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Blog
3 Takeaways from Mayor Bowser’s Budget: Some Big Investments, Some Key Misses
By Erica Williams • June 2, 2021 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Tazra Mitchell, DCFPI Policy Director, at the Public Hearing for Tax Proposals to Build Wealth Equity in the District’s Post- Covid-19 Economic Recovery DC Council Committee on Economic and Business Economic Development
By Tazra Mitchell • June 1, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Five Ways the Mayor’s Budget Can Advance an Antiracist, Equitable Future
By Erica Williams • May 26, 2021 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston, Education Policy Analyst at the Joint Public Oversight Hearing on the District’s Public Education System After the COVID-19 Pandemic DC Council Special Committee on COVID-10 Pandemic Recovery
By Qubilah Huddleston • May 26, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Blog
American Rescue Plan Presents a Once in a Lifetime Opportunity to Tackle Homelessness
By Kate Coventry • May 25, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry, Senior Policy Analyst at the Public Oversight Hearing on An Equitable End to Safety Net Protections Put in Place During the COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery, DC Council Special Committee on COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery
By Kate Coventry • May 21, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Health Equity / Homelessness
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry, Senior Policy Analyst at the Public Hearing for the Committee on Housing and Executive Administration Hearing on the Fair Tenant Screening Act of 2021.
By Kate Coventry • May 20, 2021 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Fact Sheets
Taxing the Wealthy in DC: A Matter of Racial Justice
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 19, 2021 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Three Things We Know About the Mayor’s Education Budget So Far
By Qubilah Huddleston • May 10, 2021 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
Blog
Advocates’ Letter to Mayor Bowser: American Rescue Plan Offers DC a Down Payment on a Just Recovery and Future
By Tazra Mitchell, Kate Coventry and Heather Lavoie • May 7, 2021 • Revenue & Budget
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Blog
Nearly Half of All Renters and More Than Half of Black Renters in DC Struggle to Afford Rent
By Connor Zielinski • April 14, 2025 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
In The News
Trump signs order on Washington DC as Republicans exert control over city
The Guardian • April 8, 2025
In The News
No timeline yet for when House will consider bill to revert $1.1B cut to DC budget
ABC News 7 • April 8, 2025
In The News
D.C. tenant group calls on their landlords to stop charging hidden fees
Street Sense Media • April 8, 2025
In The News
Fiscal policy nonprofits criticize federal bill that would slash DC's budget by $1B
ABC News 7 • April 8, 2025
Blog
Cuts to Federal Food Assistance Will Hurt Residents Just As DC Enters Recession
By Erica Williams • April 2, 2025 • Inclusive Economy
Fact Sheets
Immigrants are a Vital Part of DC's Future
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 2, 2025 • Inclusive Economy
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes Shira Markoff as New Director of Economic Policy
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 24, 2025
