Featured Publications & Resources
Testimony
A District Dime Twofer: Testimony on DC’s Health Exchange and Schedules for Upcoming Budget Hearings
By Tina Paden • January 31, 2013
Blog
DC’s Taxes Continue to Fall Most Heavily on DC’s Low & Middle Income Families
By Jenny Reed • January 30, 2013
Blog
DC Shows Strong Signs of Financial Recovery from the Recession — Now is the Time to Invest in DC’s Unmet Needs
By Jenny Reed • January 29, 2013 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
What to Watch: How Savings from the DC Public Schools Consolidation Will Be Reinvested Next Year
By Tina Paden • January 24, 2013 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Are DC’s Workforce Development Efforts Putting Residents to Work?
By Tina Paden • January 23, 2013 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Report
DC’s Budget Surplus Is Coming: It’s Time to Start Thinking about How to Invest Some of It
By Tina Paden • January 22, 2013
Report
An Unlikely Beneficiary: Property Tax Credits and Low Income Renters
By Tina Paden • January 17, 2013
Blog
Will Closing Schools Pay Off? DCPS Closure Plan Unlikely to Produce Significant Savings or Better Resourced Schools
By Tina Paden • January 15, 2013 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
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Testimony
ERAP Should Be a Critical Part of The District’s Response to Housing Instability
By Mychal Cohen • March 11, 2026 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Testimony
The DC Council Should Invest in Comprehensive Affordable Housing Solutions
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 11, 2026 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Testimony
TANF Should Be an Element of DC’s Economic Growth Agenda
By Maria Manansala • March 10, 2026
Report
Chronic Racial Inequality Holds Back Workers and Equitable Economic Growth
By Shira Markoff • March 9, 2026 • Inclusive Economy
In The News
D.C.’s most apolitical official is on the hot seat — with $180M on the line
The Washington Post • March 7, 2026
Testimony
Child Care Workers Deserve Quality, Affordable Health Care
By Anne Gunderson • March 6, 2026 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Implementation of Federal Cuts to SNAP is Critical to Preventing Harm to DC Residents
By Tazra Mitchell • March 6, 2026 • Income & Poverty
Testimony
DC Families Deserve High-Quality and Affordable Child Care
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 4, 2026 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
DC Council Should More Closely Examine Spending on Trickle-Down Economic Strategies
By Shira Markoff • February 25, 2026 • Inclusive Economy
In The News
D.C. attorney general tells CFO to ignore Congress on tax law dispute
Washington Business Journal • February 24, 2026
