Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Making Paid Family Leave Both Family-Friendly and Fiscally Responsible
By Ed Lazere • February 24, 2016 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Claire Zippel, Housing Policy Associate On B21-0417, The First Time Homebuyer Tax Benefit Amendment Act, February 24, 2016
By Claire Zippel • February 23, 2016 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere at the Public Hearing on The Universal Paid Leave Act of 2015, February 11, 2016
By Ed Lazere • February 22, 2016 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Four Great Ways to Invest DC’s Surplus, Rather Than Sitting on it All
By Ed Lazere • February 12, 2016 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
New Bill Would Ensure a Living Wage for Workers on Projects that Get DC Tax Subsidies
By Ilana Boivie • January 21, 2016 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Budget Toolkit
Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Toolkit
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 1, 2016 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Paid Leave Would Help DC Families
By Ed Lazere • December 15, 2015 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry at a Public Oversight Roundtable on Transition Plan for Families Nearing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Time Limit and PR 21-346, The “Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Sanction Policy Amendment Approval Resolution of 2015†and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Employment Program Performance Outcomes District of Columbia Committee on Health and Human Services, November 17, 2015
By Kate Coventry • November 18, 2015 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
How to Ensure DC Gets the Most Out of The Advisory Board Tax Subsidy Deal
By Wes Rivers • November 2, 2015 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget
All Publications & Resources
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes Diana Chavez as our Early Childhood Education Intern!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 20, 2024
Blog
Poverty Reduction Stalled While Racial and Income Inequality Persisted in 2023
By Tazra Mitchell • September 16, 2024 • Income & Poverty
In The News
New report exposes DC police using arrests and tickets to score revenue for the District
The Real News • September 11, 2024
Testimony
Budget Constraints Necessitate Changes to the PEF Formula and Structure
By Anne Gunderson • August 22, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Fact Sheets
By Investing $139 Million in DC’s Child Care Subsidy Program, the Local Economy Could Grow $1.7 Billion
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 6, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
With Council Changes, the FY 2025 Budget Advances Educational Equity
By Erika Roberson • July 29, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Centering Black Women in Policy Would Lead to a More Inclusive, Equitable Economy
By Claire Goldberg • July 23, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
Report
Expanding Child Care Subsidies Would Boost the District’s Economy
By Anne Gunderson • July 17, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
In The News
The Council Saved Pay Raises for Child Care Workers. But Another Battle with the CFO Forced Painful Cuts.
Washington City Paper • July 2, 2024