Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
New Calculator Shows DC is an Extremely Expensive Area for Families; Stronger Supports Are Needed
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 26, 2015 • Health Equity / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Op-Ed
Picking Priorities: How DC Council’s Tax Plan Undermines the City’s Commitments to Schools and Affordable Housing
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 21, 2015
Blog
New Guidelines Will Ensure Affordable Housing Programs Better Serve DC’s Homeless and Low-income Families
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 13, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
Blog
Students and Families Likely to Benefit from the District’s Expansion of Community Schools
By Soumya Bhat • August 11, 2015 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
DC Has Big Opportunities to Cover Housing-Related Services with Medicaid
By Wes Rivers • August 7, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Health Equity
Report
A Look At DC Public Charter School Finances: Revenue And Spending Per Student
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 5, 2015 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
New DCFPI Report Examines DC’s Public Charter School Revenue and Spending Trends
By Soumya Bhat • August 5, 2015 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
$15 Minimum Wage Initiatives Gain Momentum In DC and Around the Country
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 29, 2015 • Income & Poverty
Blog
DC Needs Plan to Help Medicaid Beneficiaries Work Through Eligibility and Enrollment Issues
By Wes Rivers • July 28, 2015 • Health Equity
Blog
DC Should Seize the Opportunity to Strengthen Inclusionary Zoning And Generate More Affordable Housing
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 23, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
All Publications & Resources
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
Testimony
Cuts to the DC Health Care Alliance Harm DC Residents
By Kate Coventry • February 12, 2026 • Health Equity
In The News
Congress seeks DCs compliance with One Big Beautiful Act; city fears $600M impact
ABC News 7 • February 10, 2026
In The News
Opinion: D.C. must restore TANF to pull more children out of poverty
The 51st • February 10, 2026
In The News
Republicans look to rebuke DC Council with swing at local tax code
Roll Call • February 10, 2026
Budget Resource Page
A Resident’s Guide to the DC Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 7, 2026 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
Baby steps: Janeese Lewis George pledges universal affordable child care for D.C.
The 51st • February 6, 2026
Press Release
Congressional Interference Will Cost DC Nearly $700 Million in Local Revenue and Jeopardize Efforts to Reduce Child Poverty
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 4, 2026
