Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Feds Give States Options to Cover Housing-Related Services with Medicaid
By Wes Rivers • July 22, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Health Equity / Homelessness
Blog
The President Can and Should Boost the Pay of Low-Wage Federal Contract Workers
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 21, 2015 • Income & Poverty
Report
How the U.S. Government Is Making Washington, D.C. the Capitol of Inequality
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 21, 2015 • Income & Poverty
Blog
The Need for Fairer Scheduling Practices in DC Emerges from Hearing
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 16, 2015 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training
Blog
Making Sure DC Residents Don’t Go Hungry
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 15, 2015 • Health Equity / Income & Poverty
Testimony
TESTIMONY OF WES RIVERS, POLICY ANALYST, DC FISCAL POLICY INSTITUTE, At the National Commission on Hunger Public Hearing in Washington, DC, July 14, 2015
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 15, 2015 • Income & Poverty
Op-Ed
Unpredictable and Unsustainable: How Scheduling Practices in DC’s Service Sector Are Wreaking Havoc on Workers
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 13, 2015
Blog
The Need to Better Manage DCPS School Modernization
By Soumya Bhat • July 13, 2015 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Affordable Housing Could Be Coming to the U Street Area Thanks to New Law
By Ed Lazere • July 9, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Inclusive Economy
Blog
Which Tax Reductions Are Likely to Go Into Effect in the Fall?
By Wes Rivers • July 8, 2015 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
All Publications & Resources
Blog
DC Tax Credits for Households with Low Incomes Will Reduce Child Poverty by One-Fifth
By Maria Manansala • December 18, 2025 • Income & Poverty / Taxes
Fact Sheets
Why Revenue is Essential for Early Childhood Education
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 19, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Part Two of Mayor Bowser’s “Growth” Agenda Ignores Moment of Crisis
By Shira Markoff • November 7, 2025 • Inclusive Economy
In The News
Here’s how D.C. solved the billion-dollar budget problem Congress created
WAMU • October 22, 2025
In The News
D.C. renters face record eviction levels amid dwindling aid and rising housing costs
The 51st • October 10, 2025
Press Release
Over 150 Organizations Call on Congress to Commit to Defending DC’s Autonomy
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 6, 2025
Blog
DC Revenue Higher than Expected, But a Recession Still Looms
By Tazra Mitchell • October 3, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
D.C. homeless seniors face financial barriers to assisted living, according to new report
Street Sense Media • October 1, 2025
Blog
Federal Efforts to Reinstate Cash Bail in DC Disproportionately Harms Black Residents
By Diontre Davis • September 29, 2025 • DC Statehood / Inclusive Economy
In The News
Beyond the Spin: How Industry Advocacy Distorts Debate in the RENTAL Act Push
Washington City Paper • September 17, 2025
