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DC Fails to Invest in Vital Health and Income Support Programs Despite Moment of Great Need
By Kate Coventry • December 9, 2021 • Health Equity / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget
Blog
Mayor Bowser Can and Should Continue Helping DC Residents Pay Rent and Utility Bills
By Emily Gallo • November 10, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Income & Poverty
Budget Resource Page
The District Moves Toward a More Inclusive Economy for Black Workers, Communities, and Businessowners
By Doni Crawford • October 18, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget
Op-Ed
On Labor Day, let’s thank the DC Council for making transformative investments that support recovery for all workers
By Tazra Mitchell • September 3, 2021 • Income & Poverty
Blog
DC Can Honor Black Women’s Work on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
By Erica Williams • August 2, 2021 • Income & Poverty
Report
Excluded Workers Demand Inclusion: $200 Million Investment is Essential Though Less than Half of What’s Needed
By Doni Crawford • June 24, 2021 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Comments on Proposed Rules on Tax Abatement for Affordable Housing in High-Needs Areas
By Doni Crawford and Eliana Golding • April 22, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Income & Poverty
Blog
The Mayor Should Invest in Programs that Boost Incomes and Health
By Kate Coventry • March 26, 2021 • Health Equity / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Black Workers in the Grip of the Recession—Declining UI Trust Fund Could Cause More Harm
By Doni Crawford • November 20, 2020 • Income & Poverty
Report
What’s In the Approved FY 2021 Budget for the Safety Net?
By Kate Coventry, Qubilah Huddleston and Alyssa Noth • September 21, 2020 • Health Equity / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
All Publications & Resources
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
Testimony
The Council Needs to Improve Nutrition for Residents Incarcerated in the DOC
By Connor Zielinski • June 12, 2025 • Health Equity
Testimony
The District's Pay Equity Fund is a Success and it Deserves Full Funding
By Anne Gunderson • June 12, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
