You may have heard the phrase, “the mayor’s wish list” thrown around this budget season. What exactly is on this list and how should it impact your advocacy strategy? DCFPI is here to explain it to you. 

The mayor’s proposed budget overview presentation included a list of 16 programs totaling $70 million that did not make it into the FY 2014 budget itself, but will be funded if the city’s revenue projections for 2014 are revised upward before the end of 2013. The official name of the list is the “revised revenue estimate contingency priority list.” The order of items on the list represents the order in which items will be funded if revenue collections improve at the end of FY 2014. 

Thanks to Jean Badalamenti of Miriam’s Kitchen and the Housing Issue Committee for this post.
Let's not let this man nor Mr. G die on the streets of our Nation's Capitol. Investing in the DHS Housing First (PSH) program for the chronically homeless saves lives and dollars.

Let’s not let this man nor Mr. G die on the streets of our Nation’s Capitol. Investing in the DHS Housing First (PSH) program for the chronically homeless saves lives and dollars.

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The aftermath of the Boston Marathon attacks shows that what was once a given--providing a suspect accused of a crime with Miranda rights--has turned into a long-shot due to the country’s “war on terror” mentality. The suspect in custody, 19-year-old American citizen Dzokhar Tsarnaev, has not been read his Miranda rights, despite the fact that he has been questioned by law enforcement interrogators.