The District of Columbia’s economy is strong, increasingly diverse, and outperforming the rest of the region, DCFPI’s new report, Economic Powerhouse: DC Is Growing Faster than the Region, finds. This great news for the city means that businesses are succeeding in the...
Chaz Rotenberg
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You Can Take Control of the DC Budget: Take the “DC Budget Challenge”
Did you ever think that you could do a better job deciding how to spend DC’s money than our elected leaders can? Well, here’s your chance! Mayor Bowser recently released the DC Budget Challenge—an online tool that allows DC residents to share their priorities by...
Ever Wonder Where DC Gets Its Money? Read Our New and Improved Revenue Primer!
DCFPI’s latest report, Revenue: Where DC Gets Its Money, details how and where the District gets its revenue to pay for everything from library books, to teacher salaries, to health care for lower-income residents. Our new and improved revenue primer also compares key...
We Should Put DC’s Latest Surplus to Use
The District ended 2016 with a lot more money in the bank, money that could be used to create more affordable housing, renovate more schools, or pay the start-up costs for the new paid family and medical leave program. But to make those important investments, we first...
DC Council Should Pass Two Bills that Would Decrease Smoking in the District
The DC Council can take important steps to improve public health in the District, by raising the District’s smoking age to 21 and by barring use of electronic cigarettes in restaurants and bars. A recent Council hearing on legislation that would accomplish these goals...