DC Should Use Surplus to Help DC Residents and Stabilize Economy
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 1, 2019 • Revenue & Budget
The surplus can only make a difference if DC’s leaders are ready to invest some of it back into DC communities.
DC Council Is Paying Too Much for Short-Term Rental Reforms
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 13, 2018 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
The DC Council is voting today on legislation that puts new regulations on Airbnb and other short-term rentals, and is considering an unprecedented and inefficient approach that will set aside far more money than needed for the legislation.
New Revenue from Online Sales Tax Should Be Used for Resident Needs, Not Business Tax Cuts
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 7, 2018 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
As DC moves to implement a 2018 Supreme Court decision that allows cities and states to collect sales taxes on all online purchases, the city should use that additional revenue to meet high-priority needs, according to a number of community-based […]
DC Must Do More to Do to Ensure Residents of Color Benefit from the District’s Growing Prosperity, Census Data Show
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 13, 2018 • Income & Poverty
The latest Census data show that although DC median income is rising, Black residents are not benefitting much from DC’s growing prosperity, and many people of color are still struggling to make ends meet.
On Anniversary of Federal Welfare Changes, DC Stands Out as a Rare Success for Families
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 21, 2018 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
The District stands out as a unique success story, through actions by DC’s leaders to ensure that the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program supports low-income families with children.
New Report: Embracing High-Road Development Policies Will Boost Wages and Job Quality for Workers Left Behind by Economic Development
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 2, 2018 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Today, the DC Fiscal Policy Institute released a report outlining how District leaders can adopt a “high-road” approach to economic development projects to support workers, strengthen the economy, and create higher quality projects.
New Report Examines DC’s Tax Trends Over the Last Two Decades
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 2, 2018 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
The report shows that key DC tax rates have remained largely the same, and in some cases gone down, since the early 2000s.
New Report: Addressing The Housing Affordability Challenges Faced by DC’s Lowest-Income Renters Would Require Substantially Larger DC Government Investments
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 4, 2018 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Building the Foundation: A Blueprint for Creating Affordable Housing for DC’s Lowest-Income Residents contextualizes the District’s recent affordable housing investments and outlines a ten-year blueprint to address severe rent burden among DC’s extremely […]
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Staff, of Which DC Fiscal Policy Institute Is a Part, Form Union
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 23, 2018
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research and policy institute in Washington, D.C., of which DCFPI is a part, today voluntarily recognized an 88-member staff union represented by the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU), Local […]
DCFPI Statements on FY 2019 Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 21, 2018 • Revenue & Budget
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