Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
A Path to Better Budgeting: Suspend the Council Finance Committee
By Ed Lazere • July 2, 2019 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Transparency: A Key to Education Equity and Better School Budgets
By Ed Lazere • June 27, 2019 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Beyond Outdoor Movies: Summer in DC Also Brings Paid Family Leave and a Higher Minimum Wage
By Simone Holzer • June 24, 2019 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry At the Public Hearing on the “Interagency Council on Behavioral Health Establishment Amendment Act of 2019”
By Kate Coventry • June 21, 2019 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Health Equity / Homelessness
Testimony
Testimony of Doni Crawford At the Public Hearing on the Housing Production Trust Fund Transparency Amendment Act of 2019
By Doni Crawford • June 17, 2019 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Testimony
Testimony of Kamolika Das At the Public Hearing on the Paid Leave to Vote Amendment Act of 2019
By Kamolika Das • June 13, 2019 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Blog
CFO Overreach in Events DC Surplus Would Eliminate Opportunity to Address Deplorable Public Housing Conditions
By Kamolika Das • June 13, 2019 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Blog
It’s Time to Make the Housing Production Trust Fund More Transparent
By Doni Crawford • June 12, 2019 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Op-Ed
DC’s Best Tool for Advancing Racial Equity? The Budget.
By Doni Crawford, Kamolika Das, Simone Holzer and Amy Lieber • Hill Rag • June 11, 2019 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Fair Business Incentives Are OK. Tax Giveaways Aren’t. DC is Making the Right Move on the Line Hotel
By Ed Lazere • June 5, 2019 • Inclusive Economy
All Publications & Resources
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
In The News
Baby steps: Janeese Lewis George pledges universal affordable child care for D.C.
The 51st • February 6, 2026
Press Release
Congressional Interference Will Cost DC Nearly $700 Million in Local Revenue and Jeopardize Efforts to Reduce Child Poverty
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 4, 2026 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
House rejects D.C. tax changes, potentially costing the city $600M in revenue
The Washington Post • February 4, 2026
In The News
DC looking to oppose a disapproval resolution that would repeal DC's child tax credit
WUSA9 • February 3, 2026
Blog
Congress Must Allow DC to Spend Its Own Local Dollars
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 2, 2026 • DC Statehood
Tell Congress: Vote No on Interfering in DC’s Local Lawmaking
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 30, 2026
