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DC Council Adopts New TANF Sanction Policy
By Tina Paden • January 8, 2013 • Income & Poverty / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, At the Public Roundtable On the District of Columbia’s TANF Program
By Tina Paden • January 7, 2013 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Giving Credits Where Credit is Due: Affordable Care through Tax Credits
By Jenny Reed • January 3, 2013
Blog
The Collateral Damage of the Fiscal Cliff: DC Has Been Forced to Hold Back on Important Programs
By Jenny Reed • January 2, 2013 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Soumya Bhat, Education Finance and Policy Analyst, At the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Hearing for District of Columbia Public Schools
By Tina Paden • December 21, 2012 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Report
As DC Gets the Green Light to Move Forward on Health Reform, Important Decisions Await
By Tina Paden • December 20, 2012
Report
Widening the Gap: New Legislation Would Further Skew Dc’s Property Tax Benefits To High Value Homeowners And Creates Tremendous Disparities In Dc’s Property Tax System
By Tina Paden • December 19, 2012 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Improving the Transparency of DC Council Operations & Public Access to Information
By Tina Paden • December 18, 2012
Blog
A Good Move toward Making Housing More Affordable in DC
By Tina Paden • December 17, 2012 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
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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