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Testimony
Testimony of Katie Kerstetter, Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, At the Public Hearing on the FY 2009 and FY 2010 Budget Gap-Closing Strategies, District of Columbia Committee of the Whole
By Jenny Reed • July 24, 2009 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Report
Mayor Fenty’s TANF Proposal Will Increase Hardship Among Poor Families With Children And Will Not Help Families Move from Welfare to Work
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 23, 2009 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Katie Kerstetter, Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, at the Joint Public Hearing on the Food Stamp Expansion Act of 2009, District of Columbia Committee on Human Services & Committee on Goverment Operations
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 23, 2009 • Income & Poverty
Blog
Sign-On to Oppose Regressive Tax Increases in the FY 2010 Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 15, 2009 • Income & Poverty
Testimony
Testimony of Katie Kerstetter, Policy Analyst, at the Public Hearing on the FY 2010 Budget Request for the Department of Human Services, District of Columbia Committee on Human Services
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 25, 2009 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Katie Kerstetter, Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute at the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Performance Oversight Hearing for the Department of Human Services, District of Columbia Committee on Human Services
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 19, 2009 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Jenny Reed, Policy Analyst, For the Public Roundtable on PR 17-1175, “Sense of the Council in Support of Reducing Poverty in the District of Columbia Resolution of 2008â€
By Jenny Reed • December 11, 2008 • Income & Poverty
Blog
Bridging the Gaps in DC: Strategies to Support Low-Income Working Families
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 14, 2008 • Income & Poverty
Blog
Poverty In DC Remains As High As At The End Of The Last Recession, New Census Bureau Data Show
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 26, 2008 • Income & Poverty
Testimony
Testimony of Lindsay Clark, Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, For the Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Support Act of 2008
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 25, 2008 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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Blog
Centering Black Women in Policy Would Lead to a More Inclusive, Equitable Economy
By Claire Goldberg • July 23, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
Report
Expanding Child Care Subsidies Would Boost the District’s Economy
By Anne Gunderson • July 17, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
In The News
The Council Saved Pay Raises for Child Care Workers. But Another Battle with the CFO Forced Painful Cuts.
Washington City Paper • July 2, 2024
Budget Toolkit
What's in the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 1, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
DC reparations bill for descendants of slaves advances in City Council
DC News Now • June 27, 2024
Press Release
George Jones Named Chair of DCFPI’s Board of Directors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 25, 2024
Report
Hidden Price of Justice: Fines and Fees in DC’s Criminal Legal System
By Michael Johnson Jr. • June 25, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
Testimony
Council Should Pass the Clean Hands Economic Expansion Act to Achieve More Progress Toward Equity
By Michael Johnson Jr. • June 20, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
In The News
D.C.’s 2025 Budget Is the Worst on Housing Issues in a Decade, Advocates Say. What Happens Now?
Washington City Paper • June 14, 2024
Press Release
Vulnerable Residents Will Pay the Price for Failure to Fully Fund Housing Needs
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 13, 2024