Featured Publications & Resources
Report
Investing in Our Kids: District of Columbia School Finance Primer
By Soumya Bhat • March 26, 2015 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
What’s in Store for Next Year’s Budget? Highlights of DCFPI’s Budget Forum
By Ed Lazere • March 24, 2015 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Ensuring Early Literacy Efforts Reach All DC Families
By Soumya Bhat • March 19, 2015 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Testimony of Soumya Bhat at the Public Hearing on B21-34, the Books from Birth Act of 2015, March 19, 2015
By Soumya Bhat • March 19, 2015 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
DC Can Do More to Help Parents Struggling to Find Employment
By Kate Coventry • March 13, 2015 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry at the Performance Oversight Hearing of the Department of Human Services, March 12, 2015
By Kate Coventry • March 12, 2015 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Going, Going, Gone: DC’s Vanishing Affordable Housing
By Wes Rivers • March 12, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Report
Going, Going, Gone: DC’s Vanishing Affordable Housing
By Wes Rivers • March 12, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Blog
Mayor Bowser Will Need to Find More Revenue to Avoid Deep Cuts in Services
By Ed Lazere • March 10, 2015 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Making Sure DC Residents Keep Benefits That Help Them Stay Healthy
By Wes Rivers • March 9, 2015 • Health Equity
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
