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Amid upswing in gun violence, McDuffie proposes a center for firearm research in DC

Candace Y.A. Montague Feb 14, 2019

Can research play a major part in gun violence prevention? One DC Council member aims to find out with his latest bill. Ward 5’s Kenyan McDuffie, who chairs the Committee on Business and Economic Development, has introduced legislation…

WTOP: With increasing calls, DC leader ‘anxious’ about lack of reserve fire truck

Editor Feb 12, 2019

WASHINGTON — D.C. is getting more emergency calls than ever before, but the city has no backup ladder fire trucks if one goes out of service, the city’s fire chief said.

Washington Post: The federal government isn’t funding gun-violence research. Should the District?

Editor Feb 6, 2019

D.C. lawmakers are proposing a new center to study gun violence, a move that would place the District in the vanguard of local governments seeking to fund research that gun-safety advocates say has been neglected by federal officials.

Statement from Councilmember Charles Allen on Office of the US Attorney’s decision to shift…

Press Release Feb 6, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 2019 Contact: Erik Salmi 202-724-8063 Statement from Councilmember Charles Allen on Office of the US Attorney’s decision to shift prosecuting District residents for local offenses in federal…

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Council’s first-month introductions seek action on issues from poverty to taxpayer advocacy

Kalina Newman Feb 5, 2019

From re-examining funding streams for at-risk students to limiting the spread of bedbug infestations, DC Council members are seeking to tackle an array of issues with their initial legislative introductions of the council’s 23rd session. …

Mayor Bowser Celebrates Third Anniversary of Highly Successful Books from Birth Program

Press Release Feb 4, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 4, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mayor Bowser Celebrates Third Anniversary of Highly Successful Books from Birth Program More Than 40,000 Children Have Received Books Since Program’s Launch …

City Paper: Allen Quietly Rejects Mayor Bowser’s Nominees to Government Ethics Board

Editor Jan 25, 2019

Councilmember Charles Allen rejected Mayor Muriel Bowser's two picks to sit on the D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability (BEGA) earlier this month. The five-member board responsible for investigating alleged ethics violations…

Council of the District of Columbia overrides veto of bill making fare evasion a civil offense

Press Release Jan 22, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 22, 2019 Contact: Erik Salmi Council of the District of Columbia overrides veto of bill making fare evasion a civil offense By a vote of 11-2, the Council of the District of Columbia overrode the…

Curbed DC: D.C. mayor vetoes bill to decriminalize fare evasion on Metro, warning of ‘lawlessness’

Editor Jan 17, 2019

The lead sponsor of the legislation, though, says he will seek to override the veto

Washington Post: D.C. Council wants to ensure most vulnerable students get promised help

Editor Jan 15, 2019

D.C. Council members are moving to ensure the city’s most vulnerable students get the help they have been promised following disclosures that money for at-risk students was used for routine school system expenses.

Washington Post: D.C. lawmakers to probe city’s failures in stemming opioid epidemic

Editor Jan 11, 2019

D.C. lawmakers will hold a public hearing to examine failures in the city’s response to surging heroin deaths in African American neighborhoods and to assess future strategies for combating the opioid epidemic.

Allen to introduce bill shifting control of DCPS at-risk student funds to principals from Central…

Press Release Jan 8, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2019 Contact: Erik Salmi Allen to introduce bill shifting control of DCPS at-risk student funds to principals from Central Office Will also re-introduce bills protecting tenants, expanding sexual…

Washington Post: D.C. police chief says critical council hearing ‘emboldened’ drug dealers

Editor Jan 4, 2019

D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham took an unusually sharp swipe at a council member on Friday, saying criticism of police aired at a public hearing over the summer “emboldened” criminals on one troubled street.

Washington Times: Alarmed D.C. Council members prioritize fixes to depleted Fire and EMS Department…

Editor Dec 26, 2018

As the D.C. Council prepares for oversight hearings next year, one key issue will be the D.C. Fire and EMS Department’s fleet of emergency vehicles, which The Washington Times has reported is depleted and in need of repair.

Washington Business Journal: D.C. Councilman Charles Allen launches petition opposing new NFL…

Editor Dec 18, 2018

D.C. Councilman Charles Allen’s office has gathered thousands of signatures on a petition opposing the construction of a new NFL stadium at the RFK Stadium campus.

DCist: Councilmember Launches Petition To Oppose New Football Stadium At RFK

Editor Dec 17, 2018

Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen and more than 2,400 others are saying “Hail No” to the idea of a new football stadium at the RFK campus.

UrbanTurf: The Best DC Legislation That Didn’t Get Passed in 2018

Editor Dec 17, 2018

While the DC Council certainly introduced several commendable bills which weren't passed in 2018, one that UrbanTurf quite liked seemed to recede into the background with a whimper. In January, Councilmember Charles Allen introduced the Go…

Washington Post: D.C. Council to have final vote on bill aimed at seizing guns from suspected…

Editor Dec 16, 2018

The D.C. Council on Tuesday could pass new laws restricting the ability of gun owners to modify weapons and require police to seize guns while enforcing protective orders in domestic disputes.

Washington Times: D.C. Council to reintroduce movie theater caption screening bill

Editor Dec 11, 2018

The D.C. Council plans to reintroduce legislation that would require movie theaters to provide more open caption screenings, after a Tuesday hearing in which dozens testified about frequent failures of captioning glasses.

Washington Post: Redskins, D.C. working with Congress to slip stadium provision into spending bill

Editor Dec 7, 2018

Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder is getting help from District officials, congressional Republicans and the Trump administration as he tries to clear a major roadblock to building a new, 60,000-seat stadium on the site of RFK…

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The House Appropriations Committee is slated to act Tuesday or Wednesday on the fiscal year 2027 funding bill that includes DC appropriations — as well as a slate of DC-related budget riders.

District Links: Bowser extends juvenile curfew; monumental arch gains nod; House appropriations panel looks to include…

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The Republican-run House Appropriations Committee this morning released the text of a proposed fiscal year 2027 funding bill that includes appropriations for DC — with the broad array of riders…

District Links: Mayor says she expects to invoke 15-day emergency to extend curfew zones; Pinto apologizes for posting…

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With current legislative authority for expanded juvenile curfews set to expire at midnight, Mayor Muriel Bowser said today that she's likely to declare a 15-day public emergency in order to…

District Links: White calls for Pinto to withdraw from delegate’s race over release of personal info; BZA lacks…

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Robert White — one of two sitting councilmembers vying to become the DC's next delegate to Congress — is calling on his Ward 2 colleague Brooke Pinto to drop out of the race after her campaign posted…

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