“There are ripple effects that we won’t really be able to fully account for in the immediate term,” said Erica Williams, executive director of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute. Less spending across the region “can put pressure on our budget and our […]
The Department of Education (DoE) sent a letter last week directing federally-funded institutions no longer to consider race and diversity in admissions, hiring and scholarship decisions, among other things.
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If the cuts to federal programs are as extreme as what has been proposed, “we could see unemployment in the District skyrocket,” said DC Fiscal Policy Institute Executive Director Erica Williams. “That will put pressure on our budget as we have to […]
Polling from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute and Data for Progress in 2023 found that 55% of residents believe the site “should be used mostly for housing and neighborhood amenities,” versus 39% who supported a football stadium.
“The federal government is certainly an important part of the D.C. economy and has been a buoy for us through tough economic times.” said Erica Williams, executive director of the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute
“I feel like, for the most part, we had a good process with a respectable outcome,” Erica Williams says. “It’s unfortunate it’s been undermined in this way.”
“We need to be protecting the Pay Equity Fund as if our economy depends on it, because it absolutely does,” Gunderson said.
Michael Johnson, Jr. of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute joins Rattling the Bars to discuss this eye-opening report, “The Hidden Cost of Justice.”
“We’re at really high capacity, and that’s concerning because we likely will have another heat wave,” Kate Coventry, deputy director of legislative strategy for the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute and a voting member of ICH, said in an interview.
“We really have to stop picking apart this program and playing with the salaries, healthcare, and livelihoods of the women who teach and care for our children,” says Anne Gunderson, an education policy analyst at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute.