DC Fiscal Policy Institute
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The DC Fiscal Policy Institute shapes racially-just tax, budget, and policy decisions to advance an antiracist, equitable future.
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"When Mayor Bowser issued her budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 in April, it included what Mitchell of DCFPI called 'the deepest cut to our local safety net program in a generation.'"
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Food insecurity in the DC area hits a new high
Cuts to SNAP, surging costs, and federal layoffs are making it difficult for District residents to put food on the table.
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September 18, 2026 at 5:07 PM
"When Mayor Bowser issued her budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 in April, it included what Mitchell of DCFPI called 'the deepest cut to our local safety net program in a generation.'"
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September 16, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Monthly gifts keep advocacy moving.
Join 25 Monthly for 25 with a recurring gift of $25/month and help DCFPI respond when it matters most.
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Today, the Census Bureau releases new American Community Survey data for 2025, showing the “before” of the historical cuts to the federal safety net.
Today’s Census data underscore the important role SNAP, Medicaid, and ACA marketplace coverage play in helping families afford the basics. As cuts from the 2025 reconciliation law begin to take effect, @sharonparrott.bsky.social explains why those cuts are so misguided. www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...
New Census Data Underscore Importance of Food Assistance and Health Coverage Access | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
At a moment when the cuts enacted in last year’s harmful Republican reconciliation law have begun...
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September 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Today, the Census Bureau releases new American Community Survey data for 2025, showing the “before” of the historical cuts to the federal safety net.
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Join Just Recovery DC on 10/13 for an advocacy day at the Wilson Building to urge our local lawmakers and their staff to advance progressive, equitable revenue raisers that protect DC’s critical services and programs.
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September 14, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Join Just Recovery DC on 10/13 for an advocacy day at the Wilson Building to urge our local lawmakers and their staff to advance progressive, equitable revenue raisers that protect DC’s critical services and programs.
RSVP and more info: loom.ly/WsIqo08
RSVP and more info: loom.ly/WsIqo08
"This tax would expand the vital revenue D.C. needs so it can avoid cutting the programs relied on by struggling residents, who are disproportionately Black and brown." - @ericawilli.bsky.social
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September 10, 2026 at 5:20 PM
"This tax would expand the vital revenue D.C. needs so it can avoid cutting the programs relied on by struggling residents, who are disproportionately Black and brown." - @ericawilli.bsky.social
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Lawmakers can use this moment to advance a more progressive and racially-just tax system by evaluating tax proposals across five dimensions. Learn more about these principles in our new blog!
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September 9, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Lawmakers can use this moment to advance a more progressive and racially-just tax system by evaluating tax proposals across five dimensions. Learn more about these principles in our new blog!
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Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers, but high costs coupled with low wages, federal interference, and chronic racial inequities are hurting many District workers.
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For Many DC Workers, There’s Not Much to Celebrate This Labor Day | DC Fiscal Policy Institute
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers, but high costs coupled with low wages, federal interference, and chronic racial inequities are hurting many District workers.
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September 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers, but high costs coupled with low wages, federal interference, and chronic racial inequities are hurting many District workers.
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25 years. One simple way to celebrate.
Join DCFPI's 25 Monthly for 25 Campaign with a recurring gift of $25/month.
Together, we're powering the next 25 years of research, advocacy, and policy change.
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Together, we're powering the next 25 years of research, advocacy, and policy change.
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September 5, 2026 at 2:39 PM
25 years. One simple way to celebrate.
Join DCFPI's 25 Monthly for 25 Campaign with a recurring gift of $25/month.
Together, we're powering the next 25 years of research, advocacy, and policy change.
#25MonthlyFor25 https://loom.ly/hWUSTGI
Join DCFPI's 25 Monthly for 25 Campaign with a recurring gift of $25/month.
Together, we're powering the next 25 years of research, advocacy, and policy change.
#25MonthlyFor25 https://loom.ly/hWUSTGI
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers, but high costs coupled with low wages, federal interference, and chronic racial inequities are hurting many District workers.
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For Many DC Workers, There’s Not Much to Celebrate This Labor Day | DC Fiscal Policy Institute
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers, but high costs coupled with low wages, federal interference, and chronic racial inequities are hurting many District workers.
dcfpi.org
September 4, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Labor Day is a day to celebrate workers, but high costs coupled with low wages, federal interference, and chronic racial inequities are hurting many District workers.
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TODAY!
Meet us at the Mount Pleasant Library to hear Vanessa Williamson discuss her book, The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History, in conversation with DCFPI's @ericawilli.bsky.social!
More info: loom.ly/R7AWZXI
Meet us at the Mount Pleasant Library to hear Vanessa Williamson discuss her book, The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History, in conversation with DCFPI's @ericawilli.bsky.social!
More info: loom.ly/R7AWZXI
The Literary Village -The Price of Democracy:
This program is a part of the Literary Village book talk series - a partnership between Mount Pleasant Village and the Friends of Mt. Pleasant Library.. Event starts at September 3, 2026 6:30 PM EDT
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September 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM
TODAY!
Meet us at the Mount Pleasant Library to hear Vanessa Williamson discuss her book, The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History, in conversation with DCFPI's @ericawilli.bsky.social!
More info: loom.ly/R7AWZXI
Meet us at the Mount Pleasant Library to hear Vanessa Williamson discuss her book, The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History, in conversation with DCFPI's @ericawilli.bsky.social!
More info: loom.ly/R7AWZXI
Approximately 1,200 DC residents could lose food assistance by October because of a harmful time limit on SNAP that federal lawmakers imposed on states and enrollees last year.
Learn more on our blog: https://loom.ly/cpYws0M
Learn more on our blog: https://loom.ly/cpYws0M
September 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Approximately 1,200 DC residents could lose food assistance by October because of a harmful time limit on SNAP that federal lawmakers imposed on states and enrollees last year.
Learn more on our blog: https://loom.ly/cpYws0M
Learn more on our blog: https://loom.ly/cpYws0M
On September 3rd, head to the Mount Pleasant library to hear Vanessa Williamson discuss her book The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History in conversation with DCFPI's Erica Williams!
More info: https://loom.ly/R7AWZXI
More info: https://loom.ly/R7AWZXI
August 27, 2026 at 2:07 PM
On September 3rd, head to the Mount Pleasant library to hear Vanessa Williamson discuss her book The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History in conversation with DCFPI's Erica Williams!
More info: https://loom.ly/R7AWZXI
More info: https://loom.ly/R7AWZXI
Decades of historical and ongoing discrimination have greatly limited the economic outcomes of Black households, who in turn face the brunt of the District’s enduring affordability crisis.
Read more in our latest blog: https://loom.ly/tttZkiY
Read more in our latest blog: https://loom.ly/tttZkiY
Three Out of Five Black Residents Can’t Afford DC | DC Fiscal Policy Institute
The perennial conversation around affordability in DC stems not just from high prices, but also from household incomes that are insufficient to cover costs—a situation that is particularly acute for Black households.
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August 26, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Decades of historical and ongoing discrimination have greatly limited the economic outcomes of Black households, who in turn face the brunt of the District’s enduring affordability crisis.
Read more in our latest blog: https://loom.ly/tttZkiY
Read more in our latest blog: https://loom.ly/tttZkiY
High prices hit Black District households particularly hard because of the long-term suppression of earned income, driven by employment discrimination and systemic racism.
Read more on our blog: https://loom.ly/tttZkiY
Read more on our blog: https://loom.ly/tttZkiY
August 18, 2026 at 5:30 PM
High prices hit Black District households particularly hard because of the long-term suppression of earned income, driven by employment discrimination and systemic racism.
Read more on our blog: https://loom.ly/tttZkiY
Read more on our blog: https://loom.ly/tttZkiY
DC statehood now.
Trump on Washington DC: "Would I federalize DC? I'm allowed to do that."
August 17, 2026 at 8:21 PM
DC statehood now.
“Sinking scarce dollars into a failed operation is happening at a time when Americans across the country, but particularly D.C. residents, are facing an affordability crisis,” said @tazramitchell.bsky.social, chief policy officer at the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute.
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After a Year in D.C., the National Guard Seems Almost Normal
Critics say that's exactly the problem.
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August 11, 2026 at 5:42 PM
“Sinking scarce dollars into a failed operation is happening at a time when Americans across the country, but particularly D.C. residents, are facing an affordability crisis,” said @tazramitchell.bsky.social, chief policy officer at the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute.
www.notus.org/metro/nation...
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One year of military occupation in DC.
A statement from DCFPI, read by DCFPI staff.
A statement from DCFPI, read by DCFPI staff.
August 11, 2026 at 1:34 PM
One year of military occupation in DC.
A statement from DCFPI, read by DCFPI staff.
A statement from DCFPI, read by DCFPI staff.
Property tax is one of DC’s largest sources of local revenue. By building a tax system based on ability to pay—with the wealthiest paying the greatest share of their income in taxes —the District can build an economy of shared abundance.
