Doni Crawford, Author at DC Fiscal Policy Institute

Testimony of Doni Crawford, Senior Policy Analyst at the Budget Oversight Hearing on the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, Committee on Business and Economic Development

By Doni Crawford • June 3, 2021 • Revenue & Budget

Mayor Bowser’s proposed budget makes substantial investments and legislative changes to expand access to grocery stores, sit-down restaurants, and food businesses in those wards. And while DCFPI is supportive of increasing access to affordable and quality […]

Comments on Proposed Rules on Tax Abatement for Affordable Housing in High-Needs Areas

By Doni Crawford and Eliana Golding • April 22, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Income & Poverty

DCFPI is concerned that the affordability level set in the law and enforced through the regulations is not sufficiently affordable to justify the use of District dollars.

What’s in the Comprehensive Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Act of 2021?

By Doni Crawford • April 20, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training

Today, on 4/20, many Americans are reflecting upon the nation’s racist history of cannabis prohibition and the criminalization of Black and brown people and communities.

Testimony of Doni Crawford for the Judiciary and Public Safety Hearing on the Record Expungement Simplification to Offer Relief and Equity Amendment Act of 2021

By Doni Crawford • April 15, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training

DCFPI strongly supports a more simplified DC expungement process, an expansion of expungement-eligible offenses, and automatic expungement for decriminalized offenses, as envisioned in the Record Expungement Simplification to Offer Relief and Equity (RESTORE) […]

Failure to Invest in Critical Housing Needs is a Failure to Address a Deeply Racialized Public Health Crisis

By Doni Crawford and Eliana Golding • March 12, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget

A year into the global health pandemic, the resulting economic downturn continues to underscore the importance of substantial District investments in quality affordable housing and rental assistance for DC residents.

New Report: First in Line

By Doni Crawford • February 16, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training

This Black History Month, and every day of the year, we are reflecting on the ways in which public policy can be used as a reparative tool for Black people and Black communities in DC.

First in Line: A Reparative Approach to Recreational Cannabis Policy

By Doni Crawford • February 16, 2021 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training

This new Council Period, DC policymakers can continue advancements in racial equity (as envisioned in the Racial Equity Achieves Results Amendment Act of 2020) and help build a just economic recovery with recreational cannabis policy.

Black Workers in the Grip of the Recession—Declining UI Trust Fund Could Cause More Harm

By Doni Crawford • November 20, 2020 • Income & Poverty

The pandemic has a particularly tight grip on Black people, as its devastation, in part, thrives on racial and economic inequality. As many as 72,000 workers—mostly Black—are receiving unemployment insurance (UI) benefits or awaiting approval from the DC […]

Testimony of Doni Crawford at the Public Hearing on the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act of 2020, Committee on Government Operations

By Doni Crawford • November 18, 2020 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training

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Testimony of Doni Crawford At the Public Hearing on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2020, Committee of the Whole

By Doni Crawford • November 12, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Inclusive Economy

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Testimony of Doni Crawford, Senior Policy Analyst at the Budget Oversight Hearing on the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, Committee on Business and Economic Development

Comments on Proposed Rules on Tax Abatement for Affordable Housing in High-Needs Areas

What’s in the Comprehensive Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Act of 2021?

Testimony of Doni Crawford for the Judiciary and Public Safety Hearing on the Record Expungement Simplification to Offer Relief and Equity Amendment Act of 2021

Failure to Invest in Critical Housing Needs is a Failure to Address a Deeply Racialized Public Health Crisis

New Report: First in Line

First in Line: A Reparative Approach to Recreational Cannabis Policy

Black Workers in the Grip of the Recession—Declining UI Trust Fund Could Cause More Harm

Testimony of Doni Crawford at the Public Hearing on the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act of 2020, Committee on Government Operations

Testimony of Doni Crawford At the Public Hearing on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2020, Committee of the Whole

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