Featured Publications & Resources
Blog
DC Council Budget Moves in the Right Direction, Some Major Shortcomings Remain
By Kate Coventry, Doni Crawford, Eliana Golding, Qubilah Huddleston, Tazra Mitchell and Alyssa Noth • July 9, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity / Homelessness / Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / Revenue & Budget
Blog
July Brings New Benefits and Wage Increases for District Workers and Families
By Doni Crawford • July 1, 2020 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Blog
DC Budget Markups: Council Boosts Funding for Some Services but Substantial Shortcomings Remain
By Kate Coventry, Doni Crawford, Eliana Golding, Qubilah Huddleston, Tazra Mitchell and Alyssa Noth • June 29, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
Blog
DC Students Deserve Empathy and Greater Mental Health Support, Not Policing and Punishment
By Qubilah Huddleston and Alyssa Noth • June 24, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity / Revenue & Budget
Blog
An Investment in Affordable Housing is an Investment in Long-Term Community Stability
By Doni Crawford and Eliana Golding • June 23, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry At The Way Home Campaign’s People’s Roundtable to End Homelessness
By Kate Coventry • June 22, 2020 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
Blog
The Council Should Remove Barriers to Health Care Access for DC Immigrants
By Kate Coventry • June 22, 2020 • Health Equity
Testimony
Testimony of Doni Crawford At the Budget Oversight Hearing for the Committee on Government Operations
By Doni Crawford • June 18, 2020 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Tazra Mitchell at the Committee of the Whole Budget Oversight Hearing
By Tazra Mitchell • June 17, 2020 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
All Publications & Resources
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