Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Before the Pandemic, DC’s Economy was Booming, but COVID-19 is Increasing Hardship
By Alyssa Noth and Tazra Mitchell • September 17, 2020 • Income & Poverty
Blog
Pandemic is Throwing Many DC Residents into Financial Distress
By Tazra Mitchell • August 19, 2020 • COVID-19 / Income & Poverty
Op-Ed
Summer Brings New Benefits and Wage Increases for District Workers
By Doni Crawford • Hill Rag • August 17, 2020 • Income & Poverty
Blog
DC Council Budget Moves in the Right Direction, Some Major Shortcomings Remain
By Kate Coventry, Doni Crawford, Eliana Golding, Qubilah Huddleston, Tazra Mitchell and Alyssa Noth • July 9, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity / Homelessness / Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget
Op-Ed
Reconsider the Federal “Safety Net”
By Doni Crawford and Eliana Golding • May 22, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / COVID-19 / Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training
Blog
What’s in the Mayor’s Proposed Budgets for the Department of Human Services?
By Kate Coventry • May 21, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
DC Takes Steps to Ensure Residents Can Access Needed Benefits
By Kate Coventry • April 23, 2020 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
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 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty
Blog
Food Insecurity Is a Harsh Reality in DC—at Thanksgiving and All Year
By Tazra Mitchell • November 27, 2019 • Income & Poverty
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