Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Council’s Budget Proposal Includes Both New Investments And Reductions in Affordable Housing and Human Services
By Wes Rivers • May 27, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
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If a Surplus is Found, Council Should Fill in Budget Gaps
By Ed Lazere • May 26, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Guest Blog: Cutting TANF Would Harm Domestic Violence Survivors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 22, 2015 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry at a Public Oversight Roundtable on the Interagency Council on Homelessness Strategic Plan: Homeward DC, May 15, 2015
By Kate Coventry • May 21, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Blog
Most DC Residents Support Modest Sales Tax Increase To Fund Important Services, Poll Shows
By Soumya Bhat • May 21, 2015 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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
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Council Should Keep Modest Sales Tax Increase For Investments that Help DC Residents
By Ed Lazere • May 12, 2015 • Revenue & Budget
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
