Statement from Councilmember Charles Allen on Proposed $1+ Billion Tax Subsidy to Professional Football Team's Stadium
Under the proposed deal, DC residents would pay $4 million per regular-season home game for the next 30 years.
Ward 6 Update: April 26, 2025
Ward 6 Update: RFK Update, Budget Delay, & Urgency on Traffic Safety
Normally, April is a month when the Council would be in the thick of the budget process, with lengthy hearings and important debates about priorities and tradeoffs. But we haven't received the proposed budget from the Mayor yet, largely because Congress's unprecedented and reckless freezing of more than $1 billion in our local budget has created significant chaos and uncertainty.
Sign the Petition to Add a Second Story to Rumsey Aquatic Center
The future Rumsey pool needs a second story.
Ward 6 Update: April 12, 2025
Ward 6 Update: Fair Ticket Prices, Safer Roadways + New Businesses
Plus: Importance of Open Government
Fix the Tix! Councilmember Charles Allen, DC Music Venues & NIVA Announce Bill Protecting Concertgoers by Reining in Ticket Scalping
The bill caps resale prices on live performance tickets and ends speculative ticketing in which resellers are selling tickets they do not yet have in their possession.
Transcript of Remarks from Councilmember Allen on Council’s Changes to Open Meetings Act on an Emergency and Temporary Basis
Today, the DC Council passed an emergency bill making substantial changes to how the District’s Open Meetings Act (OMA) applies to the Council.
Ward 6 Update: March 29, 2025
Ward 6 Update: Budget & Federal Updates, Driverless Cars + Throwing Shade (on the Playground)
Tax Season Alert: DC Parents & Adults Who Work Part-Time, Full-Time, or Seasonally are Eligible for Bigger Tax Refunds: $1,400 More on Average
Credit for working parents, adults, is a quiet success story, but 57% of eligible paper filers miss out
Ward 6 Update: March 15, 2025
Ward 6 Update: Congress, Spring Clean + Office Hours
Plus, the Rumsey Pool Meeting
Statement from Councilmember Allen on Senate Vote on $1.1 Billion in Cuts
Congress Cuts $1.1 Billion in Local Revenue, Fate of DC Local Tax Dollars Sent Back to the US House of Representatives
The following statement is from DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) following the US Senate’s vote to prevent a government shutdown. The Senate did not amend the House’s continuing resolution to avoid cuts to the District’s budget, but it did pass separate legislation doing so, sending Senator Collins’ bill reversing the decision to cut $1.1 billion in local money back to the House. If the bill is not passed, Congress’s restrictions on how local tax dollars are spent could cut funding for schools by at least $345 million, police and fire by $133 million, DC Water by $50 million, WMATA by $210 million, and human services by $178 million.
