Featured Publications & Resources
Testimony
Testimony of Idara Nickelson, Policy Analyst, At the Public Hearing on Fiscal Year 2004 and Fiscal Year 2005 Spending and Performance by the Department of Human Services District of Columbia Committee on Human Services
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 22, 2005 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, Dc Fiscal Policy Institute At the Public Hearing on Bill 16-18, The Estate and Inheritance Tax Re-Coupling Act of 2005 Bill 16-19, The Pension or Other Retirement Income Exclusion from Income Tax Amendment Act of 2005, and Bill 16-22, The Public School Teachers Income Exclusion Act of 2005 District of Columbia Committee on Finance and Revenue
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 9, 2005 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
Squeezed Out: The Worsening Shortage of Affordable Housing for Low-Income DC Households
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 13, 2005 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Income & Poverty
Report
Proposed “Private Financing” Options for a DC Baseball Stadium Do Not Represent True Private Financing
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • December 20, 2004
Report
Several Projects Planned for the “Community Investment Fund†Do Not Appear Well Designed to Meet Community Needs
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 29, 2004
Report
Concerns with the Proposed “Community Investment Fund”
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 8, 2004
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, At the Public Hearing on Bill 15-1028, the Ballpark Omnibus Financing and Revenue Act of 2004 District of Columbia Committee on Finance and Revenue District of Columbia Committee on Economic Development
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 28, 2004 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
The Mayor’s Proposed Stadium Deal: Many Financial Risks, Few Benefits for the District
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 26, 2004 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
An Open Letter to Mayor Anthony Williams and the DC City Council from 90 Economists on the Likely Impact of a Taxpayer-Financed Baseball Stadium in the District of Columbia
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 21, 2004 • Inclusive Economy
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, DC Fiscal Policy Institute At the Public Hearing on Labor Relations and Retail Business District of Columbia Committee on Public Interest
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 7, 2004 • Income & Poverty
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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