Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Update: DC Council delays high-tech investor tax break vote until September
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 11, 2012 • Inclusive Economy
Blog
TELL THE DC COUNCIL: Don’t Tax Wealthy Tech Investors at a Lower Rate Than Working DC Residents
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 9, 2012 • Inclusive Economy
Testimony
LEGISLATION WOULD ALLOW WEALTHY TECH INVESTORS TO PAY LOWER TAX RATE THAN WORKING DC FAMILIES
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 3, 2012 • Inclusive Economy
Blog
DC’s Potential Warren Buffet Problem
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 29, 2012 • Inclusive Economy
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, At the Public Roundtable on the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia Natwar M. Gandhi Confirmation
By Tina Paden • June 28, 2012 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC Can Still Buy A Better LivingSocial Deal
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 26, 2012 • Inclusive Economy
Blog
Should DC Give LivingSocial $32.5 Million in Tax Breaks; Plus Revenue Forecast Explainer
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 25, 2012 • Inclusive Economy
Blog
What LivingSocial Tax Break Deal Will DC Buy?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 22, 2012 • Inclusive Economy
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How DC Can Make the LivingSocial Deal Mutually Beneficial
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 21, 2012 • Inclusive Economy
Blog
Important Questions to Ask About Progression Place
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 18, 2012 • Inclusive Economy
All Publications & Resources
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