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DC Council considers legislation to create a restorative recreational cannabis industry
By Heather Lavoie • November 19, 2021 • Inclusive Economy
Testimony
Testimony at the Public Hearing on the Comprehensive Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Act of 2021 and the Medical Cannabis Amendment Act of 2021
By Michael Johnson Jr. • November 19, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Testimony
Testimony at the Public Hearing on the Comprehensive Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Act of 2021 and the Medical Cannabis Amendment Act of 2021
By Doni Crawford • November 19, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
In The News
D.C. Council Gets Deep In The Weeds On Legalizing Marijuana Sales, Despite Uncertainty On Next Steps
DCist • November 19, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
In The News
DC Council holds hearing on marijuana legislation
WTOP • November 19, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
In The News
D.C. Council Holds First-Ever Hearing On Legalizing Cannabis Sales As Congressional Ban Lingers On
Outlaw Report • November 19, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
In The News
Budgeting for an Inclusive Economy
730DC • November 18, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget
Budget Toolkit
The District Moves Toward a More Inclusive Economy for Black Workers, Communities, and Businessowners
By Doni Crawford • October 18, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Comments on the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act Discussion Draft
By Michael Johnson Jr. and Doni Crawford • August 31, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
In The News
Employees Reveal the Frenetic Conditions of Working in Understaffed Restaurants
Washington City Paper • July 15, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget
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Testimony
Testimony at the Performance Oversight Hearing on the District of Columbia Housing Authority
By Kate Coventry • January 27, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Letter to Mayor Bowser: Use Growing Revenues Address the Eviction Crisis
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 27, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Testimony
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston at the Public Hearing on “Schools First In Budgeting Amendment Act of 2021”
By Qubilah Huddleston • January 20, 2022 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony at the Agency Performance Oversight Hearing on the Department of Housing and Community Development on Transparency and Reporting
By Eliana Golding • January 19, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
In The News
Over 150 Pro-Democracy Groups To Schumer: "Do Not Wait Any Longer" to Change Senate Rules, Pass Voting Rights and Democracy Legislation
Common Dreams • January 6, 2022
Budget Toolkit
Early Childhood Investments Make Early Educator Compensation More Equitable and Stabilize the Child Care Sector
By Emily Gallo • December 22, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Testimony of Danielle Hamer at the Early Childhood Educator Compensation Task Force Roundtable
By Heather Lavoie • December 17, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
City Leaders Must Invest Further to Ensure the Long-Term Stability of DC’s School-Based Behavioral Health Program
By Heather Lavoie • December 13, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity / Revenue & Budget
Budget Toolkit
DC Fails to Invest in Vital Health and Income Support Programs Despite Moment of Great Need
By Kate Coventry • December 9, 2021 • Health Equity / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget
Press Release
Statement from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute on “Encampments Protection and Public Health and Safety Emergency Amendment Act of 2021.”
By Kate Coventry • December 6, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
