“The pandemic is creating a defining moment in DC. The Mayor’s budget proposals for the current fiscal year (FY) and FY2021 take important steps to stave off large across-the-board budget cuts that would have deepened the downturn. We commend her decision […]
“DCFPI applauds the quick and decisive action that the Mayor and DC Council are taking to contain the coronavirus pandemic’s damage to residents’ health and the local economy. The approved ‘emergency legislation’ will save lives, reduce immediate […]
The DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) announced today that Ed Lazere is stepping down as Executive Director, effective immediately.
The District’s lowest-income families who currently pay more than 30 percent of their income on rent and utilities each month could have an extra $10,000 in their pockets each year if DC creates more affordable housing.
DC Councilmember Charles Allen’s proposal to give most adult residents a $100 monthly transit subsidy and add new bus lines in neighborhoods that need them the most would go a long way—but the bill has serious flaws.
A new study has found that DC’s returning citizens—those recently released from incarceration—make up one-third of the city’s individuals experiencing homelessness.
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Press statement from DCFPI on the Mayor’s announcement to increase the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula.
Despite 10 years of a booming DC economy, unemployment among Black DC residents remains higher than before the recession, and Black incomes have failed to grow, according to a new report.
A new report from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) reveals that the budgeting tool DC uses to project rising costs fails to take into account current services funding levels, and recently began omitting education altogether.