Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
State Tax Levels Have Little Effect on Where People Choose to Live
By Nikki Metzgar • August 21, 2023 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC’s Extreme Black-White Unemployment Gap is Worst in the Nation
By Caitlin C. Schnur and Erica Williams • July 26, 2023 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes Erika Roberson as Our New Policy Analyst
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 19, 2023
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes Anne Gunderson as Our New Senior Policy Analyst
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 18, 2023
Budget Toolkit
What’s in the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 26, 2023 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
On Juneteenth (and Every Day) the Struggle for Black Freedom Continues
By Erica Williams • June 19, 2023 • Inclusive Economy
Testimony
Council Must Make Changes to Reparations Bill to Better Fulfill Aim of Repairing Past Harms
By Erica Williams • June 15, 2023 • Inclusive Economy
Testimony
Improvements Needed for the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund
By Tazra Mitchell • June 13, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Council Must Prioritize Workers and Continue to Implement I-82 as Intended
By Caitlin Schnur • June 8, 2023 • Income & Poverty
Blog
DC Council Restores Funding to Vital Lifelines at First Budget Vote, with Big Exceptions
By Nikki Metzgar • May 18, 2023 • Revenue & Budget
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Blog
Centering Black Women in Policy Would Lead to a More Inclusive, Equitable Economy
By Claire Goldberg • July 23, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
Report
Expanding Child Care Subsidies Would Boost the District’s Economy
By Anne Gunderson • July 17, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
In The News
The Council Saved Pay Raises for Child Care Workers. But Another Battle with the CFO Forced Painful Cuts.
Washington City Paper • July 2, 2024
Budget Toolkit
What's in the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 1, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
DC reparations bill for descendants of slaves advances in City Council
DC News Now • June 27, 2024
Press Release
George Jones Named Chair of DCFPI’s Board of Directors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 25, 2024
Report
Hidden Price of Justice: Fines and Fees in DC’s Criminal Legal System
By Michael Johnson Jr. • June 25, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
Testimony
Council Should Pass the Clean Hands Economic Expansion Act to Achieve More Progress Toward Equity
By Michael Johnson Jr. • June 20, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
In The News
D.C.’s 2025 Budget Is the Worst on Housing Issues in a Decade, Advocates Say. What Happens Now?
Washington City Paper • June 14, 2024
Press Release
Vulnerable Residents Will Pay the Price for Failure to Fully Fund Housing Needs
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 13, 2024