Featured Publications & Resources
Report
DC Homeowners Pay the Lowest Property Taxes in the Region
By Wes Rivers • October 21, 2015 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Get Ready for School Budget Advocacy! A Forum on DCPS Spending Priorities for Next Year
By Soumya Bhat • October 20, 2015 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
How to Make Public Charter School Finances More Transparent
By Soumya Bhat • October 16, 2015 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Not Everyone is Benefiting from DC’s Economic Growth
By Ed Lazere • October 15, 2015 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Report
Two Paths to Better Jobs for DC Residents: Improved Training and Stronger Job Protections
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 15, 2015 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Testimony
Testimony of Soumya Bhat At the Public Hearing on the Public Charter School Fiscal Transparency Amendment Act of 2015
By Soumya Bhat • October 14, 2015 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Giving a Large Tax Break to the Advisory Board Company Would Be a Bad Precedent
By Soumya Bhat • October 14, 2015
Testimony
Testimony of Wes Rivers, Policy Analyst At the Hearing on Bill 21-353 “the Local Jobs and Tax Incentive Act of 2015” District of Columbia Committee on Finance and Revenue October 14, 2015
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 14, 2015 • Inclusive Economy
Blog
Greater Transparency Will Strengthen DC’s Efforts To Turn Publicly-Owned Land Into Affordable Housing
By Claire Zippel • October 9, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Op-Ed
Too Many Families in DC Live on $2 a Day. It’s Time to Do Something about It.
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 9, 2015
All Publications & Resources
Testimony
DC Council Should More Closely Examine Spending on Trickle-Down Economic Strategies
By Shira Markoff • February 25, 2026 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
D.C. attorney general tells CFO to ignore Congress on tax law dispute
Washington Business Journal • February 24, 2026
Report
DC Can Raise $121 Million or More with a Simple Tax on Proceeds from Wealth
By Erica Williams • February 23, 2026
Report
Proposed Child Care Subsidy Waitlist Could Leave District Parents and Providers Paying the Price
By Anne Gunderson • February 20, 2026 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
DC Child Poverty Back to Extreme Level After Short-Lived Progress
By Connor Zielinski • February 19, 2026 • Income & Poverty
Fact Sheets
Cutting Reimbursement Rates in the DC Child Care Subsidy Program Would Cripple Budgets and Force Classrooms to Close
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 17, 2026 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
In The News
District officials to figure out next steps after Congress blocks tax code changes
ABC News 7 • February 13, 2026
Testimony
Cuts to the DC Health Care Alliance Harm DC Residents
By Kate Coventry • February 12, 2026 • Health Equity
In The News
Senate votes to block DC's tax code, but Chairman Mendelson says Congress review period has expired
WUSA9 • February 12, 2026 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
In rare move, Congress exerts power over D.C. and blocks tax policy
The Washington Post • February 12, 2026 • Revenue & Budget
