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D.C. reporter, @WashingtonSun. Former: @51stnews, @wamu885 and @dcist. Email: martinaustermuhle@washsun.com. Signal: maustermuhle.09
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The Washington Sun Metro: Wage Against the Machine

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By Martin Austermuhle Verified, Zara Norman Verified
| The Washington Sun Verified
Good morning. This is The Washington Sun Metro Newsletter for Nov. 9, 2026. You can get it in your inbox every day by signing up here — it’s free! In today’s newsletter: D.C.’s minimum wage, dangerous residential construction and a playoff win for the Spirit. Capital Weather’s Daily Digit — 6/10. Sunshine and highs in the 60s are nice, but wind gusts over 30 mph? Not so much. Read the full forecast.
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A Push for $25 Minimum Wage Could Reach D.C. Voters by Spring

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By Martin Austermuhle Verified
| The Washington Sun Verified
Fresh off of voting for one ballot initiative, D.C. residents may have to prepare for another — and soon. A New York-based advocacy group says it will be submitting more than 40,000 signatures from D.C. voters next week to place a measure on the ballot that would increase the city’s minimum wage to $25 by 2029 and gradually phase out the tipped wage that’s paid to restaurant workers by two years after that.
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Standoff Over D.C. Council Seat Ends Peacefully, Maybe Not Happily

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By Martin Austermuhle Verified
| The Washington Sun Verified
An in-the-weeds yet consequential fight over a vacant at-large D.C. Council seat took a sudden turn Friday, ending days of confusion over who would do what and conjecture over whether whatever happened would end up in the courts.
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