FY 2025 Budget Must Address Hardship with Equitably Raised Revenue
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Achieving Vision of Fairly Compensated Early Education Workforce Makes Anticipation of Cost Growth Imperative
As DC local fund revenue growth slows, lawmakers must protect the PEF from another funding raid and anticipate the natural growth in cost that accompanies its successful implementation and outcomes in future years.
District Child Tax Credit Bill is a Tool for Tackling Child Poverty and Should be Strengthened
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There’s A Growing Push To Develop Social Housing In D.C. What Is It?
Unlike traditional public housing, which is owned by the federal government and managed by quasi-independent local government agencies, like the DC Housing Authority, social housing is owned by local governments themselves. That’s an important distinction, […]
DC Voters Strongly Support Public Investments that Address Economic Hardship, According to New Poll
New polling from Data for Progress and the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) shows near unanimous support from DC voters for investments in programs and services that support residents experiencing economic hardship.
Top 5 Percent of DC Earners Pay Lower Share of Income in Taxes than Bottom 95 Percent
Tax advantages for residents at the top privilege white residents—who account for the vast majority of DC’s richest residents—and serve to concentrate their wealth. This comes at the expense of public investments in underserved communities that advance […]
Top 5 Percent of DC Earners Pay Lower Effective Tax Rate Than Bottom 95 Percent
While DC’s tax code ranks as the least regressive in the nation, the top 5 percent of District families pay a lower effective tax rate (11.2 percent) than the bottom 95 percent (11.6 percent).