DC is entering a period of extreme hardship, with growing unemployment, a local recession, and likely devastating cuts to health coverage and food assistance at the federal level. But instead of fortifying local programs to shelter residents from the coming […]
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The US Senate is set to vote Thursday on a continuing resolution for federal appropriations with a poison pill provision for the District that would force over $1 billion in cuts from its fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget, halfway through the year.
“I’m elated to have Ashley Blake as our newest addition to the DCFPI Board as we pursue housing justice in the District,” said Erica Williams, executive director of DCFPI.
The ugliness, hate, and chaos will be hard for all of us committed to justice to operate in, but we are not alone, and we are not lost.
DC Tax Revision Commission Chair Anthony Williams again stopped a final vote on the commission’s current draft of policy recommendations, further delaying the conclusion of the group’s work that is already more than a year past deadline. “It’s very […]
WASHINGTON – The DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) is pleased to announce the election of George Jones as Chair of its Board of Directors.
WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, the DC Council cast its second and final vote on the Local Budget Act (LBA), which sets the budget for each DC government agency and program for fiscal year (FY) 2025.
WASHINGTON – The DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) is pleased to welcome Indivar Dutta-Gupta to its Board of Directors.
WASHINGTON – New polling from Data for Progress and the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) shows that DC voters support making the tax system more equitable by increasing taxes on wealth. The survey of 724 likely voters in the District, conducted from March […]
