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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
Blog
DCFPI’s Budget Testimony Round-Up
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 21, 2021 • Revenue & Budget
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
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
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
Blog
Revenue: Advance Policies that Support an Equitable Pandemic Recovery
By Tazra Mitchell • March 1, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry at the Public Roundtable on Rental Assistance and Eviction Prevention Before the DC Council Committee on Human Services
By Kate Coventry • February 22, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes Amber Gruner to Our Team!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 19, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
First in Line: A Reparative Approach to Recreational Cannabis Policy
By Doni Crawford • February 16, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
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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
Press Release
Indivar Dutta-Gupta Joins DCFPI’s Board of Directors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 19, 2024
Testimony
DC Council Must Protect HealthCare4ChildCare
By Anne Gunderson • April 19, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
DC Council Should Restore Funding for the Pay Equity Fund
By Anne Gunderson • April 19, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
DC Council Should Restore Funding for the Baby Bonds Program
By Caitlin Schnur • April 19, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Proposed Staffing Cuts Undermine Education Equity
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 18, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Public Restrooms are Fundamental to Human Dignity and Health
By Kate Coventry • April 10, 2024 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget