On May 28, 2025, Executive Director Yesim Sayin was quoted in the Governing Magazine: “Investors are very leery about D.C. right now,” says Yesim Sayin, executive director of the D.C. Policy Center. “They have a million places they can send their money, and D.C., which was at the top of their list for…

On May 28, 2025, Executive Director Yesim Sayin was quoted during All Things Considered at NPR: “Maybe we have solved a structural budget problem by some ugly arithmetic, but it’s going to lead to incredibly difficult decisions. Sayin notes that Bowser’s budget also calls for substantial school spending cuts two years from…

Good morning, Chairperson White and members of the Committee. My name is Emilia Calma and I am the Director of Research and Policy and I also lead The Wilkes Initiative on Housing Policy at the D.C. Policy Center, an independent nonpartisan think tank advancing policies for a strong, vibrant and compelling District of…