On April 9, 2026, Wilkes Initiative Director Emilia Calma was quoted in The 51st: “The candidates are going for supply-heavy responses. I think that’s a good thing because research has shown time and time again that cities have built more housing saw lower rent growth,” says Emilia Calma, the director of the…

On April 12, 2026, Deputy Director Chelsea Coffin was quoted in The Washington Post: “We’re starting to see signs of increased stress in English learner family communities experiencing more risks of deportation or being hassled on the way to school,” Chelsea Coffin, who leads education research at the D.C. Policy Center, said….

The D.C. Policy Center’s Rivlin Initiative for Economic Policy and Competitiveness has completed the first round of the Quarterly Business Sentiments Survey for 2026.[1] The results show that surveyed businesses are entering 2026 under pressure.[2] Demand has weakened, costs remain elevated, hiring has stalled, and six-month expectations for the local and regional…