DC is the first jurisdiction to reduce an established PFML program while keeping employer taxes unchanged

Cuts to SNAP, surging costs, and federal layoffs are making it difficult for District residents to put food on the table.

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.

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.

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

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.

Critics say that's exactly the problem.

Tenant organizers fought to exempt renovated buildings from the sweeping housing law, but advocates say that isn’t working in practice.

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.

It’s not a veto, but it’s the mayor’s way of voicing her disapproval with the D.C. Council.

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 […]

The bill is the third attack on DC’s budget autonomy in less than two years.

Comparing how the mayor’s proposed and Council-approved budgets meet community needs

DC could simply add a local tax of 2 percent, or higher, to that same wealth reported to the federal government to yield substantial new annual revenue

Councilmember Brianne Nadeau introduced a wealth tax on high-income residents. It would tax 3% on the passive income of individuals making more than $400,000 a year or couples filing jointly making mo...

The DC Council plans to consider a wealth proceeds tax in September, rather than this summer.

Between 2023 and 2024, DC’s child poverty rate increased by 11.2 percentage points to reach 28.1 percent, the largest year-to-year increase in the past decade

D.C. Council approves budget without wealth tax, leaving organizers disappointed. Advocates push for tax on wealthy to fund essential programs.

The DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) seeks a highly strategic Director of Communications to oversee a comprehensive communications plan to advance solutions that expand economic opportunity and well...

By every measure, such as median income, poverty rate, and homeownership, older Black residents are significantly worse off than older white residents.

With the largely temporary revenue Councilmembers were able to raise, they at least partially addressed cuts to several programs that help residents afford their basic needs. But even with these meani...

The gap between the wealthiest and poorest DC residents has continued unabated, more Black residents have been displaced, and the District has made no progress on chronic racial economic disparities.

DC could simply add a local tax of 2 percent, or higher, to that same wealth reported to the federal government to yield substantial new annual revenue

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.