DC Fiscal Policy Institute
Recent posts by DC Fiscal Policy Institute
Tax Increases, Police Department Decrease Define 2021 DC Council Budget Plan
DC Council Increases Funding for Affordable Housing and Homeless Services, but Advocates Warn Budget Still Falls Short
As DC Budget Vote Looms, Needs Are Acute For Public Housing Residents
DC Has an Opportunity to Prove Black Lives Matter, and it Will Cost More Than a Few Cans of Paint
Protesters Demand Relief For DC Workers Excluded From Coronavirus Assistance
Protesters At Freedom Plaza Demand Funds For DC Workers Excluded From Coronavirus Relief
For Thousands Of Eligible DC Residents, a COVID-19 Stimulus Check May Never Arrive
7 On Your Side: Resources to Help Minority-owned Businesses During Pandemic
A Viral Black-owned Business Success and the Shortcomings of the Federal Pandemic Response
Two-Thirds Of DC Voters Surveyed Support Removing Police From Schools, Using Funds For Student Programs
Testimony of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute At the Public Budget Hearing of the Metropolitan Police Department
Chairman Allen, and other members of the Council, thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony. DCFPI is a non-profit organization that promotes budget choices to address DC’s economic and racial inequities and to build widespread prosperity in the District of...
Mayor’s Budget Cuts Money for Street Outreach
No Significant Funding Added to Emergency Rental Assistance Program Despite Ongoing Effects of COVID-19
Washington Protesters Express Optimism After Week on Edge
Do We Spend More Money on Education or Police Departments?
Saving Black Lives: Policymakers Examine the COVID-19 Disparity in DC
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston At the Joint Budget Oversight Hearing with the Committee on Education and Committee of the Whole
Chairperson Grosso, Chairperson Mendelson, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Qubilah Huddleston and I am an Education Policy Analyst at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI). DCFPI is a non-profit organization...
Testimony of Doni Crawford At the Budget Oversight Hearing on the Department of Employment Services
Good morning, Chairperson Silverman and members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. My name is Doni Crawford, and I am a policy analyst at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI). DCFPI is a non-profit organization that promotes budget...