Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Most DC Residents Support Modest Sales Tax Increase To Fund Important Services, Poll Shows
By Soumya Bhat • May 21, 2015 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Testimomy of Ed Lazere at the Budget Oversight Hearing for The Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Act Before the DC Council Committee of the Whole, May 8, 2015
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 8, 2015 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support / Taxes
Blog
Mayor Bowser Does a Lot with a Lean Budget But It May Not Work Again Next Year
By Wes Rivers • April 30, 2015 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
A Modest Sales Tax Change Will Support Important Initiatives to Help Vulnerable DC Residents
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 8, 2015 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Mayor Bowser Will Need to Find More Revenue to Avoid Deep Cuts in Services
By Ed Lazere • March 10, 2015 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC Leaders Deserve Credit for Keeping Taxes Down For Low-Income Residents
By Ed Lazere • January 21, 2015 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
Reducing Inequality, Increasing Opportunities for DC Residents: Recommendations to the New Mayor and DC Council
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 5, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity / Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support / Taxes
Blog
When Being Last is Okay: DC Residents Pay the Lowest Taxes in the Region
By Ed Lazere • December 17, 2014 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC’s Minimum Wage and Earned Income Tax Credit Go Hand-in-Hand in Making Work Pay
By Soumya Bhat • September 3, 2014 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Tech and Taxes: Why Tax Incentives Are A Bad Strategy to Boost Investment
By Wes Rivers • August 28, 2014 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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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
In The News
D.C.’s Influential Tax Revision Commission is Melting Down, Undermining Confidence in Its Work
Washington City Paper • March 26, 2024
In The News
DC Mayor Bowser previews 2025 budget focusing on schools, safety, downtown investments
WJLA • March 25, 2024
In The News
Here are all the D.C.-area nonprofits that received donations from MacKenzie Scott
Washington Business Journal • March 25, 2024
In The News
CFO Glen Lee Is Digging in as Dispute with Bowser, Mendelson Over 2025 Budget Grows More Contentious
Washington City Paper • March 21, 2024
In The News
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has a 'real deal' for Capitals, Wizards, she said
WJLA • March 21, 2024
Blog
CFO Overreach on Reserves Policy May Hurt Black and Brown Women the Most
By Tazra Mitchell • March 21, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
Press Release
DC Fiscal Policy Institute Receives $1,000,000 in Funding from the Yield Giving Open Call
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 19, 2024
In The News
D.C.’s 2025 Budget Process Is Already Off the Rails, Thanks to Behind-the-Scenes Bickering with CFO Glen Lee
Washington City Paper • March 19, 2024
Blog
DC’s Labor Market is Failing Young Black Workers
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 18, 2024 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training