Testimonies

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

February 9th, 2005

Chairman Evans other members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak today....

DC Budget Tax & Revenue

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

October 28th, 2004

Chairman Evans, Chairman Brazil, and other members of the Committee and the Council, thank you...

DC Budget Economy Tax & Revenue

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

October 7th, 2004

Chairman Mendelson and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak today. ...

Income & Poverty

DCFPI Testimony on Tax Increment Revenue Bonds Corcoran Gallery of Art Project Approval Resolution of 2004

June 28th, 2004

Chairman Evans and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak today. ...

DC Budget Economy Tax & Revenue

DCFPI Testimony on Sales Tax Holiday Amendment Act of 2003

May 5th, 2004

PDF of testimony Chairman Evans and other members of the Committee, thank you for the...

DC Budget Economy Tax & Revenue

DCFPI Testimony on the FY 2005 Budget Support Act of 2004

April 19th, 2004

Chairman Cropp and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak today. ...

Testimony of Idara Nickelson, Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute At the Public Hearing on Fiscal Year 2003 and Fiscal Year 2004 Spending and Performance by the Department of Human Services

March 4th, 2004

Chairman Allen and other members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak...

DC Budget Income & Poverty TANF & Income Support

Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, DC Fiscal Policy Institute At the Community Participation Hearing on â€œThe District’s Draft HUD Section 108 Loan Guarantee Application for the DC USA Project and Proposed Modification to the FY 2004 Consolidated Plan Action Planâ€

February 28th, 2004

Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. My name is Ed Lazere, and I...

DC Budget Economy Tax & Revenue

Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, At the Public Hearing on the Homestead Exemption Amendment Act of 2003, Bill 15-188, the Residential Real Property Tax Deferral and Recapture Act of 2003, Bill 15-619, and the Topic of Reducing the Real Property Tax Rate For Class 1 Owner-Occupied Properties

January 13th, 2004

Chairman Evans and other members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak...

Affordable Housing & Homelessness DC Budget Economy Tax & Revenue

Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, At the Public Hearing on the Owner-Occupant Residential Tax Credit Act of 2003, Bill 15-303, and the Homestead Exemption Amendment Act of 2003, Bill 15-188

July 10th, 2003

Chairman Evans other members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak today....

Affordable Housing & Homelessness DC Budget Economy Tax & Revenue

Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, At the Public Hearing on the Corporate Income Tax Base Protection Act of 2003, Bill 15-243

June 18th, 2003

Chairman Evans and other members of the Committee, thank you for holding a hearing on...

DC Budget Tax & Revenue

Testimony Of Ed Lazere, Policy Director, D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, At The Public Roundtable On “The Real Property Tax Assessment Transition: Discontinuing The Triennial” District Of Columbia Committee On Finance And Revenue

January 31st, 2001

Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak on...

DC Budget Tax & Revenue

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