For the past several years, Mapping Segregation in Washington DC has been documenting the historic role of real estate developers,…
In recent years, jurisdictions across the country have increasingly turned to fines and fees[1] both as a policy mechanism and…
This article is adapted from “Teachable Moment: ‘Blockbusting’ and Racial Turnover in Mid-Century D.C.,” which originally appeared in Washington History,…
This article is adapted from “‘A Strictly White Residential Section’: The Rise and Demise of Racially Restrictive Covenants in Bloomingdale,”…
Relying on short-term revenue fixes to pay for spending increases doesn’t bode well for fair and competitive tax policy. Yet…
A new D.C. Policy Center report outlines the funding sources and expenditure patterns of subsidized[1] afterschool and summer programs in…
ABSTRACT This report, “The Funding Landscape of Out-of-School Time Programs in the District of Columbia: Sources of Funds, Uses of…
The evolving federal workforce and its changing role in the D.C. economy It’s no secret that the federal government…
Last night, Mayor Bowser announced that her budget proposal would increase deed recordation and transfer taxes on commercial property valued…
