Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
District Financial Audit Shows Stratified Economy, but in a Strong Financial Position to Address Budget Deficit
By Eliana Golding • February 8, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC’s Reserves Are Poorly Designed for a Rainy Day
By Tazra Mitchell • February 3, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
The COVID-19 Recession is DC’s Rainy Day, but Reserve Rules Limit its Response
By Tazra Mitchell • February 3, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC’s Revenue Picture is Improving but Substantial Financial Challenges Remain
By Tazra Mitchell • January 5, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
How the Mayor Can Better Leverage the Bridge Fund
By Musaab Ibrahim • December 22, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
Report
What’s in the FY 2021 Police and Public Safety Budget?
By Eliana Golding • October 8, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
5 Things You Should Know about the District’s Latest Revenue Forecast
By Tazra Mitchell • October 7, 2020 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
What’s In the Approved Fiscal Year 2021 Budget for Homeless Services?
By Kate Coventry • October 2, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Tazra Mitchell at the Committee of the Whole Budget Public Hearing on the Tax Revision Commission Reestablishment Amendment Act of 2019
By Tazra Mitchell • September 30, 2020 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
The Mayor and DC Council Balanced the FY 2020 and FY 2021 Budgets Using a Variety of Tactics, Including Revenue Increases
By Tazra Mitchell • September 28, 2020 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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Testimony
Fully Fund the Second Chance Amendment Act
By Michael Johnson Jr. • April 22, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Raising Revenue Through Regressive Traffic Fines While Scaling Back Traffic Safety is Unsound and Unsafe
By Michael Johnson Jr. • April 22, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
Press Release
Indivar Dutta-Gupta Joins DCFPI’s Board of Directors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 19, 2024
Testimony
DC Council Must Protect HealthCare4ChildCare
By Anne Gunderson • April 19, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
DC Council Should Restore Funding for the Pay Equity Fund
By Anne Gunderson • April 19, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
DC Council Should Restore Funding for the Baby Bonds Program
By Caitlin Schnur • April 19, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Proposed Staffing Cuts Undermine Education Equity
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 18, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Public Restrooms are Fundamental to Human Dignity and Health
By Kate Coventry • April 10, 2024 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Press Release
DC Voters Strongly Support Taxing Wealth to Raise Revenue and Address Inequality
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 10, 2024