Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Guest Blog: Cutting TANF Would Harm DC’s Kids
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 20, 2015 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Council Added Funds to Important Services for DC Residents During Budget Mark-ups
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 19, 2015 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Medicaid Can Help Build a More Robust Permanent Supportive Housing Program In DC
By Wes Rivers • May 15, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Health Equity / Homelessness
Blog
Small Investment Can Help Homeless Teen Parents Stay in School
By Kate Coventry • May 13, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
Blog
Council Should Keep Modest Sales Tax Increase For Investments that Help DC Residents
By Ed Lazere • May 12, 2015 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimomy of Ed Lazere at the Budget Oversight Hearing for The Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Act Before the DC Council Committee of the Whole, May 8, 2015
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 8, 2015 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support / Taxes
Op-Ed
Going, Going, Gone: How DC’s Vanishing Affordable Housing Is Affecting Us All
By Wes Rivers • May 8, 2015
Blog
Despite Significant Investments in Homeless Services, More Funding Needed for Affordable Housing
By Kate Coventry • May 7, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Blog
Education Committee Wants Your Feedback on Priorities for Modernizing School Buildings
By Soumya Bhat • May 5, 2015 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
All Publications & Resources
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
Report
DC Council Can Expand Affordable Housing and Spur Investment Without Gutting Tenant Rights
By Mychal Cohen • September 16, 2025 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Blog
Inequality Remained Extreme in 2024 as DC Backslid on Poverty
By Connor Zielinski • September 15, 2025 • Income & Poverty
Press Release
DC Fiscal Policy Institute Launches the Advocacy Xccelerator Fund
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 9, 2025
Report
Repealing Harsh Income Rules Will Help Unhoused Residents Access Assisted Living
By Kate Coventry • September 3, 2025 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Press Release
Mayor Bowser Paves the Way for More Federal Overreach
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 3, 2025 • DC Statehood
