Featured Publications & Resources
Op-Ed
Summer Brings New Benefits and Wage Increases for District Workers
By Doni Crawford • Hill Rag • August 17, 2020 • Income & Poverty
Testimony
Testimony of Alyssa Noth on the Expanding Equitable Access to Great Schools Act of 2020
By Alyssa Noth • July 31, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
DC Council Approves Budget that Increases Investments in Critical Programs, But Falls Short of What this Unprecedented Moment Requires
By Tazra Mitchell and Gail Zuagar • July 24, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
DC Council Should Protect Revenue Increases at Second Vote and Use More Reserves
By Eliana Golding • July 16, 2020 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC Council Budget Moves in the Right Direction, Some Major Shortcomings Remain
By Kate Coventry, Doni Crawford, Eliana Golding, Qubilah Huddleston, Tazra Mitchell and Alyssa Noth • July 9, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity / Homelessness / Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget
Blog
July Brings New Benefits and Wage Increases for District Workers and Families
By Doni Crawford • July 1, 2020 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Blog
DC Budget Markups: Council Boosts Funding for Some Services but Substantial Shortcomings Remain
By Kate Coventry, Doni Crawford, Eliana Golding, Qubilah Huddleston, Tazra Mitchell and Alyssa Noth • June 29, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
DC Students Deserve Empathy and Greater Mental Health Support, Not Policing and Punishment
By Qubilah Huddleston and Alyssa Noth • June 24, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity / Revenue & Budget
Blog
An Investment in Affordable Housing is an Investment in Long-Term Community Stability
By Doni Crawford and Eliana Golding • June 23, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
All Publications & Resources
Testimony
DC Council Should More Closely Examine Spending on Trickle-Down Economic Strategies
By Shira Markoff • February 25, 2026 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
D.C. attorney general tells CFO to ignore Congress on tax law dispute
Washington Business Journal • February 24, 2026
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
In The News
District officials to figure out next steps after Congress blocks tax code changes
ABC News 7 • February 13, 2026
Testimony
Cuts to the DC Health Care Alliance Harm DC Residents
By Kate Coventry • February 12, 2026 • Health Equity
In The News
Senate votes to block DC's tax code, but Chairman Mendelson says Congress review period has expired
WUSA9 • February 12, 2026 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
In rare move, Congress exerts power over D.C. and blocks tax policy
The Washington Post • February 12, 2026 • Revenue & Budget
