The $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package passed by Congress in March–the American Rescue Plan (ARP)–is an unprecedented opportunity for the District to truly “build back better.”
Washington, D.C.’s wealthiest residents pay a lower share of their earnings in D.C. taxes than its middle-income residents, a recent report published by the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute found.
DCFPI is concerned that the affordability level set in the law and enforced through the regulations is not sufficiently affordable to justify the use of District dollars.
Today, on 4/20, many Americans are reflecting upon the nation’s racist history of cannabis prohibition and the criminalization of Black and brown people and communities.
DCFPI strongly supports a more simplified DC expungement process, an expansion of expungement-eligible offenses, and automatic expungement for decriminalized offenses, as envisioned in the Record Expungement Simplification to Offer Relief and Equity (RESTORE) […]
The Housing Production Trust Fund, the District’s largest fund for creating affordable housing, is expected to receive $263 million as a result of a budget surplus.
Eliana Golding, a housing policy analyst at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, said she would be hesitant to draw conclusions about IZ’s effects on the overall market without knowing the specifics.
We’re thrilled to welcome Erica Williams as the new Executive Director of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute. In this role, she will lead the team in achieving its mission to promote opportunity and widespread prosperity for all residents of the District of […]
This is a tragic loss, and the aftershocks will continue to be felt by all of us who advocate for and serve the District’s students and families.
