DC Residents with Disabilities Would Be Hurt by Proposed Budget Cuts
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
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Changes in the FY 2011 Budget: A New Budget Structure has the Potential to add Greater Transparency to the DC Budget
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New Revenue Resources from DCFPI
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
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
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The Week Ahead
The DC Council continues its budget oversight hearings and DCFPI and the DC Alliance of Youth Advocates sponsor a budget briefing on the Children Youth Investment Trust Corporation.
A Stimulus for both the District and DC’s Jobless
On Tuesday, the DC Council took a big step to help jobless DC residents get more assistance — a move that also will allow the District to receive critical federal dollars during these tough economic times. It’s a clear win-win situation.