Read more in our property tax primer: https://loom.ly/e20Aako
Read more in our property tax primer: https://loom.ly/e20Aako
August 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Property tax is one of DC’s largest sources of local revenue. By building a tax system based on ability to pay—with the wealthiest paying the greatest share of their income in taxes —the District can build an economy of shared abundance.
Read more in our property tax primer: https://loom.ly/e20Aako
Read more in our property tax primer: https://loom.ly/e20Aako
While the RENTAL Act included a series of changes to TOPA, this one affected approximately 81,000 existing units and untold more in the future, creating a "historic loss of tenants’ rights," according to Mychal Cohen, a senior policy analyst at DCFPI. 51st.news/housing-law-...
DC tenant advocates sound alarm about a RENTAL Act loophole
Tenant organizers fought to exempt renovated buildings from the sweeping housing law, but advocates say that isn’t working in practice.
51st.news
August 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
While the RENTAL Act included a series of changes to TOPA, this one affected approximately 81,000 existing units and untold more in the future, creating a "historic loss of tenants’ rights," according to Mychal Cohen, a senior policy analyst at DCFPI. 51st.news/housing-law-...
Decades of historical and ongoing discrimination have greatly limited the economic outcomes of Black households, who in turn face the brunt of the District’s enduring affordability crisis.
Read more in our latest blog: https://loom.ly/tttZkiY
Read more in our latest blog: https://loom.ly/tttZkiY
Three Out of Five Black Residents Can’t Afford DC | DC Fiscal Policy Institute
The perennial conversation around affordability in DC stems not just from high prices, but also from household incomes that are insufficient to cover costs—a situation that is particularly acute for Black households.
dcfpi.org
August 3, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Decades of historical and ongoing discrimination have greatly limited the economic outcomes of Black households, who in turn face the brunt of the District’s enduring affordability crisis.
Read more in our latest blog: https://loom.ly/tttZkiY
Read more in our latest blog: https://loom.ly/tttZkiY
. @tazramitchell.bsky.social questioned the mayor’s criticism of council for using 1-time $ to balance the budget when Bowser wrote to the council in May with a list of priorities for how to use $ from the decoupling & reserve funding. “It’s quite hypocritical” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Bowser, warning of $837M ‘fiscal cliff,’ declines to sign D.C. budget
It’s not a veto, but it’s the mayor’s way of voicing her disapproval with the D.C. Council.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 29, 2026 at 4:41 PM
. @tazramitchell.bsky.social questioned the mayor’s criticism of council for using 1-time $ to balance the budget when Bowser wrote to the council in May with a list of priorities for how to use $ from the decoupling & reserve funding. “It’s quite hypocritical” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Parents need accessible, affordable child care. Research has shown that high-quality child care leads to long-term learning & development benefits for children. But DC child care is among the most expensive in the country.
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If You Build It: Recommendations for Increasing the Supply of Affordable Child Care to Meet District Demand | DC Fiscal Policy Institute
Parents need accessible, affordable child care to work, go back to school, and to ensure their children are receiving the care they need to develop. Research has shown that high-quality […]
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July 28, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Parents need accessible, affordable child care. Research has shown that high-quality child care leads to long-term learning & development benefits for children. But DC child care is among the most expensive in the country.
Read our report: dcfpi.org/all/if-you-b...
Read our report: dcfpi.org/all/if-you-b...
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To learn more about why this bill is so dangerous for DC, read our statement: dcfpi.org/press-releas...
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House Committee Advances Bill Stripping DC of Control Over Its Own Tax Code | DC Fiscal Policy Institute
The bill is the third attack on DC’s budget autonomy in less than two years.
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July 27, 2026 at 8:37 PM
To learn more about why this bill is so dangerous for DC, read our statement: dcfpi.org/press-releas...
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Thank you for showing up strongly to oppose HR 9720, which would be a major incursion on DC’s right to self-govern.
This bill is the third attack on DC’s ability to budget in less than two years, and it is another attempt to destabilize DC.
This bill is the third attack on DC’s ability to budget in less than two years, and it is another attempt to destabilize DC.
July 27, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Thank you for showing up strongly to oppose HR 9720, which would be a major incursion on DC’s right to self-govern.
This bill is the third attack on DC’s ability to budget in less than two years, and it is another attempt to destabilize DC.
This bill is the third attack on DC’s ability to budget in less than two years, and it is another attempt to destabilize DC.
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Washington did not drift into disenfranchisement. It was disenfranchised, deliberately, at the moment its Black residents were gaining power.
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July 24, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Washington did not drift into disenfranchisement. It was disenfranchised, deliberately, at the moment its Black residents were gaining power.
Read more: www.theroot.com/as-america-t...
Read more: www.theroot.com/as-america-t...