Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Council Should Protect Vulnerable Families with Children in the FY 2017 Budget
By Kate Coventry • April 20, 2016 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Additional Needs for Early Care and Education, Early Intervention, and Adult Education Services in OSSE Budget
By Soumya Bhat • April 19, 2016 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
DC Residents Pay the Lowest Taxes in the Region
By Ed Lazere • April 18, 2016 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Testimony of Soumya Bhat at the FY 2017 Budget Oversight Hearing for the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, April 18, 2016
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 18, 2016 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Blog
New York and California Are Moving Forward on Minimum Wage and Paid Family Leave – And So Should DC!
By Ilana Boivie • April 15, 2016 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training
Testimony
Testimony of Soumya Bhat at the FY 2017 Budget Oversight Hearing for DC Public Schools (DCPS), April 14, 2016
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 14, 2016 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Blog
Let’s Use School Health Centers to Connect Troubled Students to Emotional and Mental Health Help
By Ed Lazere • April 13, 2016 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity
Op-Ed
Who Pays the Price When Child Care Assistance Is Too Low?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 12, 2016
Blog
While You’re Looking at the FY 2017 Budget, Don’t Forget about the FY 2016 Supplemental Budget
By Ed Lazere • April 12, 2016 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Introducing DCFPI’s Budget Toolkit! The FY 2017 Budget in Pictures, Numbers, and Words
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 11, 2016 • Revenue & Budget
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Fact Sheets
Why Revenue is Essential for Early Childhood Education
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 19, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Part Two of Mayor Bowser’s “Growth” Agenda Ignores Moment of Crisis
By Shira Markoff • November 7, 2025 • Inclusive Economy
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