Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
A Modest Tax Increase Won’t Drive Out High-Income Residents or Small Businesses
By Tazra Mitchell and Erica Williams • July 19, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Work to Advance Racial Equity in the Budget Is Incomplete
By Doni Crawford and Qubilah Huddleston • July 16, 2021 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
The Latest Plan for Increased Child Care Educator Pay Offers Too Little, Too Late
By Danielle Hamer • July 15, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Videos
Videos: Why DC’s Wealthiest Should Pay their Fair Share
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 12, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC Budget Markups: Council Boosts Funding for Some Services but Substantial Shortcomings Remain
By Kate Coventry • July 9, 2021 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Committee Leaves DC Police Budget Largely Untouched But Advances Police-Free Schools
By Eliana Golding, Qubilah Huddleston and Danielle Hamer • July 8, 2021 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony at the Budget Oversight Hearing of the Committee of the Whole on Increasing Investments in Housing
By Kate Coventry • June 25, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Erica Williams, DCFPI Executive Director at the Overall Budget Public Hearing, Committee of the Whole
By Erica Williams • June 25, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Blog
“Tax Flight” is a Myth; DC Should Raise Taxes on the Wealthy for a Just Recovery
By Erica Williams • June 25, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
Excluded Workers Demand Inclusion: $200 Million Investment is Essential Though Less than Half of What’s Needed
By Doni Crawford • June 24, 2021 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget
All Publications & Resources
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
Blog
At First Vote, Council Budget Leaves Vulnerable Residents’ Lives Hanging in the Balance
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 16, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Double Standard of Evidence for Economic Development Incentives Comes at the Expense of Residents’ Wellbeing and a Stronger Economy
By Shira Markoff • July 14, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
