Featured Publications & Resources
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere At the Public Oversight Roundtable on Real Property Tax Abatement for Chemonics International
By Ed Lazere • December 12, 2018 • Inclusive Economy
Op-Ed
Let’s Build on DC’s Progress in 2019
By Ed Lazere • Hill Rag • December 3, 2018 • Revenue & Budget
Op-Ed
DC’s Budget Choices Are Moral Choices
By Ed Lazere • The Washington Post • November 23, 2018 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Fact Sheets
New Trump Proposal Would Target Low-Income Immigrants and Force Many to Forego Benefits They Need
By Amy Lieber • November 15, 2018 • Income & Poverty
Blog
Here’s How You Can Speak Up Against Trump’s Proposed “Public Charge” Rule Targeting Low-Income Immigrant Families
By Amy Lieber • November 15, 2018 • Income & Poverty
Fact Sheets
New Online Sales Tax Revenue Should Go to Helping DC Residents
By Ed Lazere • November 13, 2018 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
New Revenue from Online Sales Tax Should Be Used for Resident Needs, Not Business Tax Cuts
By Ed Lazere • November 7, 2018 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Tomorrow is Election Day! Do You Have a Plan to Vote?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 5, 2018
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere At the Public Hearing on Bill 22-0577, The Performing Arts Promotion Act of 2017
By Ed Lazere • October 30, 2018 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere At the Public Hearing on B22-909, the Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment Act of 2018
By Ed Lazere • October 30, 2018 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
All Publications & Resources
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
