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Councilmember Allen Introduces Bill to Automatically Enroll Eligible Residents in Every Utility Assistance Program with One Form

Despite the availability of multiple utility assistance programs, enrollment is a fraction of what it should be due to paperwork and a lack of awareness.

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Councilmember Allen Introduces Bill Setting Safety Standards for E-Bike and Scooter Batteries

Bill requires micromobility devices sold or operated in DC to meet well-recognized fire safety standards.

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Ward 6 Update: May 10, 2025

Ward 6 Update: State of the Budget, Safer Streets + Pride
Plus: Office Hours May 16

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Statement from Councilmember Allen Following 5 More STEER Act Prosecutions by DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb

The statement below is from DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6), following the announcement of five new lawsuits brought by DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb, using the STEER Act, against drivers with excessive speeding violations on DC roads. One driver in Maryland had accrued 300 speeding tickets in just two years. The STEER Act was authored by Councilmember Allen, and the provisions giving the Attorney General authority to go after dangerous drivers went into effect on Oct. 1, 2024.

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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.

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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.

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Sign the Petition to Add a Second Story to Rumsey Aquatic Center

The future Rumsey pool needs a second story.

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Ward 6 Update: April 12, 2025

Ward 6 Update: Fair Ticket Prices, Safer Roadways + New Businesses

Plus: Importance of Open Government

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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.

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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.

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