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Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, At the Public Hearing on the Homestead Exemption Amendment Act of 2003, Bill 15-188, the Residential Real Property Tax Deferral and Recapture Act of 2003, Bill 15-619, and the Topic of Reducing the Real Property Tax Rate For Class 1 Owner-Occupied Properties
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 13, 2004 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
Does The District Have $190 Million Additional Revenue To Spend This Year?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 9, 2004 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
Property Tax Relief Considerations
By Ed Lazere • December 12, 2003 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
Concerns With The Proposed 10 Percent Property Tax Cap
By Ed Lazere • November 26, 2003 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, At the Public Hearing on the Owner-Occupant Residential Tax Credit Act of 2003, Bill 15-303, and the Homestead Exemption Amendment Act of 2003, Bill 15-188
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 10, 2003 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, At the Public Hearing on the Corporate Income Tax Base Protection Act of 2003, Bill 15-243
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 18, 2003 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
Would a Publicly Financed Baseball Stadium Pay Off for DC? Economic Research Suggests the Answer Is “No”
By Ed Lazere • June 9, 2003 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
The Good News About DC Taxes: Taxes on DC Households Are in Line with Suburban Taxes
By Ed Lazere • April 13, 2003 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
The District Earned Income Tax Credit: Helping Working Families Escape Poverty
By Ed Lazere • November 4, 2002 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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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
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