Featured Publications & Resources
Op-Ed
TRUE or FALSE? Closing DCPS Schools Will Make the System Stronger?
By Tina Paden • January 8, 2013 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
DC Council Adopts New TANF Sanction Policy
By Tina Paden • January 8, 2013 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, At the Public Roundtable On the District of Columbia’s TANF Program
By Tina Paden • January 7, 2013 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Giving Credits Where Credit is Due: Affordable Care through Tax Credits
By Jenny Reed • January 3, 2013
Blog
The Collateral Damage of the Fiscal Cliff: DC Has Been Forced to Hold Back on Important Programs
By Jenny Reed • January 2, 2013 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Soumya Bhat, Education Finance and Policy Analyst, At the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Hearing for District of Columbia Public Schools
By Tina Paden • December 21, 2012 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Report
As DC Gets the Green Light to Move Forward on Health Reform, Important Decisions Await
By Tina Paden • December 20, 2012
Report
Widening the Gap: New Legislation Would Further Skew Dc’s Property Tax Benefits To High Value Homeowners And Creates Tremendous Disparities In Dc’s Property Tax System
By Tina Paden • December 19, 2012 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Improving the Transparency of DC Council Operations & Public Access to Information
By Tina Paden • December 18, 2012
All Publications & Resources
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
Budget Resource Page
What’s in the Fiscal Year 2026 DC Budget?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 25, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Report
The Devastating Economic and Human Toll of Mass Deportation
By Shira Markoff • August 18, 2025 • Inclusive Economy
Press Release
DC Fiscal Policy Institute Selected for Spur Local’s 2025 Class
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 1, 2025
In The News
Final budget passes D.C. Council without increases to homeless services
Street Sense Media • July 30, 2025
Testimony
The RFK Deal Should Maximize Benefits for DC Residents
By Shira Markoff • July 29, 2025 • Inclusive Economy
Press Release
Council-Approved FY 2026 Budget Fails to Adequately Meet the Moment
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 29, 2025