Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Federal Aid Package Shortchanges DC, Forces District to Rely More Heavily on Reserves
By Tazra Mitchell • March 30, 2020 • Budget / COVID-19 / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
DCPFI Stands in Solidarity with the Asian American Community
By Musaab Ibrahim • March 26, 2020 • COVID-19 / Economic Development
Blog
DC Officials Are Moving Swiftly to Protect Residents and Local Economy, but More Steps are Needed
By Tazra Mitchell • March 19, 2020 • COVID-19 / Economic Development
Blog
Now is the Time for DC to Dip into Reserves, Waive Restrictive Repayment Rules
By Tazra Mitchell • March 16, 2020 • Budget / COVID-19
In The News
Rent Caps Could Yield Thousands In Added Income For DC’s Low-Income Residents, Report Finds
WAMU • March 12, 2020 • Income & Poverty
Blog
A $10,000 Idea to Ensure that No Family Spends Nearly Everything on Rent
By Tazra Mitchell • March 12, 2020 • Affordable Housing
Report
Lower Rent Means More Cash for the Basics
By Kamolika Das • March 12, 2020 • Affordable Housing
Press Release
District’s Lowest-Income Families Could Save $10,000 Each Year, if DC Reduces Housing Costs
By Gail Zuagar • March 12, 2020 • Affordable Housing
Testimony
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston At the Hearing on the Critical Risk Rate School Funding Designation Act of 2019
By Qubilah Huddleston • March 10, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
$100 Metro Subsidy Proposal Would Help Residents, But Fails to Center Equity and Fiscal Transparency
By Tazra Mitchell • March 5, 2020 • Income & Poverty
All Publications & Resources
In The News
11 charter schools in DC will give admissions preference to at-risk students
WTOP • September 18, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
In The News
Poverty behind COVID’s disproportionate impact on Blacks
Minnesota Spokesman Recorder • September 17, 2021 • Income & Poverty
In The News
On Labor Day, let’s thank the DC Council for making transformative investments that support recovery for all workers
DC Line • September 6, 2021 • Budget / Income & Poverty
Op-Ed
On Labor Day, let’s thank the DC Council for making transformative investments that support recovery for all workers
By Tazra Mitchell • September 3, 2021 • Income & Poverty
Testimony
Comments on the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act Discussion Draft
By Doni Crawford • August 31, 2021 • Economic Development / Jobs & Training
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes Michael Johnson Jr. as our new State Policy Fellow!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 19, 2021
Press Release
Statement from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute: Budget is Progress Towards Racial and Economic Justice
By Tazra Mitchell • August 10, 2021 • Budget
