Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Congress Set to Force $1 Billion in Spending Cuts for DC
By Tazra Mitchell • March 10, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
DC Contends with Extreme Child Poverty Disparities by Race, Place, and Age
By Connor Zielinski • March 10, 2025 • Income & Poverty
Testimony
Funding Early Childhood Education is Vital to DC’s Future
By Anne Gunderson • March 6, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Budget Resource Page
Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 5, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
DC Council Needs to Address Displacement and Support Tenants
By Mychal Cohen • March 3, 2025 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Blog
DC Expected to Lose $1 Billion in Revenue Through the Financial Plan
By Tazra Mitchell • March 3, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Department of Corrections Must Improve Nutrition for Incarcerated Residents
By Michael Johnson Jr. • February 27, 2025 • Inclusive Economy
Blog
House Republicans Set the Stage to Slash Health and Food Assistance to Give Massive Tax Cuts to the Wealthy
By Erica Williams • February 26, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Baby Bonds and DC’s Racial Wealth Gap
By Tazra Mitchell • February 20, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Report
If You Build It: Recommendations for Increasing the Supply of Affordable Child Care to Meet District Demand
By Anne Gunderson and Diana Chavez Cruz • February 19, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
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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