Why It Makes Sense to Modernize the Sales Tax– Yes, Even to Include Yoga Studios
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 6, 2010
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DC Residents with Disabilities Would Be Hurt by Proposed Budget Cuts
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 30, 2010
The recession that has had a crushing effect on DC’s finances now appears to be affecting services for people with disabilities, who make up 1 in 5 District residents. Proposed cuts in the FY 2011 budget have the potential to add up to big reductions […]
New Income Tax Rates for High Earners: A Progressive Approach to Addressing DC’s Budget Shortfall
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 29, 2010 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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New Revenue Resources from DCFPI
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 28, 2010
Recently, we’ve fielded lots of good questions about the District’s revenues, like: How much revenue has DC lost during the recession? Which programs are proposed to be cut in the FY 2011 budget? Which services should we include in a sales tax expansion? To […]
Support a Balanced Approach to the Recession in DC
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 27, 2010 • Revenue & Budget
The crushing national recession has brought hardship to many DC families. Unemployment has more than doubled over the past two years and public needs are rising dramatically — but the District has fewer resources to meet those needs because revenues […]
Testimony of Katie Kerstetter, Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, for the Public Hearing on the FY 2011 Budget Request for the Office of the State Superintendent for Education, Committee of the Whole
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 27, 2010 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
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