Advocates: DC Can Find Money For Businesses But Not For The Poor
The response to Mayor Muriel Bowser’s latest COVID-19 economic relief program has been mixed, as anti-poverty advocates question whether the money is going to the right places.
The response to Mayor Muriel Bowser’s latest COVID-19 economic relief program has been mixed, as anti-poverty advocates question whether the money is going to the right places.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the District’s residents and economy, bringing into focus why this once-in-a-lifetime crisis requires innovative and creative solutions.
The D.C. Council has given a thumbs-up to a bill aimed at lowering barriers for finding work for residents with criminal records.
Anthony Denico Williams, just 20 years old, died on Jan 26th. His friend said he was “someone who would give you the shirt from his back.” Unfortunately, Anthony was not alone.
The DC Fiscal Policy Institute found that three in five people experiencing homelessness in DC were previously incarcerated, and many of those people connect their homelessness to previous incarceration.
Kate Coventry, a senior policy analyst at the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, testified in favor of the bill, arguing that D.C. residents who are experiencing or have experienced homelessness also experience discrimination at high rates. “This legislation […]
The District should do more to fund services for struggling residents, including raising taxes on our highest-income residents and big businesses, to support economic stability that benefits the city.
“In 2019, 92 percent of school-based arrests in D.C. were Black students, according to D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute.”
The District’s fiscal year began on Oct. 1, but while the level of spending is set a year in advance, the city’s budget is much like a family’s, according to the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, a nonprofit organization. In effect, expenses can be shifted and […]