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The following statement is from DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6), chair of the DC Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment, following today’s release of the Mayor’s proposed FY26 budget:

Ward 6 Update: Pools Open, Budget Coming & Some RFK Reading

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.

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

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

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.

Under the proposed deal, DC residents would pay $4 million per regular-season home game for the next 30 years.

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.

The future Rumsey pool needs a second story.

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

Plus: Importance of Open Government