Featured Publications & Resources
Budget Toolkit
With Rising Costs and Continued Hardship, DC Budget Must Sustain Focus on Racial Justice
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 14, 2023 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
DC Must Better Address the Behavioral Health Needs of Students of Color and Girls
By Qubilah Huddleston • February 1, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Health Equity
Report
The High Cost of Denying Statehood to the District of Columbia
By Erica Williams and Nikki Metzgar • January 19, 2023 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes Anthony Field as our new Campaigns Manager!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 12, 2023
Report
DC’s Tools to Create and Preserve Affordable Housing
By Eliana Golding • December 22, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Blog
Latinas in DC Earn 64 Cents For Every Dollar Earned by White, Non-Hispanic Men
By Nikki Metzgar • December 8, 2022 • Inclusive Economy / Income & Poverty
Testimony
Testimony on the Green New Deal for Housing Amendment Act of 2022
By Eliana Golding • November 22, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Testimony
Testimony at the Public Oversight Hearing on DHS Implementation of Housing Investments
By Kate Coventry • November 4, 2022 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
Blog
DC’s Extreme Wealth Concentration Exacerbates Racial Inequality, Limits Economic Opportunity
By Erica Williams • October 20, 2022 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget
Blog
Reflections on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: DC Making Progress on Wage Equity, But There is Still Work To Be Done
By Claire Goldberg • September 21, 2022 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Inclusive Economy / 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