Featured Publications & Resources
Testimony
Testimony of Eliana Golding At the Public Hearing on the Rent Concession Amendment Act of 2019, the Rent Stabilization Affordability Qualification Amendment Act of 2020, the Substantial Rehabilitation Petition Reform Amendment Act of 2020, the Capital Improvement Petition Reform Amendment Act of 2020, and the Voluntary Agreement Moratorium Agreement Act of 2020
By Eliana Golding • September 24, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Report
What’s In the Approved FY 2021 Budget for the Safety Net?
By Kate Coventry, Qubilah Huddleston and Alyssa Noth • September 21, 2020 • Health Equity / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Before the Pandemic, DC’s Economy was Booming, but COVID-19 is Increasing Hardship
By Alyssa Noth and Tazra Mitchell • September 17, 2020 • Income & Poverty
Report
What’s In the FY 2021 Approved Budget for an Inclusive Economy?
By Doni Crawford and Eliana Golding • September 17, 2020 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry At the Public Roundtable on Tenant Protection and Eviction Prevention
By Kate Coventry • September 14, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
Report
What’s in the FY 2021 Approved Budget for Affordable Housing?
By Doni Crawford and Eliana Golding • September 14, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Report
What’s in the Fiscal Year 2021 Approved Budget for PreK-12 Education?
By Qubilah Huddleston • September 9, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Report
What’s in the FY 2021 Approved Budget for Early Childhood Development?
By Alyssa Noth • August 24, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Blog
Results from School Funding Study Outline Options for DC to Advance Educational Equity
By Qubilah Huddleston and Alyssa Noth • August 21, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Pandemic is Throwing Many DC Residents into Financial Distress
By Tazra Mitchell • August 19, 2020 • COVID-19 / Income & Poverty
All Publications & Resources
Testimony
DC Council Should More Closely Examine Spending on Trickle-Down Economic Strategies
By Shira Markoff • February 25, 2026 • Revenue & Budget
Report
DC Can Raise $121 Million or More with a Simple Tax on Proceeds from Wealth
By Erica Williams • February 23, 2026
Report
Proposed Child Care Subsidy Waitlist Could Leave District Parents and Providers Paying the Price
By Anne Gunderson • February 20, 2026 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
DC Child Poverty Back to Extreme Level After Short-Lived Progress
By Connor Zielinski • February 19, 2026 • Income & Poverty
Fact Sheets
Cutting Reimbursement Rates in the DC Child Care Subsidy Program Would Cripple Budgets and Force Classrooms to Close
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 17, 2026 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Cuts to the DC Health Care Alliance Harm DC Residents
By Kate Coventry • February 12, 2026 • Health Equity
In The News
Congress seeks DCs compliance with One Big Beautiful Act; city fears $600M impact
ABC News 7 • February 10, 2026
In The News
Opinion: D.C. must restore TANF to pull more children out of poverty
The 51st • February 10, 2026
In The News
Republicans look to rebuke DC Council with swing at local tax code
Roll Call • February 10, 2026
Budget Resource Page
A Resident’s Guide to the DC Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 7, 2026 • Revenue & Budget









