Large Black-White Disparities in Poverty and Income Persisted in 2021
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Police Budget Remains Flat Despite Big Investments in Officer Recruitment and Retention
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.
DC Makes Bold Progress on Fair Pay for Early Educators
Every child deserves a strong start and a high-quality education, beginning at birth. Paying educators livable salaries is one step needed to boost teacher satisfaction, retention, and quality care, thereby improving DC’s early learning system.
DC Council Advances Recovery with First Budget Vote, But More Work Remains
The DC Council voted unanimously this week to advance the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget, which goes beyond the Mayor’s proposal to make critical investments in many of DC’s most underserved communities.
Excluded Workers’ Budget Demands Go Unanswered With First Vote
The expansion of EITC to include undocumented workers with a tax ID number was one of Council Chair Phil Mendelson’s major changes to the mayor’s proposed budget. The initiative would offer a path toward monthly basic income of about $300 to some residents […]
DC Can Do More to Improve Economic Security for Mothers
This Mother’s Day, DC Councilmembers have the opportunity to celebrate the District’s mothers, birthing parents, and caregivers through action.
Testimony at the DC Council Committee of the Whole Budget Oversight Hearing
My testimony today will focus on three recommendations, two for ensuring the District’s recovery is inclusive of undocumented and otherwise excluded workers and one for ensuring equitable and sensible tax policy.
Economic Security is for Everyone, No Exceptions
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DC’s Earned Income Tax Credit: The Most Generous in the Nation, But Not the Most Inclusive
Last year, DC lawmakers expanded the credit to make it the most generous in the nation, but it is not the most inclusive. Currently, it excludes roughly more than 5,000 low-paid working households because they have at least one person who is undocumented.
Testimony at the Budget Oversight Roundtable on the Department of General Services
DCFPI is here today to ask the Department of General Services (DGS) and the Council to ensure that two standalone public restrooms are constructed in fiscal year (FY) 2023…