On September 30, 2020, D.C. Policy Center’s Executive Director Yesim Sayin Taylor provided testimony on the Tax Revision Commission Reestablishment…

A recent working paper released by the Washington Center for Equitable Growth (WCEG) —and covered by the Washington Post on…

The District is relying on its large rainy-day funds to buy two years’ worth of stability for its budget. One…

How did we use the zoning standards to determine where zoning is restrictive or permissive? D.C.’s zoning standards are complicated….

The idea of imposing a “land value tax” in the District pops up from time to time. Rick Rybeck at…

The headlines from the proposed Fiscal Year 2020 Budget for the District of Columbia include $127.9 million in net new…

Last night, Mayor Bowser announced that her budget proposal would increase deed recordation and transfer taxes on commercial property valued…

Housing is the great stage on which a city is built. Housing defines how residents share the wealth created by…

The District ended 2017 with $434.1 million of reserves in its Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. This is the highest level…