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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: Budget & Federal Updates, Driverless Cars + Throwing Shade (on the Playground)

Credit for working parents, adults, is a quiet success story, but 57% of eligible paper filers miss out

Ward 6 Update: Congress, Spring Clean + Office Hours
Plus, the Rumsey Pool Meeting

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.

Congress Poised to Block $1 Billion in Local DC Spending

They want to fire teachers, police, firefighters, and more DC workers.

Ward 6 Update: Suing Dangerous Drivers, Supporting Local Business & Celebrating Mardi Gras

Councilmember Charles Allen sent the following letter to Mayor Muriel Bowser on Feb. 28, 2025.

The following statement can be attributed to DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6), chair of the Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s announcement of three new lawsuits against dangerous drivers using newly granted authority from the STEER Act.