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Testimony

ERAP Should Be a Critical Part of The District’s Response to Housing Instability

By Mychal Cohen • March 11, 2026 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness

Testimony

The DC Council Should Invest in Comprehensive Affordable Housing Solutions

By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 11, 2026 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness

Testimony

TANF Should Be an Element of DC’s Economic Growth Agenda

By Maria Manansala • March 10, 2026

Report

Chronic Racial Inequality Holds Back Workers and Equitable Economic Growth

By Shira Markoff • March 9, 2026 • Inclusive Economy

In The News

D.C.’s most apolitical official is on the hot seat — with $180M on the line

The Washington Post • March 7, 2026

Testimony

Child Care Workers Deserve Quality, Affordable Health Care

By Anne Gunderson • March 6, 2026 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education

Testimony

Implementation of Federal Cuts to SNAP is Critical to Preventing Harm to DC Residents

By Tazra Mitchell • March 6, 2026 • Income & Poverty

Testimony

DC Families Deserve High-Quality and Affordable Child Care

By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 4, 2026 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education

Testimony

DC Council Should More Closely Examine Spending on Trickle-Down Economic Strategies

By Shira Markoff • February 25, 2026 • Inclusive Economy

In The News

D.C. attorney general tells CFO to ignore Congress on tax law dispute

Washington Business Journal • February 24, 2026

All Publications & Resources

Featured Publications & Resources

True Large Retailer Accountability: Time Is Now For DC Council To Pass A Higher Minimum Wage

DC Chamber-Funded Study Makes Erroneous Conclusions about Job Impacts of a Retail Living Wage

The Next Step in Reforming Workforce Development in the District of Columbia

Strengthening D.C.’s One-Stop Centers: The Next Step in Reforming Workforce Development in the District of Columbia

We All Pay the Costs of Low-Wage Jobs: The DC Council Considers a Bill to Raise Retail Wages

Are DC’s Workforce Development Efforts Putting Residents to Work?

Pulling Apart: Income Inequality In DC Continues to Increase

Jobs and the District: A Progress Report on the DC’s Workforce Investment Council

Let’s Move DC Forward By Putting Unexpected Surplus Toward Known Needs

Testimony of Elissa Silverman, Communications Director, At the DC Council Joint Roundtable on the Progress of the Workforce Investment Council DC Council Committee on Workforce Development and DC Council Committee on Housing Economic Development