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A Budget That Helps Residents Cope with the Rising Costs of Housing
By Tina Paden • March 14, 2013 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Report
Testimony of Kate Coventry, Policy Analyst, At the Public Hearing on Human Services Agency Performance: Department of Human Services
By Tina Paden • March 13, 2013
Blog
An Uphill Climb for DC Schools: A Look at DC CAS Trends
By Tina Paden • March 13, 2013 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Report
AN UPHILL CLIMB FOR DC SCHOOLS: A LOOK AT DC CAS TEST SCORE TRENDS
By Tina Paden • March 13, 2013 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Report
A Healthy Budget: Ensuring Residents Have Access to Healthcare in 2014 and Beyond
By Jenny Reed • March 12, 2013
Op-Ed
DC Is Swimming in Cash–When Will it Spend Some of It to Make DC Stronger?
By Tina Paden • March 11, 2013
Blog
DC Will Be A Stronger City If Everyone Succeeds: DCFPI’s Goals for the Upcoming 2014 Budget
By Ed Lazere • March 10, 2013 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
What Happened at “What’s In Store for the DC Budget?â€
By Tina Paden • March 8, 2013 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Jenny Reed, Policy Director, at the Public Hearing on PR20-47, the “Sense of the Council regarding the Need for An Affordable Housing Policy at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Resolution of 2013”
By Jenny Reed • March 8, 2013 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Report
Unemployment Remains High in the Wake of the Recession for Some Groups of DC Residents
By Tina Paden • March 7, 2013
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Press Release
George Jones Named Chair of DCFPI’s Board of Directors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 25, 2024
Report
Hidden Price of Justice: Fines and Fees in DC’s Criminal Legal System
By Michael Johnson Jr. • June 25, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
Testimony
Council Should Pass the Clean Hands Economic Expansion Act to Achieve More Progress Toward Equity
By Michael Johnson Jr. • June 20, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
In The News
D.C.’s 2025 Budget Is the Worst on Housing Issues in a Decade, Advocates Say. What Happens Now?
Washington City Paper • June 14, 2024
Press Release
Vulnerable Residents Will Pay the Price for Failure to Fully Fund Housing Needs
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 13, 2024
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes Dana Hock as Our New Grants Administrative Associate
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 11, 2024
Blog
DC Council Makes Progress but Fails to Raise Adequate Revenue for Critical Programs at First Budget Vote
By Erica Williams • May 31, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
D.C. Experimented With Giving Childcare Workers Big Raises. The Project May Not Last.
Ms. Magazine • May 30, 2024
Fact Sheets
DC Can Boost Income to Tackle Child Poverty
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 23, 2024 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
DC Council Should Restore Funding for the Pay Equity Fund, Early Learning Programs
By Anne Gunderson • May 16, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget