Featured Publications & Resources
Testimony
Testimony of Claire Zippel At the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Oversight Hearing for the DC Housing Authority, April 21, 2016
By Claire Zippel • April 25, 2016 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Testimony
Testimony of Ilana Boivie at the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Oversight Hearing for the Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity, April 20, 2016
By Ilana Boivie • April 21, 2016 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry At the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Oversight Hearing for the Department of Human Services District of Columbia Committee on Health and Human Services, April 20, 2016
By Kate Coventry • April 20, 2016 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
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
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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
