In the District, nearly a third of Black children were living in a household where they were not eating enough because they couldn’t afford food, according to an analysis of federal surveys by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute.
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According to the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, most Black-owned businesses in the U.S. — and many in wards 7 and 8 — are sole proprietorships, meaning they’re run by one person. That makes it harder to track statistics like foot traffic and revenue.
“And what this package would do is provide essential stabilization dollars for families and businesses right now that make a huge investment in their lives ongoing over the next 10 years,” says Tazra Mitchell of the left-leaning D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute.
Advocates and legislators have been fighting for years to change the ridiculous renewal process for the DC Healthcare Alliance.
As we move to vaccinate residents and hopefully emerge from the pandemic, our leaders must address the possibility of thousands of residents facing eviction, small businesses that may not recover, and students who have fallen behind. Yet DC’s finances and […]
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15,000 workers in D.C. currently receive or are seeking PUA according to Doni Crawford, a policy analyst at the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute.
The coronavirus pandemic took resources away from unsheltered people this year, making action from lawmakers even more necessary, the activists said.
The District should do more to fund services for struggling residents, including raising taxes on our highest-income residents and big businesses, to support economic stability that benefits the city.
