Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Is DC Really Using Several of Its Reserves as Rainy Day Funds?
By Tazra Mitchell • February 12, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Budget Resource Page
Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Toolkit
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 10, 2021 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Budget Principles for a Strong and Equitable Pandemic Recovery
By Kate Coventry • February 10, 2021 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
District Financial Audit Shows Stratified Economy, but in a Strong Financial Position to Address Budget Deficit
By Eliana Golding • February 8, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC’s Reserves Are Poorly Designed for a Rainy Day
By Tazra Mitchell • February 3, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
The COVID-19 Recession is DC’s Rainy Day, but Reserve Rules Limit its Response
By Tazra Mitchell • February 3, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC’s Revenue Picture is Improving but Substantial Financial Challenges Remain
By Tazra Mitchell • January 5, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
How the Mayor Can Better Leverage the Bridge Fund
By Musaab Ibrahim • December 22, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Remembering Our Neighbors Who Died While Homeless
By Kate Coventry • December 19, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
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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