Featured Publications & Resources
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
Op-Ed
Who Pays the Price When Child Care Assistance Is Too Low?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 12, 2016
Blog
While You’re Looking at the FY 2017 Budget, Don’t Forget about the FY 2016 Supplemental Budget
By Ed Lazere • April 12, 2016 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Introducing DCFPI’s Budget Toolkit! The FY 2017 Budget in Pictures, Numbers, and Words
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 11, 2016 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
Are DCPS Low-Income Schools Shortchanged When It Comes to Supplemental Resources for “At-Risk” Students?
By Soumya Bhat • April 7, 2016 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Report
Analysis of FY 2017 DC Public Schools “At-Risk” Funds
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 7, 2016 • 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