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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Adopting a wealth proceeds tax is an equitable and straightforward option that would raise significant revenue, and help states mitigate the harm caused to people and communities by recent federal policies such as the Republican megabill: www.cbpp.org/blog/states-...
States Should Adopt the Wealth Proceeds Tax to Raise New Revenue
State policymakers should raise revenue to mitigate the harm to people and communities caused by federal actions and to expand critical investments that support a more prosperous future for all.
www.cbpp.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Adopting a wealth proceeds tax is an equitable and straightforward option that would raise significant revenue, and help states mitigate the harm caused to people and communities by recent federal policies such as the Republican megabill: www.cbpp.org/blog/states-...
This new year marks 25 years for the DC Fiscal Policy Institute. Our foundation is strong. Together, we can be the answers to the problems we face and build an economy and democracy that enables all to live to their fullest.
Read a letter from our Executive Director here: https://loom.ly/LIYEPSY
Read a letter from our Executive Director here: https://loom.ly/LIYEPSY
January 15, 2026 at 3:49 PM
This new year marks 25 years for the DC Fiscal Policy Institute. Our foundation is strong. Together, we can be the answers to the problems we face and build an economy and democracy that enables all to live to their fullest.
Read a letter from our Executive Director here: https://loom.ly/LIYEPSY
Read a letter from our Executive Director here: https://loom.ly/LIYEPSY
DC's Child Tax Credit is an important tool for local families, and research has shown that the expansion of the federal child tax credit during the pandemic led to dramatic reductions in child poverty.
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More Jurisdictions Are Creating Child Tax Credits
Washington, D.C., will become the first locality with its own child tax credit. An expansion of the federal child tax credit during the pandemic led to dramatic reductions in child poverty.
www.governing.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
DC's Child Tax Credit is an important tool for local families, and research has shown that the expansion of the federal child tax credit during the pandemic led to dramatic reductions in child poverty.
https://loom.ly/DDT70DI
https://loom.ly/DDT70DI
DC is disproportionately impacted by federal budget cuts & layoffs--& so are Black DC residents. Federal jobs have long been a stepping stone to the middle class for Black workers, & the loss of these jobs is likely exacerbating racial disparities in employment.
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D.C. region saw more than 72,000 federal jobs lost in 2025, new data shows
Maryland lost more federal jobs than any other state in the country, a massive blow for a local economy where federal jobs make up about 6 percent of overall employment.
wapo.st
January 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
DC is disproportionately impacted by federal budget cuts & layoffs--& so are Black DC residents. Federal jobs have long been a stepping stone to the middle class for Black workers, & the loss of these jobs is likely exacerbating racial disparities in employment.
wapo.st/3NnC2QB
wapo.st/3NnC2QB
Fewer options, more expensive premiums, and lots of confusing changes: healthcare access in DC is a vital issue, and one that needs our focus and our funding.
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Healthcare cuts hit 20,000 D.C. residents
New Medicaid ceilings paired with soaring premiums risk punishing bills and loss of coverage for thousands.
51st.news
January 8, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Fewer options, more expensive premiums, and lots of confusing changes: healthcare access in DC is a vital issue, and one that needs our focus and our funding.
https://loom.ly/hCYlvbI
https://loom.ly/hCYlvbI
ICYMI, DC's CFO approved $51 million in contingency funding, which will increase support for Healthcare Alliance, HPTF, child care subsidies, PEF, and other programs.
https://wapo.st/4aJK8Ng
https://wapo.st/4aJK8Ng
January 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
ICYMI, DC's CFO approved $51 million in contingency funding, which will increase support for Healthcare Alliance, HPTF, child care subsidies, PEF, and other programs.
https://wapo.st/4aJK8Ng
https://wapo.st/4aJK8Ng
By putting more money directly into the pockets of individuals and families with low and moderate incomes, the CTC and EITC will improve child well-being and provide critical financial support at a time when many DC families are struggling.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/5Ke6IYY
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DC Tax Credits for Households with Low Incomes Will Reduce Child Poverty by One-Fifth
The two credits are highly effective, proven tools for reducing child poverty with long-term benefits over children’s life cycle and for the economy broadly.
www.dcfpi.org
January 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM
By putting more money directly into the pockets of individuals and families with low and moderate incomes, the CTC and EITC will improve child well-being and provide critical financial support at a time when many DC families are struggling.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/5Ke6IYY
Learn more: https://loom.ly/5Ke6IYY
Happy holidays from the DCFPI team!
We're logging off for the year, but we'll be back in January for another year of defending DC's autonomy and pushing for policies that support all DC residents.
We're logging off for the year, but we'll be back in January for another year of defending DC's autonomy and pushing for policies that support all DC residents.
