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Testimony of Kate Coventry, Senior Policy Analyst at the Public Oversight Hearing on An Equitable End to Safety Net Protections Put in Place During the COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery, DC Council Special Committee on COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery

By Kate Coventry • May 21, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Health Equity / Homelessness

My written testimony includes recommendations on the eviction moratorium, STAY DC, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Interim Disability Assistance, homelessness, and American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding.

Testimony of Kate Coventry, Senior Policy Analyst at the Public Hearing for the Committee on Housing and Executive Administration Hearing on the Fair Tenant Screening Act of 2021.

By Kate Coventry • May 20, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness

B24-0106 sets tenant eligibility screening standards for landlords. Given overwhelming evidence that current tenant-screening processes are rife with errors, this legislation is needed to ensure fairness in this process.

Taxing the Wealthy in DC: A Matter of Racial Justice

By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 19, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes

Lawmakers must use this pivotal moment to reform DC’s tax code and advance racial equity. To create a strong and just recovery and better future, these reforms must include higher income taxes on the wealthiest residents.

D.C. Temporarily Reverses Ban On Former Felons In Cannabis Industry

By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 14, 2021

Doni Crawford, senior policy analyst at the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, said local activists helped craft the legislation, and successfully pushed it to the top of the council’s agenda: “It’s definitely a really big step forward,” Crawford said.

A 12-Bed Women’s Housing Facility Is Opening In Northeast Next Month

By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 13, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness

A 2020 study from the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute found that nearly a third of people experiencing homelessness in the District say incarceration played a role in their housing struggles.

Three Things We Know About the Mayor’s Education Budget So Far

By Qubilah Huddleston • May 10, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget

The unequal effects of the pandemic on Black, brown, immigrant, and low-income children and families—like the exacerbation of the digital divide and housing, food, and economic instability—threaten to deepen DC’s already wide and persistent racial and […]

Advocates’ Letter to Mayor Bowser: American Rescue Plan Offers DC a Down Payment on a Just Recovery and Future

By Tazra Mitchell, Kate Coventry and Heather Lavoie • May 7, 2021 • Revenue & Budget

Nearly 80 organizations organizations sent Mayor Bowser and the DC Council a letter urging them to use the funds on intentional investments and interventions in a timely way, with a laser focus on targeting those most in need and addressing the racial […]

D.C. Public Schools Won’t Lose Money This Year Despite Enrollment Loss; Experts Ask: Is That Enough For Post-COVID Recovery?

By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 5, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget

“My biggest concern is just the process DCPS will use to communicate to schools that they now have access to this [$14 million] funding and can indeed use it to stabilize staff,” Qubilah Huddleston, an education policy analyst at DCFPI, told The 74.

DC Councilmember proposes trust fund program for babies born to low income families

By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 5, 2021 • Income & Poverty

McDuffie contends the District government-sponsored trust funds could solve the District’s growing racial wealth gap. In which white families have 81 times the wealth of black families according to the DC Fiscal Policy institute.

Bowser Is Planning To Set Aside Millions More For D.C. Public Schools In The Next Budget. Is It Enough?

By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 4, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget

The money is a relief for many communities, but questions remain, said Qubilah Huddleston, a policy analyst for the the think tank D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute.

Testimony of Kate Coventry, Senior Policy Analyst at the Public Oversight Hearing on An Equitable End to Safety Net Protections Put in Place During the COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery, DC Council Special Committee on COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery

Testimony of Kate Coventry, Senior Policy Analyst at the Public Hearing for the Committee on Housing and Executive Administration Hearing on the Fair Tenant Screening Act of 2021.

Taxing the Wealthy in DC: A Matter of Racial Justice

D.C. Temporarily Reverses Ban On Former Felons In Cannabis Industry

A 12-Bed Women’s Housing Facility Is Opening In Northeast Next Month

Three Things We Know About the Mayor’s Education Budget So Far

Advocates’ Letter to Mayor Bowser: American Rescue Plan Offers DC a Down Payment on a Just Recovery and Future

D.C. Public Schools Won’t Lose Money This Year Despite Enrollment Loss; Experts Ask: Is That Enough For Post-COVID Recovery?

DC Councilmember proposes trust fund program for babies born to low income families

Bowser Is Planning To Set Aside Millions More For D.C. Public Schools In The Next Budget. Is It Enough?

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