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Advancing policies for a strong and vibrant economy in the District of Columbia This is the official page for The D.C. Policy Center on Facebook.

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06/18/2026

📉 "Between January 2025 and April 2026, nonfarm employment in the District, federal government employment, employment in professional and business services, and employment in leisure and hospitality all declined. Nonfarm employment fell by 5.8 percent—the equivalent of 44,600 jobs lost."

➡️ Read more: https://ow.ly/znKR50Zei2k

06/15/2026

👏 Thank you to everyone who attended "The District, the Capital Region, and the Federal Shock."

🌟 We are incredibly grateful for the insights of our expert panelists, Fitzroy Lee (OCFO), Stephanie Sanok Kostro (PSC), and Nathan Edwards (Cushman and Wakefield), and our excellent moderator, Federica Cocco (Washington Post).

06/08/2026

📉The federal reduction in force sent shockwaves through D.C. and the region. What is the long-term impact on employment and business activity?

✨ For insights on this question and more, join us for "The District, the Capital Region, and the Federal Shock."

🗓️ Thursday, June 11th
⏰ 3:00 PM
📍George Washington University

➡️ Register to attend: https://ow.ly/pTzp50Z8T8z

06/05/2026

👏 Congratulations to Emilia Calma, Director of the D.C. Policy Center's Wilkes Initiative for Housing Policy, for the publication of "A housing market on the precipice: New insights from the DMV Monitor."

🏘️ Published by Brookings and coauthored by Nicholas Finio and Tracy Hadden Loh, the report highlights the effects of first year of recent federal actions on the region's housing market.

➡️ Read more: https://ow.ly/fM4n50Z8cxO

06/03/2026

✨ Join us for "The District, the Capital Region, and the Federal Shock."

🗓️ Thursday, June 11th
⏰ 3:00 PM
📍George Washington University

➡️ Register to attend: https://ow.ly/4PZo50Z7eRB

06/02/2026

🏘️ "Breaking the scarcity-subsidy cycle" examines D.C.'s housing systems, identifying how decades of overlapping policies and regulations have slowed construction, limited where housing can be built, and raised both development and operating costs.

🌟 Researchers Emilia Calma and Yesim Sayin provide a new vision for housing in the District–one where housing is easier to build and less expensive to operate in all areas of the city.

➡️ Read more: https://ow.ly/sH0H50Z6KNv

05/29/2026

🗓️ Join us for "The District, the Capital Region, and the Federal Shock" on Thursday, June 11th at 3 PM at George Washington University.

✨ Co-hosted with the Center for Washington Area Studies, this timely, data-driven discussion on D.C. and the region will include insights from the 2026 State of the Capital Region report.

📊 The event will feature two short presentations highlighting key regional economic trends from the past year. The presentations will be followed by an expert panel, moderated by The Washington Post's Federica Cocco:

🌟 Fitzroy Lee, Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Chief Economist for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) of the District of Columbia
🌟 Stephanie Sanok Kostro, President of the Professional Services Council (PSC)
🌟 Nathan Edwards, Sr. Director, Washington, D.C. Metro Research at Cushman & Wakefield

➡️ RSVP to attend: https://ow.ly/Nbzu50Z5FcK

05/27/2026

📚 D.C. needs to invest in adult learners.

🎓 In this budget brief, Deputy Director Chelsea Coffin emphasizes the importances of adult education and workforce training and encourages DC Council to restore funding to Adult and Family Education grants.

➡️ Read more: https://ow.ly/VY5P50Z4Lbm

05/26/2026

🏘️ In this budget brief on Inclusionary Zoning, The Wilkes Initiative Director Emilia Calma recommends DC Council considers reforms and alternatives to the program to support housing growth and affordability.

➡️ Read more: https://ow.ly/8CXb50Z4nrj

05/21/2026

📉 D.C. has a structural budget problem.

📊 In a brief on the proposed FY2027 budget, Executive Director Yesim Sayin explores D.C.'s growing habit of raising taxes for specific programs, then using that money to cover unrelated expenses down the road when budgets get tight.

➡️ Read more: https://ow.ly/l6cg50Z2RNE

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