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Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, DC Fiscal Policy Institute At the Public Hearing on Labor Relations and Retail Business District of Columbia Committee on Public Interest
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 7, 2004 • Income & Poverty
Report
The District Should Use Its Upcoming TANF Bonus to Increase Cash Assistance and Remove Barriers to Work
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 29, 2004 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Report
Income Inequality in the District of Columbia Is Wider Than in Any Major U.S. City
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 22, 2004 • Income & Poverty
Report
Budget Reductions Adopted By the DC Council Would Fall Heavily On Services For Low-Income Residents
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 13, 2004 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget
Report
Has Spending Per Poor Person Grown Since 1990?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 24, 2004 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Idara Nickelson, Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute At the Public Hearing on Fiscal Year 2003 and Fiscal Year 2004 Spending and Performance by the Department of Human Services
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 4, 2004 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Report
The District Earned Income Tax Credit: Helping Working Families Escape Poverty
By Ed Lazere • November 4, 2002 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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Testimony
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
Press Release
DC Voters Strongly Support Taxing Wealth to Raise Revenue and Address Inequality
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 10, 2024
In The News
D.C. mayor’s fiscal plan raises eyebrows over potential harm to minority youth
AFRO News • April 9, 2024
Blog
Unshared Sacrifice and Unkept Promises: First Look at the Mayor’s Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 8, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
Advocates Respond to CFO’s Mandate to Replenish Reserves
Washington Informer • April 4, 2024
In The News
Bowser’s 2025 Budget Wipes Out Pay Raises for Child Care Workers. She Blames the CFO.
Washington City Paper • April 4, 2024
Press Release
Mayor’s Budget Proposal Demands Biggest Sacrifices from Lowest Income Residents
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 3, 2024
Fact Sheets
Without Replacement Funds for Expiring Pandemic Dollars, Schools Face Instability
By Erika Roberson • March 27, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget