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Council Should Delay the Vote on Homeless Services Bill
By Kate Coventry • December 4, 2017 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
Testimony
Testimony of Claire Zippel At the Public Hearing on Bill 22-0448, Senior Tenants and Residents with Disabilities Rental Assistance Program Amendment Act of 2017
By Claire Zippel • November 29, 2017 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Testimony
Testimony of Claire Zippel on B22-0289, Office to Affordable Housing Task Force Establishment Act of 2017
By Claire Zippel • November 27, 2017 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Testimony
Marlana Wallace, Policy Analyst At the Public Roundtable on The State of Special Education Services in the DC Traditional and Public Charter Schools and the “OSSE Enhanced Special Education Services Act of 2014: Implementation Report to the Council of the District of Columbia” Report DC Council Committee on Education
By Marlana Wallace • November 22, 2017 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
DC’s Home Visiting Programs Under Threat Without Federal Reauthorization
By Jodi Kwarciany • November 21, 2017 • Health Equity
Blog
This Thanksgiving, Let’s Work to Address Food Insecurity in DC
By Hannah Kohanzadeh • November 20, 2017 • Income & Poverty
Testimony
Testimony of Marlana Wallace At the Public Hearing on the DC Public Schools Budget
By Marlana Wallace • November 14, 2017 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
Students Should Be Able to Focus on Their Lessons – Not Their Stomachs
By Hannah Kohanzadeh • November 8, 2017 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Op-Ed
DC Should Do More to Ensure Residents of Color Can Access Growing Prosperity
By Ed Lazere • Hill Rag • November 6, 2017 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Blog
Timing Matters: Fully Fund Early Intervention
By Marlana Wallace • November 3, 2017 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
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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