025
“What we face right now is a real scorched earth strategy from federal leaders, including federal government layoffs and the destruction of agencies,” said Erica Williams, the head of the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute.