Featured Publications & Resources
Testimony
Testimony of Jenny Reed, Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, For the Public Oversight Roundtable on Improving Transparency: Open Government in the District, District of Columbia Committee on Government Operations and the Environment
By Jenny Reed • October 14, 2009 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Cutting Class: Why the DC Council’s Tinkering With The Class 3 Property Tax Gets An F
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 9, 2009
Blog
How Did $12 Million Disappear from the Homeless Services Budget?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 7, 2009
Testimony
Testimony of Katie Kerstetter, Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, for the Public Hearing on Options for Human Services Programming Available Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, District of Columbia Committee on Human Services
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 5, 2009 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Report
What’s in the Amended FY 2010 DC Budget? A Summary
By Jenny Reed • October 2, 2009 • Revenue & Budget
Report
Census Data Show No Major Changes in DC Poverty in 2008: Yet Figures Reveal Large Disparities in Poverty between Different Population Groups
By Jenny Reed • October 2, 2009 • Income & Poverty
Blog
In DC, Back-to-School Brings a Lesson in Subtraction: Budget Cuts
By Jenny Reed • September 28, 2009
Report
New Census Data Reveal Growing Income Gaps in the District
By Jenny Reed • September 22, 2009 • Income & Poverty
Report
Expanding the District’s Sales Tax Can Raise Revenue, While Increasing Tax Fairness
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 21, 2009 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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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
