As the final vote on the major tenant rights reform bill approaches, an academic study challenges developers’ claims that TOPA hinders construction, revealing the divide between reliable findings and industry-driven advocacy campaigns.
The budget, which passed 10-2, largely left in proposed cuts to homeless services and social safety nets for low-income residents.
On the final reading, the council approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Local Budget Act and Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Act.
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.
The DC Fiscal Policy Institute came out with a pretty scathing review, saying the budget “squanders D.C.’s limited resources on ineffective strategies.”
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 […]