Featured Publications & Resources
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
Press Release
Statement: DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) Seeks Improvements to Councilmember Charles Allen’s “Metro for DC” Proposal
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 6, 2020 • Income & Poverty
Blog
$100 Metro Subsidy Proposal Would Help Residents, But Fails to Center Equity and Fiscal Transparency
By Tazra Mitchell • March 5, 2020 • Income & Poverty
Testimony
Testimony of Tazra Mitchell At the Hearing on the Cashless Retailers Prohibition Act of 2019
By Tazra Mitchell • February 13, 2020 • Economic Development / Income & Poverty
In The News
Six-figure Earners are DC’s New Normal, City Audit Shows
Washington Business Journal • February 3, 2020 • Income & Poverty
Blog
Food Insecurity Is a Harsh Reality in DC—at Thanksgiving and All Year
By Tazra Mitchell • November 27, 2019 • Income & Poverty
Blog
The District’s Rising Economic Tide Isn’t Lifting Black Boats
By Tazra Mitchell • October 24, 2019 • Income & Poverty
Op-Ed
Living Wages Help Build an Economy that Works Better
By Tazra Mitchell • October 1, 2019 • Income & Poverty
Testimony
Testimony of Kamolika Das at the Public Hearing on Bill 23-133, Supporting Essential Workers Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act of 2019
By Kamolika Das • July 15, 2019 • Income & Poverty
Blog
Addressing Lead Exposure Is A Critical First Step Towards Racial Equity
By Kamolika Das • April 30, 2019 • Affordable Housing / Income & Poverty
All Publications & Resources
Blog
Lawmakers Should Fund Rental Payment Relief in Next COVID-19 Package
By Eliana Golding • April 3, 2020 • Affordable Housing / COVID-19
Blog
As Families Navigate the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, Education Officials Should Put Educational Equity at the Forefront of Their Ongoing Response
By Qubilah Huddleston • April 2, 2020 • COVID-19 / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
District Unemployment Insurance Claims Spike in the Wake of COVID-19
By Doni Crawford • March 31, 2020 • COVID-19 / Jobs & Training
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 Gail Zuagar • 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
Press Release
Statement from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) on COVID-19 Response Emergency Amendment Act of 2020
By Gail Zuagar • March 17, 2020 • COVID-19 / Economic Development
Press Release
Ed Lazere Stepping Down as Executive Director of DC Fiscal Policy Institute
By Gail Zuagar • March 17, 2020
Blog
Now is the Time for DC to Dip into Reserves, Waive Restrictive Repayment Rules
By Tazra Mitchell • March 16, 2020 • Budget / COVID-19
