DCFPI (and Others) Testify on Behalf of Tax Abatement Reforms
You may not think that a hearing on the Exemptions and Abatements Information Requirements Act would draw a big crowd. But this week, a diverse group of organizations and residents — including the DC Fiscal Policy Institute — came out to testify […]
Guest Blog: The Tale of Two Cities
The nation’s capital has always been a tale of two cities – affluent Washington, DC on the front page of the paper and the persistent poverty of the District of Columbia hidden in the Metro section. Nothing illustrates this divide more starkly […]
Community Hearing on the DC Public Education Budget
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Several Agencies Will Hold Public Briefings on their Proposed FY 2011 Budgets
The Mayor’s proposed FY 2011 budget has just been released and many of you, undoubtedly, have a lot of questions. The good news is that at least six DC agencies have agreed to hold public briefings on their proposed FY 2011 budgets. These briefings […]
The Week Ahead…
The Mayor released his proposed FY 2011 budget last Thursday and the Council is on recess this week. What better time to dive into those budget books to figure out how the programs you care about fared? We’ve got an agency budget briefing this week to help […]
