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DC Budget Markups: Council Boosts Funding for Some Services but Substantial Shortcomings Remain
By Kate Coventry • July 9, 2021 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Committee Leaves DC Police Budget Largely Untouched But Advances Police-Free Schools
By Eliana Golding, Qubilah Huddleston and Danielle Hamer • July 8, 2021 • Revenue & Budget
Press Release
80 Percent of DC Voters Support Raising Local Taxes on High-Income Residents to Sustain DC’s Economic Recovery, with Strong Support for Investments in Child Care and Housing
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 22, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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DCFPI’s Budget Testimony Round-Up
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 21, 2021 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
D.C., please tax me more to fund recovery for all our residents
Washington Post • June 4, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
American Rescue Plan Offers DC a Down Payment on a Just Recovery and Future
By Tazra Mitchell, Kate Coventry and Qubilah Huddleston • April 30, 2021 • COVID-19 / Revenue & Budget
Report
A Resident’s Guide to the DC Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 7, 2021 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Failure to Invest in Critical Housing Needs is a Failure to Address a Deeply Racialized Public Health Crisis
By Doni Crawford and Eliana Golding • March 12, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Press Release
The American Rescue Plan Is The Relief DC Residents Need
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 11, 2021 • COVID-19
Report
Tax Injustice: DC’s Richest Residents Pay Lower Taxes than Everyone Else
By Tazra Mitchell and Danielle Hamer • March 5, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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In The News
After Years Positioning Herself as a Housing Leader, Bowser’s New Budget Beats a Retreat
Washington City Paper • March 23, 2023
In The News
The Next Hottest Rental Strategy? Market To Housing Choice Voucher Holders
DCist • March 21, 2023
Blog
Four Ways Residents Can Influence the DC Budget
By Claire Goldberg • March 16, 2023 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Unchecked School Growth Jeopardizes Stability of Neighborhood School Budgets
By Qubilah Huddleston • March 8, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Tax Justice is Racial Justice
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 7, 2023 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
A Child Tax Credit Would Reduce Child Poverty, Strengthen Basic Income, and Advance Racial Justice in DC
By Erica Williams • March 6, 2023 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Following Major Progress on Fair Pay for Early Educators, DC Must Preserve Child Care Funding
By Tazra Mitchell • March 1, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
To Stabilize Student Enrollment, DC Should Reject Plans to Open New Citywide Schools
By Michael Johnson Jr. • March 1, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Initial School Budgets Show DCPS Needs a Plan to Ensure Equitable Funding and Stability
By Qubilah Huddleston • February 24, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget