Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
This Year, Spend the Surplus to Make DC Stronger
By Ed Lazere • February 6, 2015 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Mayor Bowser Is Moving Forward on Key Investments, But Other Approved Funding Remains Frozen
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 27, 2015 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
DC Leaders Deserve Credit for Keeping Taxes Down For Low-Income Residents
By Ed Lazere • January 21, 2015 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
Reducing Inequality, Increasing Opportunities for DC Residents: Recommendations to the New Mayor and DC Council
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 5, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity / Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support / Taxes
Blog
When Being Last is Okay: DC Residents Pay the Lowest Taxes in the Region
By Ed Lazere • December 17, 2014 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Testimony of Soumya Bhat, At the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Hearing for District of Columbia Public Schools
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 17, 2014 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry, Policy Analyst, At the Public Oversight Roundtable on the Human Impact of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Benefits Cuts
By Tina Paden • October 3, 2014 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
How to Meet the Needs of Soccer Stadium Neighbors? A Community Benefits Agreement
By Soumya Bhat • September 26, 2014 • 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
