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Latinas in DC Earn 64 Cents For Every Dollar Earned by White, Non-Hispanic Men

By Nikki Metzgar • December 8, 2022 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty

For Latinas in DC, the picture is less egregious, but still stark. Latinas earn 64 percent of what white, non-Hispanic men do in a year and it takes them nearly 19 months to make up the difference…

Testimony on the Green New Deal for Housing Amendment Act of 2022

By Eliana Golding • November 22, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness

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Testimony at the Public Oversight Hearing on DHS Implementation of Housing Investments

By Kate Coventry • November 4, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness

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DC’s Extreme Wealth Concentration Exacerbates Racial Inequality, Limits Economic Opportunity

By Erica Williams • October 20, 2022 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget

Taxing wealth could reduce inequality and raise revenue for public services

Reflections on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: DC Making Progress on Wage Equity, But There is Still Work To Be Done

By Claire Goldberg • September 21, 2022 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty

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DCFPI Has a New Mission Aimed at Creating an Anti-Racist Future

By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 20, 2022

When we identify, advocate for, and win policy solutions that intentionally lift up and protect DC’s Black and brown communities, everyone will benefit.

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Testimony on the Schools First In Budgeting Amendment Act of 2021

By Qubilah Huddleston • September 16, 2022 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education

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Large Black-White Disparities in Poverty and Income Persisted in 2021

By Erica Williams and Tazra Mitchell • September 15, 2022 • Income & Poverty

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DCFPI welcomes Claire Goldberg as our new Digital Communications Associate!

By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 12, 2022

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Police Budget Remains Flat Despite Big Investments in Officer Recruitment and Retention

By Michael Johnson Jr. • August 29, 2022 • Inclusive Economy

DC’s approved police budget is remaining relatively flat, on net and when accounting for inflation, despite the Mayor and DC Council enacting significant investments to expand the police force.

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