Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
More Work is Needed to Get Low-Income Residents Insured
By Jodi Kwarciany • June 17, 2016 • Health Equity
Blog
Top 1 Percent Have Taken Home Most of DC’s Income Gains Since the Great Recession
By Claire Zippel • June 16, 2016 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training
Blog
DC Should Act Quickly to Pass Fair Scheduling and Paid Family and Medical Leave
By Ilana Boivie • June 15, 2016 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training
Blog
Helping Residents with the Most Basic Need: Getting an ID
By Ed Lazere • June 10, 2016 • Income & Poverty
Blog
Building Affordable Housing Across DC Will Help Families and Children Succeed
By Claire Zippel • June 8, 2016 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Income & Poverty
Blog
What Does the New ESSA Law Mean for How We Measure Progress in DC Schools?
By Soumya Bhat • June 7, 2016 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Chronic Homelessness is Down, But the District is Falling Behind on Its Goal
By Kate Coventry • June 2, 2016 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
Blog
DC Council Passes Significant Increases to Unemployment Insurance, But More Can Be Done to Improve Benefits
By Ilana Boivie • June 1, 2016 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Testimony
Testimony of Ilana Boivie at the Public Hearing on B21-712, the Fair Shot Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2016, May 26, 2016
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 27, 2016 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
All Publications & Resources
Testimony
DC Council Should More Closely Examine Spending on Trickle-Down Economic Strategies
By Shira Markoff • February 25, 2026 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
D.C. attorney general tells CFO to ignore Congress on tax law dispute
Washington Business Journal • February 24, 2026
Report
DC Can Raise $121 Million or More with a Simple Tax on Proceeds from Wealth
By Erica Williams • February 23, 2026
Report
Proposed Child Care Subsidy Waitlist Could Leave District Parents and Providers Paying the Price
By Anne Gunderson • February 20, 2026 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
DC Child Poverty Back to Extreme Level After Short-Lived Progress
By Connor Zielinski • February 19, 2026 • Income & Poverty
Fact Sheets
Cutting Reimbursement Rates in the DC Child Care Subsidy Program Would Cripple Budgets and Force Classrooms to Close
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 17, 2026 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
In The News
District officials to figure out next steps after Congress blocks tax code changes
ABC News 7 • February 13, 2026
Testimony
Cuts to the DC Health Care Alliance Harm DC Residents
By Kate Coventry • February 12, 2026 • Health Equity
In The News
Senate votes to block DC's tax code, but Chairman Mendelson says Congress review period has expired
WUSA9 • February 12, 2026 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
In rare move, Congress exerts power over D.C. and blocks tax policy
The Washington Post • February 12, 2026 • Revenue & Budget
