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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It's not a coincidence that every map of issues facing DC looks the same; it's structural racism.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It's not a coincidence that every map of issues facing DC looks the same; it's structural racism.
https://loom.ly/WPmTDrw
https://loom.ly/WPmTDrw
#DCstatehood is a racial justice issue
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
#DCstatehood is a racial justice issue
Nearly 1 in 2 Black children in DC live in poverty. That statistic should shock the conscience. The child tax credit is a proven tool to reduce poverty among kids and give them a better future.
November 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Nearly 1 in 2 Black children in DC live in poverty. That statistic should shock the conscience. The child tax credit is a proven tool to reduce poverty among kids and give them a better future.
Nearly 140,000 DC residents will be cut off from food assistance at the end of the month unless the Trump Administration releases contingency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). A disruption of food benefits on this scale would be unprecedented.
October 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Nearly 140,000 DC residents will be cut off from food assistance at the end of the month unless the Trump Administration releases contingency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). A disruption of food benefits on this scale would be unprecedented.
More than 150 organizations sent a letter to Congress urging them to protect DC’s autonomy by rejecting any federal bills that undermine its democratic institutions or overturn laws passed by DC voters or representatives.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/u22Krfc
Learn more: https://loom.ly/u22Krfc
October 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
More than 150 organizations sent a letter to Congress urging them to protect DC’s autonomy by rejecting any federal bills that undermine its democratic institutions or overturn laws passed by DC voters or representatives.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/u22Krfc
Learn more: https://loom.ly/u22Krfc
Instead, the mayor proposes the same tired trickle-down “growth” agenda of business interest wish list items that will just grow inequality.
October 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Instead, the mayor proposes the same tired trickle-down “growth” agenda of business interest wish list items that will just grow inequality.
Catch DCFPI's Director of Economic Policy, Shira Markoff, speaking on The State of the DMV’s Economic Justice Movement on Thursday, the 25th!
More information and registration at: https://loom.ly/iBDNzwQ
More information and registration at: https://loom.ly/iBDNzwQ
September 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Catch DCFPI's Director of Economic Policy, Shira Markoff, speaking on The State of the DMV’s Economic Justice Movement on Thursday, the 25th!
More information and registration at: https://loom.ly/iBDNzwQ
More information and registration at: https://loom.ly/iBDNzwQ
There is still time! Join us TODAY for Federal Threats Watch: Deportation and Disruption in the DMV
📅 Today, September 18, 2025
🕛 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
💻 Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📅 Today, September 18, 2025
🕛 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
💻 Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
There is still time! Join us TODAY for Federal Threats Watch: Deportation and Disruption in the DMV
📅 Today, September 18, 2025
🕛 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
💻 Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📅 Today, September 18, 2025
🕛 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
💻 Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Tenants' rights are under threat at the @councilofdc.bsky.social; here’s what you need to know:
September 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Tenants' rights are under threat at the @councilofdc.bsky.social; here’s what you need to know:
Income inequality in DC didn't budge in 2024, according to new Census data. DC once again tied with New York for the highest levels of income inequality in the nation except for Puerto Rico.
September 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Income inequality in DC didn't budge in 2024, according to new Census data. DC once again tied with New York for the highest levels of income inequality in the nation except for Puerto Rico.
Join us for a virtual conversation about how mass deportation threatens economic stability and disrupts communities in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. We’ll also discuss what localities can do to push back against the federal deportation agenda.
https://loom.ly/0FYgk3k
https://loom.ly/0FYgk3k
September 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Join us for a virtual conversation about how mass deportation threatens economic stability and disrupts communities in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. We’ll also discuss what localities can do to push back against the federal deportation agenda.
https://loom.ly/0FYgk3k
https://loom.ly/0FYgk3k
Decisions about DC are being made by lawmakers without local authority or accountability. The Advocacy Xccelerator Fund empowers DCFPI to push back and respond strategically.
Join us in defending DC’s future.
Learn more and take action here: http://bit.ly/3IdxNou
#DCStrong #CommunityPower
Join us in defending DC’s future.
Learn more and take action here: http://bit.ly/3IdxNou
#DCStrong #CommunityPower
September 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Decisions about DC are being made by lawmakers without local authority or accountability. The Advocacy Xccelerator Fund empowers DCFPI to push back and respond strategically.
Join us in defending DC’s future.
Learn more and take action here: http://bit.ly/3IdxNou
#DCStrong #CommunityPower
Join us in defending DC’s future.
Learn more and take action here: http://bit.ly/3IdxNou
#DCStrong #CommunityPower
Join us for a virtual conversation about how mass deportation threatens economic stability, and disrupts communities in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. We’ll also discuss what localities can do to push back against the federal deportation agenda.
https://loom.ly/0FYgk3k
https://loom.ly/0FYgk3k
September 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Join us for a virtual conversation about how mass deportation threatens economic stability, and disrupts communities in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. We’ll also discuss what localities can do to push back against the federal deportation agenda.
https://loom.ly/0FYgk3k
https://loom.ly/0FYgk3k
This week, the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) welcomed three new staff members to our team. They bring a wide array of experience, perspectives, and skills, and we are so excited to have them on board.
Learn more about them here: https://loom.ly/Gb8aiHE
Learn more about them here: https://loom.ly/Gb8aiHE
August 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This week, the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) welcomed three new staff members to our team. They bring a wide array of experience, perspectives, and skills, and we are so excited to have them on board.
Learn more about them here: https://loom.ly/Gb8aiHE
Learn more about them here: https://loom.ly/Gb8aiHE
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.
✉️: https://loom.ly/OJeWcT0
✉️: https://loom.ly/OJeWcT0
August 6, 2025 at 8:05 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.
✉️: https://loom.ly/OJeWcT0
✉️: https://loom.ly/OJeWcT0
DC is disproportionately impacted by federal budget cuts and layoffs--and so are Black DC residents. Unemployment is on the rise, likely exacerbating already extreme racial disparities in employment.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/11/dmv-economy-federal-spending-cuts/
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/11/dmv-economy-federal-spending-cuts/
August 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
DC is disproportionately impacted by federal budget cuts and layoffs--and so are Black DC residents. Unemployment is on the rise, likely exacerbating already extreme racial disparities in employment.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/11/dmv-economy-federal-spending-cuts/
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/11/dmv-economy-federal-spending-cuts/
DC residents deserve better than the current RFK deal.
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July 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
DC residents deserve better than the current RFK deal.
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DC pays while the Commanders get to keep virtually all the money.
We are asking our Councilmembers to push for a deal in the best interest of residents, rather than giving in to pressure from the mayor, the Commanders, and federal officials to rush the process and spend DC taxpayer money unwisely.
We are asking our Councilmembers to push for a deal in the best interest of residents, rather than giving in to pressure from the mayor, the Commanders, and federal officials to rush the process and spend DC taxpayer money unwisely.
July 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
DC pays while the Commanders get to keep virtually all the money.
We are asking our Councilmembers to push for a deal in the best interest of residents, rather than giving in to pressure from the mayor, the Commanders, and federal officials to rush the process and spend DC taxpayer money unwisely.
We are asking our Councilmembers to push for a deal in the best interest of residents, rather than giving in to pressure from the mayor, the Commanders, and federal officials to rush the process and spend DC taxpayer money unwisely.
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.
✉️: https://loom.ly/OJeWcT0
✉️: https://loom.ly/OJeWcT0
July 18, 2025 at 5:41 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.
✉️: https://loom.ly/OJeWcT0
✉️: https://loom.ly/OJeWcT0
Evictions in DC are at their highest level in 10 years. Evictions are extremely harmful to those who experience them, often leading those impacted into a downward spiral and setting them back for years.
Read the full report from UPO: https://loom.ly/L33RiFE
Read the full report from UPO: https://loom.ly/L33RiFE
July 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Evictions in DC are at their highest level in 10 years. Evictions are extremely harmful to those who experience them, often leading those impacted into a downward spiral and setting them back for years.
Read the full report from UPO: https://loom.ly/L33RiFE
Read the full report from UPO: https://loom.ly/L33RiFE
The rhetoric surrounding supercharging the eviction process and the RENTAL Act’s provisions is harmful to the very renters Mayor Bowser claims to support. Residents are making impossible choices between rent and feeding their family, or rent and needed health expenses.
July 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The rhetoric surrounding supercharging the eviction process and the RENTAL Act’s provisions is harmful to the very renters Mayor Bowser claims to support. Residents are making impossible choices between rent and feeding their family, or rent and needed health expenses.
Want to learn more about how the mayor’s proposed deal with the commanders would impact you as a DC resident and taxpayer? Join the No Billionaire’s Playground info session tomorrow.
Register at https://bit.ly/BadRFKdeal
Register at https://bit.ly/BadRFKdeal
July 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Want to learn more about how the mayor’s proposed deal with the commanders would impact you as a DC resident and taxpayer? Join the No Billionaire’s Playground info session tomorrow.
Register at https://bit.ly/BadRFKdeal
Register at https://bit.ly/BadRFKdeal
Today, Congress gave final approval to a federal budget bill that makes historic cuts to social safety net programs, funnels unprecedented resources into mass deportation, and gives trillions in tax cuts largely to the wealthy.
Our full statement: https://loom.ly/FHegKU0
Our full statement: https://loom.ly/FHegKU0
July 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Today, Congress gave final approval to a federal budget bill that makes historic cuts to social safety net programs, funnels unprecedented resources into mass deportation, and gives trillions in tax cuts largely to the wealthy.
Our full statement: https://loom.ly/FHegKU0
Our full statement: https://loom.ly/FHegKU0
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.
✉️: https://loom.ly/OJeWcT0
✉️: https://loom.ly/OJeWcT0
July 3, 2025 at 2:35 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.
✉️: https://loom.ly/OJeWcT0
✉️: https://loom.ly/OJeWcT0
We're at the Wilson building, united to call on DC leaders to fix our budget and protect our cities most vulnerable residents
July 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We're at the Wilson building, united to call on DC leaders to fix our budget and protect our cities most vulnerable residents