Featured Publications & Resources
Report
Tax Injustice: DC’s Richest Residents Pay Lower Taxes than Everyone Else
By Tazra Mitchell and Danielle Hamer • March 5, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC’s Financial Challenges Remain, Even As its Budget Deficit Shrinks
By Tazra Mitchell • March 3, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Revenue: Advance Policies that Support an Equitable Pandemic Recovery
By Tazra Mitchell • March 1, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes Amber Gruner to Our Team!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 19, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Is DC Really Using Several of Its Reserves as Rainy Day Funds?
By Tazra Mitchell • February 12, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
District Financial Audit Shows Stratified Economy, but in a Strong Financial Position to Address Budget Deficit
By Eliana Golding • February 8, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC’s Reserves Are Poorly Designed for a Rainy Day
By Tazra Mitchell • February 3, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
The COVID-19 Recession is DC’s Rainy Day, but Reserve Rules Limit its Response
By Tazra Mitchell • February 3, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC’s Revenue Picture is Improving but Substantial Financial Challenges Remain
By Tazra Mitchell • January 5, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
5 Things You Should Know about the District’s Latest Revenue Forecast
By Tazra Mitchell • October 7, 2020 • 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