Featured Publications & Resources
In The News
State Rundown 9/29: Where There’s Smoke, There’s Revenue?
ITEP • September 29, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
In The News
D.C. Council Debates Proposed Tax Increase on the Wealthy
Washington Informer • July 29, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Press Release
Statement from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute: DC Council’s Budget Takes Big Step in Ensuring a Just Recovery and Future
By Erica Williams • July 21, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
In The News
Chairman Mendelson’s Newsletter on Raising Taxes, Annotated
Washington City Paper • July 20, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
A Modest Tax Increase Won’t Drive Out High-Income Residents or Small Businesses
By Tazra Mitchell and Erica Williams • July 19, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
In The News
Erica Williams and Kimberly Perry: By balancing the tax code, we can fund a just recovery
The DC Line • July 19, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Videos
Videos: Why DC’s Wealthiest Should Pay their Fair Share
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 12, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
“Tax Flight” is a Myth; DC Should Raise Taxes on the Wealthy for a Just Recovery
By Erica Williams • June 25, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Press Release
80 Percent of DC Voters Support Raising Local Taxes on High-Income Residents to Sustain DC’s Economic Recovery, with Strong Support for Investments in Child Care and Housing
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 22, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
In The News
80% Of D.C. Voters Polled Support Higher Local Taxes On The Rich
DCist • June 22, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
All Publications & Resources
In The News
The Next Hottest Rental Strategy? Market To Housing Choice Voucher Holders
DCist • March 21, 2023
Blog
Four Ways Residents Can Influence the DC Budget
By Claire Goldberg • March 16, 2023 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Unchecked School Growth Jeopardizes Stability of Neighborhood School Budgets
By Qubilah Huddleston • March 8, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Tax Justice is Racial Justice
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 7, 2023 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
A Child Tax Credit Would Reduce Child Poverty, Strengthen Basic Income, and Advance Racial Justice in DC
By Erica Williams • March 6, 2023 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Following Major Progress on Fair Pay for Early Educators, DC Must Preserve Child Care Funding
By Tazra Mitchell • March 1, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
To Stabilize Student Enrollment, DC Should Reject Plans to Open New Citywide Schools
By Michael Johnson Jr. • March 1, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Initial School Budgets Show DCPS Needs a Plan to Ensure Equitable Funding and Stability
By Qubilah Huddleston • February 24, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Underfunding and Implementation Delays Undermine Progress Toward Ending Homelessness
By Kate Coventry • February 23, 2023 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Revenue & Budget