December 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Happy holidays from the DCFPI team!
We're logging off for the year, but we'll be back in January for another year of defending DC's autonomy and pushing for policies that support all DC residents.
We're logging off for the year, but we'll be back in January for another year of defending DC's autonomy and pushing for policies that support all DC residents.
By putting more money directly into the pockets of individuals and families with low and moderate incomes, the CTC and EITC will improve child well-being and provide critical financial support at a time when many DC families are struggling.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/5Ke6IYY
Learn more: https://loom.ly/5Ke6IYY
December 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
By putting more money directly into the pockets of individuals and families with low and moderate incomes, the CTC and EITC will improve child well-being and provide critical financial support at a time when many DC families are struggling.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/5Ke6IYY
Learn more: https://loom.ly/5Ke6IYY
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December 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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DC child poverty spiked by 11% in 2024, a number that will increase with continued cuts to DC and Federal budgets. The CTC is one of the best tools we have to help alleviate it.
We're grateful to @cmzparker5.bsky.social and all his colleagues who are pushing for this important legislation.
We're grateful to @cmzparker5.bsky.social and all his colleagues who are pushing for this important legislation.
The child tax credit is one of the single-most effective anti-poverty measures of the last half-century. That's why 10 of my colleagues are joining me in sending a letter to Mayor Bowser requesting that she maintain funding the Council secured for this policy in her upcoming budget proposal.
December 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
DC child poverty spiked by 11% in 2024, a number that will increase with continued cuts to DC and Federal budgets. The CTC is one of the best tools we have to help alleviate it.
We're grateful to @cmzparker5.bsky.social and all his colleagues who are pushing for this important legislation.
We're grateful to @cmzparker5.bsky.social and all his colleagues who are pushing for this important legislation.
“There’s sort of a perfect storm brewing for folks who are on low incomes” says Erica Williams of DCFPI, which proposed an early version of the district’s child tax credit. “We really feel like we need to be taking local action to do something about that”
https://loom.ly/DDT70DI
https://loom.ly/DDT70DI
More Jurisdictions Are Creating Child Tax Credits
Washington, D.C., will become the first locality with its own child tax credit. An expansion of the federal child tax credit during the pandemic led to dramatic reductions in child poverty.
www.governing.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
“There’s sort of a perfect storm brewing for folks who are on low incomes” says Erica Williams of DCFPI, which proposed an early version of the district’s child tax credit. “We really feel like we need to be taking local action to do something about that”
https://loom.ly/DDT70DI
https://loom.ly/DDT70DI
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Long-delayed unemployment numbers for DC are out and the 6.2% unemployment rate is nearly a full percentage point higher than in December 2024 - showing clearly the toll that Trump's slashing of the federal workforce is having on DC.
December 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Long-delayed unemployment numbers for DC are out and the 6.2% unemployment rate is nearly a full percentage point higher than in December 2024 - showing clearly the toll that Trump's slashing of the federal workforce is having on DC.
“What’s going to happen is it’s going to fill up, & there’s going to be no way to exit, so all it means is people will be homeless for longer & likely become more & more vulnerable,” said Kate Coventry, Deputy Director of Legislative Strategy at DCFPI
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Delays and a housing voucher shortage leave homeless singles out
New subsidies for singles weren't funded in the budget, and housing voucher delays are also causing grief for single homeless residents.
streetsensemedia.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
“What’s going to happen is it’s going to fill up, & there’s going to be no way to exit, so all it means is people will be homeless for longer & likely become more & more vulnerable,” said Kate Coventry, Deputy Director of Legislative Strategy at DCFPI
https://loom.ly/8qLR9ls
https://loom.ly/8qLR9ls
Don’t miss The Road Ahead: Finding Clarity Amidst the Chaos—a powerful discussion of ideas and strategies to shape DC’s future, featuring some incredible speakers. We hope you’ll join us on Tuesday, December 9th!
Registration and info: https://loom.ly/S0jDMUY
Registration and info: https://loom.ly/S0jDMUY
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Don’t miss The Road Ahead: Finding Clarity Amidst the Chaos—a powerful discussion of ideas and strategies to shape DC’s future, featuring some incredible speakers. We hope you’ll join us on Tuesday, December 9th!
Registration and info: https://loom.ly/S0jDMUY
Registration and info: https://loom.ly/S0jDMUY
We need to fully fund early education, and our friends and partners at Under3DC are here to explain why: https://loom.ly/R2qWyqA
Opinion: D.C. is headed toward a child care cliff
But it’s not too late for the mayor to do something about it.
51st.news
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We need to fully fund early education, and our friends and partners at Under3DC are here to explain why: https://loom.ly/R2qWyqA
This #GivingTuesday, every dollar you give will be matched—up to $10,000.
