Featured Publications & Resources
Op-Ed
Summer Brings New Benefits and Wage Increases for District Workers
By Doni Crawford • Hill Rag • August 17, 2020 • Income & Poverty
Testimony
Testimony of Alyssa Noth on the Expanding Equitable Access to Great Schools Act of 2020
By Alyssa Noth • July 31, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
DC Council Approves Budget that Increases Investments in Critical Programs, But Falls Short of What this Unprecedented Moment Requires
By Tazra Mitchell and Gail Zuagar • July 24, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
DC Council Should Protect Revenue Increases at Second Vote and Use More Reserves
By Eliana Golding • July 16, 2020 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DC Council Budget Moves in the Right Direction, Some Major Shortcomings Remain
By Kate Coventry, Doni Crawford, Eliana Golding, Qubilah Huddleston, Tazra Mitchell and Alyssa Noth • July 9, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity / Homelessness / Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget
Blog
July Brings New Benefits and Wage Increases for District Workers and Families
By Doni Crawford • July 1, 2020 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Blog
DC Budget Markups: Council Boosts Funding for Some Services but Substantial Shortcomings Remain
By Kate Coventry, Doni Crawford, Eliana Golding, Qubilah Huddleston, Tazra Mitchell and Alyssa Noth • June 29, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
DC Students Deserve Empathy and Greater Mental Health Support, Not Policing and Punishment
By Qubilah Huddleston and Alyssa Noth • June 24, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity / Revenue & Budget
Blog
An Investment in Affordable Housing is an Investment in Long-Term Community Stability
By Doni Crawford and Eliana Golding • June 23, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
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In The News
Trump is razing the federal workforce. What will that do to D.C.?
The 51st • February 14, 2025
In The News
RFK isn’t big enough for a stadium with NFL-sized parking
Greater Greater Washington • February 14, 2025
FY 2026 Budget Must Help DC Residents Weather the Coming Storm
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 6, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
DC Can Do More to Ensure Tax System is Fair
By Erica Williams • February 5, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Report
A Business Activity Tax Would Make DC’s Tax System More Equitable While Raising Revenue
By Tazra Mitchell • January 30, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Insufficient Funding Jeopardizes Health Care Access for Early Educators
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 28, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Press Release
Ashley Blake Joins DCFPI’s Board of Directors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 23, 2025
In The News
High Anxiety: What Losing 100,000 Federal Jobs Could Mean for the Local Economy
Washington Business Journal • January 13, 2025
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes New Communications Associate, Jordan Pelavin!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • December 18, 2024
Blog
12 Charts of 2024: Visualizing DC’s Persistent Inequality and How to Build an Inclusive Economy
By Connor Zielinski • December 18, 2024 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget