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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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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
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We stand united against all 13 anti–DC Home Rule bills in Congress.
DC is home to more than 700,000 residents who pay taxes, run businesses, and serve in the military. Like all Americans, we deserve the right to set our own local laws.
Congress should reject this unprecedented federal overreach.
DC is home to more than 700,000 residents who pay taxes, run businesses, and serve in the military. Like all Americans, we deserve the right to set our own local laws.
Congress should reject this unprecedented federal overreach.
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We stand united against all 13 anti–DC Home Rule bills in Congress.
DC is home to more than 700,000 residents who pay taxes, run businesses, and serve in the military. Like all Americans, we deserve the right to set our own local laws.
Congress should reject this unprecedented federal overreach.
DC is home to more than 700,000 residents who pay taxes, run businesses, and serve in the military. Like all Americans, we deserve the right to set our own local laws.
Congress should reject this unprecedented federal overreach.
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.
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A Business Activity Tax is a simple reform that would make our tax system more equitable by ensuring that businesses operating within DC pay their fair share. We estimate that a 2% BAT rate could generate approximately $500 million a year.
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A Business Activity Tax Would Make DC’s Tax System More Equitable While Raising Revenue
By enacting a Business Activity Tax—a new, simple, broad-based value-added tax, DC would make business taxation fairer and more racially equitable while raising significant revenue for the District.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A Business Activity Tax is a simple reform that would make our tax system more equitable by ensuring that businesses operating within DC pay their fair share. We estimate that a 2% BAT rate could generate approximately $500 million a year.
https://loom.ly/4ZBYy94
https://loom.ly/4ZBYy94
With Republicans in Congress pursuing trillions in tax cuts, DC’s wealthiest residents can afford to pay more in local taxes to help preserve funding for DC’s critical human needs programs as the District heads into a recession.
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Raising Revenue Is An Urgent and Practical Approach to Reducing the Harm of DC’s Recession
DC lawmakers need a balanced approach to the recession that includes raising revenue to minimize budget cuts
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November 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
With Republicans in Congress pursuing trillions in tax cuts, DC’s wealthiest residents can afford to pay more in local taxes to help preserve funding for DC’s critical human needs programs as the District heads into a recession.
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#DCstatehood is a racial justice issue
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
#DCstatehood is a racial justice issue
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Federal efforts to bring back cash bail in DC would harm Black residents and reverse decades of progress. @dcfpi.bsky.social explains why fair, risk-based pretrial systems keep communities safe and equitable. www.dcfpi.org/all/federal-...
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 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Federal efforts to bring back cash bail in DC would harm Black residents and reverse decades of progress. @dcfpi.bsky.social explains why fair, risk-based pretrial systems keep communities safe and equitable. www.dcfpi.org/all/federal-...
The DC Council voted Tuesday to unlink portions of the local tax code from the federal one, a move that prevents the District from losing nearly $700 million over a 5-year period. This is a big win for tax justice in the District!
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With federal tax cuts ahead, D.C. lawmakers aim to preserve revenue, fund new tax credits
The city was set to see a huge hole blown in its revenue in conjunction with federal tax cuts. D.C. will de-couple some rates and fund anti-poverty programs instead.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The DC Council voted Tuesday to unlink portions of the local tax code from the federal one, a move that prevents the District from losing nearly $700 million over a 5-year period. This is a big win for tax justice in the District!
https://loom.ly/zpoq3Mc
https://loom.ly/zpoq3Mc
Thank you @cmzparker5.bsky.social for championing a DC child tax credit! Both the EITC and CTC reduce child poverty, improve the life trajectories of children, and boost inclusive economic growth.
Join me in celebrating a huge victory for working-class families across the District: we secured the first-ever District Child Tax Credit and an acceleration of the Earned Income Tax Credit expansion. 🎉
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Thank you @cmzparker5.bsky.social for championing a DC child tax credit! Both the EITC and CTC reduce child poverty, improve the life trajectories of children, and boost inclusive economic growth.
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Today, DC took a huge step toward combating poverty across the District.
We just passed an amendment that will deliver real cash relief to working families through the EITC and Child Tax Credit — two of our most powerful tools to lift families out of poverty.
We just passed an amendment that will deliver real cash relief to working families through the EITC and Child Tax Credit — two of our most powerful tools to lift families out of poverty.
November 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Today, DC took a huge step toward combating poverty across the District.
We just passed an amendment that will deliver real cash relief to working families through the EITC and Child Tax Credit — two of our most powerful tools to lift families out of poverty.
We just passed an amendment that will deliver real cash relief to working families through the EITC and Child Tax Credit — two of our most powerful tools to lift families out of poverty.
In addition to a vote on an emergency bill to reject federal tax cuts that would cost DC $658 million in local funds, DC Council is voting today on Councilmember Parker's amendment to use funds to restore a DC Child Tax Credit.
I'm dogged about alleviating poverty in the District for families and children. That's why I've championed the Child Tax Credit, shown to be the single most effective anti-poverty measure in the past 60+ years. Tomorrow, I'm moving an amendment alongside 9 of my colleagues to finally secure it.
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
In addition to a vote on an emergency bill to reject federal tax cuts that would cost DC $658 million in local funds, DC Council is voting today on Councilmember Parker's amendment to use funds to restore a DC Child Tax Credit.
Several of the wasteful and poorly targeted tax cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will be replicated in the local tax code unless the DC Council approves this emergency bill, which would protect $658 billion in local funds that can be used to support residents in need.
Update: The council *will* consider an emergency bill to decouple the city from some federal tax provisions on Tuesday. Below are the relevant provisions that D.C. would decouple on. Now, note that there's been no public discussion to date about this.
October 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Several of the wasteful and poorly targeted tax cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will be replicated in the local tax code unless the DC Council approves this emergency bill, which would protect $658 billion in local funds that can be used to support residents in need.
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DC government is using local funds to cover the gap from the federal shutdown and Administration’s refusal to address this emergency and leave working families out.
We will ensure our residents on SNAP and WIC are getting the food and support they need. It’s the right call to make.
We will ensure our residents on SNAP and WIC are getting the food and support they need. It’s the right call to make.
If benefits aren't restored, 141,000 DC residents won't be able to put food on their tables to feed their families. There is no scenario where this ends well, and the federal government has the tools to avoid such a clear and cruel outcome.
NEW: We just filed a lawsuit alongside 25 states to restore SNAP food assistance during the federal shutdown.
141,000 DC residents rely on SNAP to afford their meals — including 47,000 children and 24,000 seniors.
We will do everything in our power to prevent DC families from going hungry.
141,000 DC residents rely on SNAP to afford their meals — including 47,000 children and 24,000 seniors.
We will do everything in our power to prevent DC families from going hungry.
October 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
DC government is using local funds to cover the gap from the federal shutdown and Administration’s refusal to address this emergency and leave working families out.
We will ensure our residents on SNAP and WIC are getting the food and support they need. It’s the right call to make.
We will ensure our residents on SNAP and WIC are getting the food and support they need. It’s the right call to make.
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Help is on the way for families who rely on SNAP/WIC benefits to help feed their families: the
DC Government will use $30 million in contingency funds to ensure benefits are paid in November despite the federal government shutdown.
DC Government will use $30 million in contingency funds to ensure benefits are paid in November despite the federal government shutdown.
October 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Help is on the way for families who rely on SNAP/WIC benefits to help feed their families: the
DC Government will use $30 million in contingency funds to ensure benefits are paid in November despite the federal government shutdown.
DC Government will use $30 million in contingency funds to ensure benefits are paid in November despite the federal government shutdown.
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I’m holding a roundtable on possible human rights violations resulting from DC government coordination with federal agencies tomorrow at 9:30 am.
I look forward to hearing from residents.
Submit written testimony: lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/hea...
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I look forward to hearing from residents.
Submit written testimony: lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/hea...
Watch the hearing live: brianneknadeau.com/live/
October 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Live now! brianneknadeau.com/live/
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NEW: We just filed a lawsuit alongside 25 states to restore SNAP food assistance during the federal shutdown.
141,000 DC residents rely on SNAP to afford their meals — including 47,000 children and 24,000 seniors.
We will do everything in our power to prevent DC families from going hungry.
141,000 DC residents rely on SNAP to afford their meals — including 47,000 children and 24,000 seniors.
We will do everything in our power to prevent DC families from going hungry.
October 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: We just filed a lawsuit alongside 25 states to restore SNAP food assistance during the federal shutdown.
141,000 DC residents rely on SNAP to afford their meals — including 47,000 children and 24,000 seniors.
We will do everything in our power to prevent DC families from going hungry.
141,000 DC residents rely on SNAP to afford their meals — including 47,000 children and 24,000 seniors.
We will do everything in our power to prevent DC families from going hungry.
📣 ACTION ALERT
DC lawmakers must act to protect $658 million in local funds that could be used for housing, health care, & support for residents. Send an email: the DC Council should amend DC’s tax code to prevent costly federal tax cuts from draining our budget. https://loom.ly/smq56N0
DC lawmakers must act to protect $658 million in local funds that could be used for housing, health care, & support for residents. Send an email: the DC Council should amend DC’s tax code to prevent costly federal tax cuts from draining our budget. https://loom.ly/smq56N0
DC Council Should Reject Ineffective Corporate Giveaways
The budget in front of the DC Council would invest scarce resources into disproven “trickle-down” tactics at the expense of health care and supports for workers and families. Send an email now: The DC Council must reject wasteful and ineffective corporate giveaways that won’t grow the economy. The current budget would: Subsidize a billionaire and wealthy sports team co-owners to build a stadium in spite of consensus from economists that stadiums do not have a strong economic be...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
📣 ACTION ALERT
DC lawmakers must act to protect $658 million in local funds that could be used for housing, health care, & support for residents. Send an email: the DC Council should amend DC’s tax code to prevent costly federal tax cuts from draining our budget. https://loom.ly/smq56N0
DC lawmakers must act to protect $658 million in local funds that could be used for housing, health care, & support for residents. Send an email: the DC Council should amend DC’s tax code to prevent costly federal tax cuts from draining our budget. https://loom.ly/smq56N0
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.
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"In the two years since the state started charging a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, the effort has created a $5.7 billion windfall, with the surplus being used to fund bridge repairs, bolster literacy programs and address the transportation system’s budget deficit."
Taxing the rich works!
Taxing the rich works!
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
"In the two years since the state started charging a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, the effort has created a $5.7 billion windfall, with the surplus being used to fund bridge repairs, bolster literacy programs and address the transportation system’s budget deficit."
Taxing the rich works!
Taxing the rich works!
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Residents have been asking for a public forum to share their concerns about incidents they’ve witnessed that involve DC gov coordination with fed entities that may violate D.C. human rights laws.
My committee will provide that opportunity next week.
brianneknadeau.com/human-rights...
My committee will provide that opportunity next week.
brianneknadeau.com/human-rights...
Committee to hear testimony on possible rights violations resulting from coordination with feds - Brianne K. Nadeau
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau, D-Ward 1, announced that her Committee on Public Works & Operations will hold a public roundtable October 29 to hear from residents and organizations about incidents they’ve witnessed since January that involve D.C. government coordination with federal entities or joint enforcement activity that may violate D.C. human rights laws. “Residents […]
brianneknadeau.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Residents have been asking for a public forum to share their concerns about incidents they’ve witnessed that involve DC gov coordination with fed entities that may violate D.C. human rights laws.
My committee will provide that opportunity next week.
brianneknadeau.com/human-rights...
My committee will provide that opportunity next week.
brianneknadeau.com/human-rights...