Featured Publications & Resources
Testimony
DCPS Submitted School Budgets Show Continued Need for a Long-Term Vision for Racial Equity
By Michael Johnson Jr. • April 5, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
DC Council Must Make Changes to Mayor’s Budget Proposal to Promote Equity in DC’s Early Learning System
By Tazra Mitchell • April 5, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Council Must Invest in Affordable Housing Preservation to Prevent Displacement
By Eliana Golding • April 3, 2023 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Blog
Funding ERAP is a Moral Obligation, Not a Moral Hazard
By Caitlin C. Schnur • March 31, 2023 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Mayor’s Proposed FY24 Budget Cuts Essential Funding for Programs to End Homelessness
By Kate Coventry • March 31, 2023 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Blog
Don’t Call it A Comeback: First Look at the Mayor’s FY 2024 Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 27, 2023 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Four Ways Residents Can Influence the DC Budget
By Claire Goldberg • March 16, 2023 • Revenue & Budget
Report
A Child Tax Credit Would Reduce Child Poverty, Strengthen Basic Income, and Advance Racial Justice in DC
By Erica Williams • March 6, 2023 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
To Stabilize Student Enrollment, DC Should Reject Plans to Open New Citywide Schools
By Michael Johnson Jr. • March 1, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Budget Toolkit
Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 14, 2023 • Revenue & Budget
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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
Budget Toolkit
What's in the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 1, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
DC reparations bill for descendants of slaves advances in City Council
DC News Now • June 27, 2024
Press Release
George Jones Named Chair of DCFPI’s Board of Directors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 25, 2024
Report
Hidden Price of Justice: Fines and Fees in DC’s Criminal Legal System
By Michael Johnson Jr. • June 25, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
Testimony
Council Should Pass the Clean Hands Economic Expansion Act to Achieve More Progress Toward Equity
By Michael Johnson Jr. • June 20, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
In The News
D.C.’s 2025 Budget Is the Worst on Housing Issues in a Decade, Advocates Say. What Happens Now?
Washington City Paper • June 14, 2024
Press Release
Vulnerable Residents Will Pay the Price for Failure to Fully Fund Housing Needs
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 13, 2024