Featured Publications & Resources
Report
Expanding the District’s Sales Tax Can Raise Revenue, While Increasing Tax Fairness
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 21, 2009 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Testimony of Elissa Silverman, Communications and Policy Associate, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, for the Public Oversight Hearing on The FY 2009 and FY 2010 Budget Gap Closing Plan, District of Columbia Committee of the Whole
By Jenny Reed • July 24, 2009 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Testimony of Katie Kerstetter, Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, At the Public Hearing on the FY 2009 and FY 2010 Budget Gap-Closing Strategies, District of Columbia Committee of the Whole
By Jenny Reed • July 24, 2009 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, For the Public Oversight Hearing on The FY 2009 and FY 2010 Budget Gap Closing Plan, District of Columbia Committee of the Whole
By Jenny Reed • July 24, 2009 • Revenue & Budget
Report
The Mayor’s Proposal to Balance the Budget Makes Disproportionate Cuts to Programs for Low-Income Residents
By Jenny Reed • July 23, 2009 • Revenue & Budget
Report
It’s Time to Use DC’s Rainy Day Fund
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 13, 2009 • Revenue & Budget
Report
Principles to Guide Efforts to Address DC’s New Revenue Shortfall
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 7, 2009 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Concerns with the Plan to Set Aside $27.5 Million of the DC Public School FY 2010 Budget
By Jenny Reed • May 28, 2009 • Revenue & Budget
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Testimony
DC Council Should Restore Funding for the Pay Equity Fund, Early Learning Programs
By Anne Gunderson • May 16, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Mayor's Proposed FY25 Budget Would Set Back Progress. DC Council Does Not Have to Follow Suit.
By Erica Williams • May 13, 2024 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Claims that DC Spending is “Out of Control” are Wrong
By Erica Williams • May 13, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
DC Council can Celebrate Mother’s Day by Honoring the Needs of District Moms
By Anne Gunderson • May 8, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
In The News
‘Mayor Bowser, you’re being disrespectful’: Parents and child care workers rally in DC
WTOP • May 6, 2024
Report
DC Must Grow Revenue and Spending to Pursue More Transformative Change
By Erica Williams • May 1, 2024 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Fact Sheets
How Wealthy Households Use a “Buy, Borrow, Die” Strategy to Avoid Taxes on Their Growing Fortunes
By Tazra Mitchell • April 29, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Council Must Choose to Equitably Raise Revenue Over Balancing the Budget on the Backs of Black and Brown Residents
By Tazra Mitchell • April 23, 2024 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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