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Testimony
Testimony of Idara Nickelson, Policy Analyst, At the Public Hearing on Fiscal Year 2004 and Fiscal Year 2005 Spending and Performance by the Department of Human Services District of Columbia Committee on Human Services
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 22, 2005 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, Dc Fiscal Policy Institute At the Public Hearing on Bill 16-18, The Estate and Inheritance Tax Re-Coupling Act of 2005 Bill 16-19, The Pension or Other Retirement Income Exclusion from Income Tax Amendment Act of 2005, and Bill 16-22, The Public School Teachers Income Exclusion Act of 2005 District of Columbia Committee on Finance and Revenue
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 9, 2005 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
Squeezed Out: The Worsening Shortage of Affordable Housing for Low-Income DC Households
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 13, 2005 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Income & Poverty
Report
Proposed “Private Financing” Options for a DC Baseball Stadium Do Not Represent True Private Financing
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • December 20, 2004
Report
Several Projects Planned for the “Community Investment Fund†Do Not Appear Well Designed to Meet Community Needs
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 29, 2004
Report
Concerns with the Proposed “Community Investment Fund”
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • November 8, 2004
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, At the Public Hearing on Bill 15-1028, the Ballpark Omnibus Financing and Revenue Act of 2004 District of Columbia Committee on Finance and Revenue District of Columbia Committee on Economic Development
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 28, 2004 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
The Mayor’s Proposed Stadium Deal: Many Financial Risks, Few Benefits for the District
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 26, 2004 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
An Open Letter to Mayor Anthony Williams and the DC City Council from 90 Economists on the Likely Impact of a Taxpayer-Financed Baseball Stadium in the District of Columbia
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 21, 2004 • Inclusive Economy
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, DC Fiscal Policy Institute At the Public Hearing on Labor Relations and Retail Business District of Columbia Committee on Public Interest
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • October 7, 2004 • Income & Poverty
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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