Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
DC Officials Are Moving Swiftly to Protect Residents and Local Economy, but More Steps are Needed
By Tazra Mitchell • March 19, 2020 • COVID-19 / Inclusive Economy
Blog
Now is the Time for DC to Dip into Reserves, Waive Restrictive Repayment Rules
By Tazra Mitchell • March 16, 2020 • COVID-19 / Revenue & Budget
Blog
A $10,000 Idea to Ensure that No Family Spends Nearly Everything on Rent
By Tazra Mitchell • March 12, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Report
Lower Rent Means More Cash for the Basics
By Kamolika Das • March 12, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Testimony
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston At the Hearing on the Critical Risk Rate School Funding Designation Act of 2019
By Qubilah Huddleston • March 10, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
$100 Metro Subsidy Proposal Would Help Residents, But Fails to Center Equity and Fiscal Transparency
By Tazra Mitchell • March 5, 2020 • Income & Poverty
Testimony
Testimony of Doni Crawford at the Performance Oversight Hearing for the Department of Employment Services Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
By Doni Crawford • March 4, 2020 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Blog
DC Black History Matters: Five Reads for the Close of Black History Month
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 28, 2020
Blog
Applying a Racial Equity Analysis – Black Employment in the District of Columbia
By Doni Crawford • February 28, 2020 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Blog
Coming Home to Homelessness: Too Many Returning Citizens Lack a Home
By Kate Coventry • February 27, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
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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
