Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Ensuring that Everyone Benefits from Economic Development East of the Anacostia River
By Ed Lazere • November 10, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training
Blog
While DC Continues to Recover from Recession, Communities of Color Continue to Face Challenges
By Wes Rivers • September 18, 2015 • Income & Poverty
Blog
Too Many DC Families Live on $2 a Day: It’s Time to Do More to Help Families Thrive
By Ed Lazere • September 16, 2015 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
New Calculator Shows DC is an Extremely Expensive Area for Families; Stronger Supports Are Needed
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 26, 2015 • Health Equity / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
$15 Minimum Wage Initiatives Gain Momentum In DC and Around the Country
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 29, 2015 • Income & Poverty
Blog
The President Can and Should Boost the Pay of Low-Wage Federal Contract Workers
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 21, 2015 • Income & Poverty
Report
How the U.S. Government Is Making Washington, D.C. the Capitol of Inequality
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 21, 2015 • Income & Poverty
Blog
The Need for Fairer Scheduling Practices in DC Emerges from Hearing
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 16, 2015 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training
Blog
Making Sure DC Residents Don’t Go Hungry
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 15, 2015 • Health Equity / Income & Poverty
Testimony
TESTIMONY OF WES RIVERS, POLICY ANALYST, DC FISCAL POLICY INSTITUTE, At the National Commission on Hunger Public Hearing in Washington, DC, July 14, 2015
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 15, 2015 • Income & Poverty
All Publications & Resources
Press Release
Statement on Final Passage of Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 3, 2025
Press Release
Leaders of Direct Service, Anti-Poverty Organizations in Letter to DC Council: “We are Deeply Alarmed by Proposed Budget”
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 1, 2025
Testimony
The Council Must Fund Childcare in DC
By Anne Gunderson • June 17, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Press Release
Trump’s Military Parade Another Imposition on District Residents
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 17, 2025
In The News
Bowser Budget Proposal Would Scale Back Health Care for Immigrants, Others
The Washington Post • June 16, 2025
In The News
Bowser's budget would avoid tax hikes, move 25K DC residents off Medicaid
NBC News Washington • June 16, 2025
Testimony
The DC Budget Needs to Equitably Grow the Economy
By Shira Markoff • June 12, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
