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Poll Shows Most Residents Oppose Stadium Financing
Poll Shows Most Residents Oppose Stadium Financing

A June poll commissioned by Unite HERE Local 25 shows that most residents oppose Mayor Bowser’s deep budget cuts in resident services while offering over

D.C. Voters Enthusiastically Support Progressive Economic Policies, Including Using the RFK Stadium Site for Housing and Community Amenities
D.C. Voters Enthusiastically Support Progressive Economic Policies, Including Using the RFK Stadium Site for Housing and Community Amenities

Within the last few years, D.C. lawmakers have made progress in decreasing the poverty rate in our nation’s capital by passing numerous progressive policies that have assisted residents, including investing in childhood education and expanding housing assistance. Recent analysis by the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute shows that the overall poverty rate in the district declined to 13.3% in 2022 from 16.5% in 2021. Although these figures are encouraging, more work is needed particularly to address the longstanding racial inequities for those who experience poverty in the District.