Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
TANF Pilot Success Confirms that Program Moving in the Right Direction
By Tina Paden • March 12, 2012 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry, Policy Analyst, At the Public Hearing on Human Services Agency Performance: Department of Human Services (Part I)
By Tina Paden • March 9, 2012 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
DC’S RICH-POOR GAP ONE OF THE WIDEST IN THE U.S.– How Can the FY 2013 Budget Address Income Inequality?
By Tina Paden • March 8, 2012 • Income & Poverty
Report
A BIG GAP: INCOME INEQUALITY IN THE DISTRICT REMAINS ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 7, 2012 • Income & Poverty
Blog
Striking a Balance: Sensible Revenue Options for Next Year’s Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 7, 2012 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Mayor Gray Should Take a Balanced Approach on Cuts
By Tina Paden • March 6, 2012 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, At the Performance Oversight Hearing on the Department of Human Services
By Tina Paden • March 5, 2012 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Testimony
Testimony of Jenny Reed, Policy Analyst, At the Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Performance Oversight Hearing
By Tina Paden • March 1, 2012 • Revenue & Budget
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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
