Poverty on the Rise in the District: The Impact of Unemployment in 2009 and 2010
The dramatic increase in unemployment in the District during the current economic recession is likely to have led to a growing number of DC residents living in poverty. While official Census Bureau income data for 2009 will not be out until later this year, […]
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 […]
Are job tax credits the best way to tackle DC’s unemployment crisis?
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Testimony of Ed Lazere on the District Job Growth Incentive Act
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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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