Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Budget Principles for a Strong and Equitable Pandemic Recovery
By Kate Coventry • February 10, 2021 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
District Financial Audit Shows Stratified Economy, but in a Strong Financial Position to Address Budget Deficit
By Eliana Golding • February 8, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC’s Reserves Are Poorly Designed for a Rainy Day
By Tazra Mitchell • February 3, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
The COVID-19 Recession is DC’s Rainy Day, but Reserve Rules Limit its Response
By Tazra Mitchell • February 3, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC’s Revenue Picture is Improving but Substantial Financial Challenges Remain
By Tazra Mitchell • January 5, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
How the Mayor Can Better Leverage the Bridge Fund
By Musaab Ibrahim • December 22, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Remembering Our Neighbors Who Died While Homeless
By Kate Coventry • December 19, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
Blog
The District Must Enact Revenue Options to Thwart Deepening Income Inequality
By Danielle Hamer • December 15, 2020 • Inclusive Economy
Testimony
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston at the DC Public Schools Public Budget Hearing for Fiscal Year 22 (School Year 21-22)
By Qubilah Huddleston • November 23, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
All Publications & Resources
Fact Sheets
The Lasting Harm of DC's Criminal Legal Fines & Fees Demand More Reporting and Transparency
By Michael Johnson Jr. • October 10, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
In The News
DC Council to hear emergency legislation that would boost pay for childcare workers
WJLA • October 10, 2024
Press Release
DC Tax Revision Commission Chair Again Delays Final Vote on Recommendations
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 9, 2024
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes Diana Chavez as our Early Childhood Education Intern!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 20, 2024
Blog
Poverty Reduction Stalled While Racial and Income Inequality Persisted in 2023
By Tazra Mitchell • September 16, 2024 • Income & Poverty
In The News
New report exposes DC police using arrests and tickets to score revenue for the District
The Real News • September 11, 2024
Testimony
Budget Constraints Necessitate Changes to the PEF Formula and Structure
By Anne Gunderson • August 22, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Fact Sheets
By Investing $139 Million in DC’s Child Care Subsidy Program, the Local Economy Could Grow $1.7 Billion
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 6, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
With Council Changes, the FY 2025 Budget Advances Educational Equity
By Erika Roberson • July 29, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education