The threats are real. The moment is urgent. The energy is here. Join us and double your impact today.
Donate now: loom.ly/7kS2IEg
The threats are real. The moment is urgent. The energy is here. Join us and double your impact today.
Donate now: loom.ly/7kS2IEg
December 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This #GivingTuesday, every dollar you give will be matched—up to $10,000.
The threats are real. The moment is urgent. The energy is here. Join us and double your impact today.
Donate now: loom.ly/7kS2IEg
The threats are real. The moment is urgent. The energy is here. Join us and double your impact today.
Donate now: loom.ly/7kS2IEg
This Giving Tuesday, we’re not sitting back—and neither should you. Every dollar you give today will be matched—up to $10,000. That means your gift goes twice as far!
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December 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This Giving Tuesday, we’re not sitting back—and neither should you. Every dollar you give today will be matched—up to $10,000. That means your gift goes twice as far!
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Looking to stay informed about how the latest federal actions are affecting the District? Subscribe to DCFPI’s Federal Threats Watch to receive timely updates on federal threats to DC’s revenue and spending.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Looking to stay informed about how the latest federal actions are affecting the District? Subscribe to DCFPI’s Federal Threats Watch to receive timely updates on federal threats to DC’s revenue and spending.
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Happy Thanksgiving from the team at DCFPI!
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from the team at DCFPI!
Don’t miss The Road Ahead: Finding Clarity Amidst the Chaos—a powerful discussion of ideas and strategies to shape DC’s future. We hope you’ll join us on Tuesday, December 9th!
Registration and info: https://loom.ly/S0jDMUY
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The Road Ahead: Finding Clarity Amidst the Chaos
The Road Ahead will address the urgent policy threats putting at risk the health, safety, and economic well-being of DC residents.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Don’t miss The Road Ahead: Finding Clarity Amidst the Chaos—a powerful discussion of ideas and strategies to shape DC’s future. We hope you’ll join us on Tuesday, December 9th!
Registration and info: https://loom.ly/S0jDMUY
Registration and info: https://loom.ly/S0jDMUY
Minding the Grocery Gap in the District of Columbia – A 2025 Update, the latest report from our friends at @dchunger.bsky.social, highlights disparities that continue to exacerbate food insecurity, health inequities, & economic instability for residents.
🔗: www.dchunger.org/wp-content/u...
🔗: www.dchunger.org/wp-content/u...
www.dchunger.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Minding the Grocery Gap in the District of Columbia – A 2025 Update, the latest report from our friends at @dchunger.bsky.social, highlights disparities that continue to exacerbate food insecurity, health inequities, & economic instability for residents.
🔗: www.dchunger.org/wp-content/u...
🔗: www.dchunger.org/wp-content/u...
Last night, the House passed two bills that will unravel years of criminal justice reform in DC. This unprecedented act of federal interference is a threat to the District's right to self-governance.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Taking Trump’s lead, House votes to change D.C. bail, policing laws
As the Republican-led House considers sweeping changes to D.C.’s criminal justice system, two more bills pass — with some Democratic support.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Last night, the House passed two bills that will unravel years of criminal justice reform in DC. This unprecedented act of federal interference is a threat to the District's right to self-governance.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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The House is voting today on two bills that will put hard-fought reforms to DC’s justice system in the crosshairs.
But what happens in DC doesn’t stay here. When it’s DC today, it’s always America tomorrow. We can stop it right here, right now. #FreeDC
But what happens in DC doesn’t stay here. When it’s DC today, it’s always America tomorrow. We can stop it right here, right now. #FreeDC
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The House is voting today on two bills that will put hard-fought reforms to DC’s justice system in the crosshairs.
But what happens in DC doesn’t stay here. When it’s DC today, it’s always America tomorrow. We can stop it right here, right now. #FreeDC
But what happens in DC doesn’t stay here. When it’s DC today, it’s always America tomorrow. We can stop it right here, right now. #FreeDC
Cash bail penalizes residents with low incomes, no matter the ultimate result of a trial, who are unable to pay for bail. And Black DC residents have lower incomes and higher poverty rates than other races due to historic and systemic racism.
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Federal Efforts to Reinstate Cash Bail in DC Disproportionately Harms Black Residents
Cash bail harms people with low incomes who are unable to pay for bail, and Black DC residents have lower incomes and higher poverty rates than other races due to historic and systemic racism.
www.dcfpi.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Cash bail penalizes residents with low incomes, no matter the ultimate result of a trial, who are unable to pay for bail. And Black DC residents have lower incomes and higher poverty rates than other races due to historic and systemic racism.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/vdXS7Dc
Learn more: https://loom.ly/vdXS7Dc