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Council Should Keep Modest Sales Tax Increase For Investments that Help DC Residents
By Ed Lazere • May 12, 2015 • Budget
Testimony
Testimomy of Ed Lazere at the Budget Oversight Hearing for The Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Act Before the DC Council Committee of the Whole, May 8, 2015
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 8, 2015 • Budget / TANF & Income Support / Taxes
Blog
Despite Significant Investments in Homeless Services, More Funding Needed for Affordable Housing
By Kate Coventry • May 7, 2015 • Budget / Homelessness
Blog
More Funding Needed for Homeless Individuals Despite Significant Budget Investments
By Kate Coventry • May 1, 2015 • Budget / Homelessness
Blog
Mayor Bowser Does a Lot with a Lean Budget But It May Not Work Again Next Year
By Wes Rivers • April 30, 2015 • Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Testimony of Soumya Bhat at the Budget Oversight Hearing for the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, April 30, 2015
By Soumya Bhat • April 30, 2015 • Budget / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
No Increase to School Funding Formula, But At-Risk Funds Will Follow the Student at DCPS in the FY 2016 Budget
By Soumya Bhat • April 27, 2015 • Budget / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry at the Budget Oversight Hearing on The Department of Human Services, April 24, 2015
By Kate Coventry • April 24, 2015 • Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
New Data Tool Shows Need for Consistent Policies and Stable Funding Across DC Public Schools
By Soumya Bhat • April 23, 2015 • Budget / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere at a Public Oversight Hearing on the Proposed FY 2016 Budget of the Department of Housing and Community Development
By Ed Lazere • April 20, 2015 • Affordable Housing / Budget
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As Families Navigate the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, Education Officials Should Put Educational Equity at the Forefront of Their Ongoing Response
By Qubilah Huddleston • April 2, 2020 • COVID-19 / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
District Unemployment Insurance Claims Spike in the Wake of COVID-19
By Doni Crawford • March 31, 2020 • COVID-19 / Jobs & Training
Blog
Federal Aid Package Shortchanges DC, Forces District to Rely More Heavily on Reserves
By Tazra Mitchell • March 30, 2020 • Budget / COVID-19 / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
DCPFI Stands in Solidarity with the Asian American Community
By Gail Zuagar • March 26, 2020 • COVID-19 / Economic Development
Blog
DC Officials Are Moving Swiftly to Protect Residents and Local Economy, but More Steps are Needed
By Tazra Mitchell • March 19, 2020 • COVID-19 / Economic Development
Press Release
Statement from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) on COVID-19 Response Emergency Amendment Act of 2020
By Gail Zuagar • March 17, 2020 • COVID-19 / Economic Development
Press Release
Ed Lazere Stepping Down as Executive Director of DC Fiscal Policy Institute
By Gail Zuagar • March 17, 2020
Blog
Now is the Time for DC to Dip into Reserves, Waive Restrictive Repayment Rules
By Tazra Mitchell • March 16, 2020 • Budget / COVID-19
In The News
Rent Caps Could Yield Thousands In Added Income For DC’s Low-Income Residents, Report Finds
WAMU • March 12, 2020 • Income & Poverty
