Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
Proposed HUD Rent Increases Could Affect 10,000 DC Households, Including Seniors and People With Disabilities
By Claire Zippel • May 21, 2018 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Blog
Guest Blog: Creating a More Equitable Health System for All DC Residents
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 17, 2018 • Health Equity
Blog
Approved DC Budget: District Investments Should Match the City’s Needs
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 16, 2018 • Revenue & Budget
Op-Ed
DC Should Act Now to Improve Access to Healthcare for Thousands of Immigrant Residents
By Jodi Kwarciany • Hill Rag • May 8, 2018 • Health Equity
Blog
Budget Markups: DC Council Improved Important Services, But Far Larger Investments are Still Needed
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 8, 2018 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Federal and DC Tax Changes Are A Windfall for DC Residents With Incomes Above $500,000, But A Mixed Bag for Those Below $50,000
By Claire Zippel • May 7, 2018 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
The FY 2019 Budget Should Include Funding to Help Residents Obtain Federal Disability Benefits
By Kate Coventry • May 4, 2018 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Report
Helping Residents Obtain Federal Disability Benefits Helps DC Residents and the District Economy
By Kate Coventry • May 4, 2018 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness / Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Taxes in the District: The Evolution of DC Tax Rates Since the Early 2000s
By Hannah Kohanzadeh • May 2, 2018 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
Taxes in the District: The Evolution of DC Tax Rates Since the Early 2000s
By Hannah Kohanzadeh • May 2, 2018 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
All Publications & Resources
Testimony
DC Council Should Restore Funding for the Pay Equity Fund, Early Learning Programs
By Anne Gunderson • May 16, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Mayor's Proposed FY25 Budget Would Set Back Progress. DC Council Does Not Have to Follow Suit.
By Erica Williams • May 13, 2024 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Claims that DC Spending is “Out of Control” are Wrong
By Erica Williams • May 13, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
DC Council can Celebrate Mother’s Day by Honoring the Needs of District Moms
By Anne Gunderson • May 8, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
In The News
‘Mayor Bowser, you’re being disrespectful’: Parents and child care workers rally in DC
WTOP • May 6, 2024
Report
DC Must Grow Revenue and Spending to Pursue More Transformative Change
By Erica Williams • May 1, 2024 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Fact Sheets
How Wealthy Households Use a “Buy, Borrow, Die” Strategy to Avoid Taxes on Their Growing Fortunes
By Tazra Mitchell • April 29, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Council Must Choose to Equitably Raise Revenue Over Balancing the Budget on the Backs of Black and Brown Residents
By Tazra Mitchell • April 23, 2024 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Fully Fund the Second Chance Amendment Act
By Michael Johnson Jr. • April 22, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Raising Revenue Through Regressive Traffic Fines While Scaling Back Traffic Safety is Unsound and Unsafe
By Michael Johnson Jr. • April 22, 2024 • Revenue & Budget