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The Recession Is Pushing More Families into Poverty

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Reminder: Defeat Poverty DC Launch Event

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The Week Ahead……..

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The Federal Government’s New Poverty Measure: What Does It Mean for DC?

Last week, the US Commerce Department introduced a new “Supplemental Poverty Measure” to help better estimate the number of Americans who are poor. As its name suggests, the new poverty measure will not replace the current poverty measure. It […]

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Are job tax credits the best way to tackle DC’s unemployment crisis?

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Ed Lazere, DCFPI’s Executive Director, joins WAMU’s The Politics Hour, to discuss Northrop Grumman tax breaks and DC’s budget woes

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Let the Sunshine in: the Open Government is Good Government Act of 2010 would improve government transparency in the District

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Food Stamp Expansion Act Implemented This Week

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The week ahead….

The last week of Council Performance Oversight Hearings, a Committee of the Whole meeting, and an extra Legislative session keep this week in March full of events we’re following…

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The Loony, Wrongheaded Race for Northrop Grumman

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