Martin Austermuhle
Wandering reporter & editor, now with @51stnews. You can find me at the same username over at 🦋. Signal username: maustermuhle.09
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1 week ago |
51st.news | Martin Austermuhle
Pierre L’Enfant may have laid down the diagonal state-named avenues D.C. is famous for, but Muriel Bowser could well enter the history books as the leader who finally tamed one of those avenues’ most chaotic intersections.
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1 week ago |
51st.news | Martin Austermuhle
On Tuesday Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled her long-delayed proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year, along with a revised and slimmed-down budget for the current year. Both spending plans were eagerly anticipated, largely because they come as the city is facing financial headwinds and forced to cut back spending significantly – something that’s alien to many elected officials used to the steady increases in annual revenues over the past decade.
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1 week ago |
51st.news | Martin Austermuhle
It was five years ago that Mayor Muriel Bowser called D.C. a "proud sanctuary city," but now she’s trying to scrub the designation and protections it offers some immigrants. As part of her proposed budget for 2026, Bowser is pushing to repeal a 2019 law that limits how and when city agencies – notably the Department of Corrections and Metropolitan Police Department – can cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts.
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2 weeks ago |
51st.news | Martin Austermuhle
D.C.’s Advisory Neighborhood Commissions are loved, hated, misunderstood, and widely unknown – all at once. This hyperlocal layer of democratic representation has been around D.C. for 50 years, serving as the city’s eyes-on-the-street and, occasionally, a launching pad for higher office. (Both Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson started off as ANC commissioners.) But what do ANCs actually do? And should you run for one? (Spoiler: Yes, do it!).
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3 weeks ago |
51st.news | Martin Austermuhle
washrag — 2 min read As the end of May approaches and the weather gets warmer, it’s only natural to start thinking about going for a swim. There are plenty of options in the area: D.C.’s many public pools (hit Banneker for the social scene, try Langdon Park for the kids), swimmable fountains (Yards Park, of course), and sewage-filled local waterways favored by cabinet secretaries. Wait, what?
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This is a very different statement to @mayorbowser’s on the threats from the federal government to sanctuary jurisdictions like D.C. and Maryland: https://t.co/iHAoApjUX3
See my statement below: Montgomery County follows the law and upholds our values. We work with ICE on violent crimes, serious felonies, and public safety threats. Our community welcomes all residents and treats everyone with respect and dignity. https://t.co/arDFV3Zcby https://t.co/QZvV160b74
Today is the International Day of the Journalist in Costa Rica, and the leading daily is using its front page with the message “Everything is fine” to make a point about what certain leaders would like the press to report, and why a strong independent press is critical. https://t.co/rPnkFb2g7q
RT @EleanorNorton: Respectfully, how often do you take the Metro, Rep. Steube? Metro recently surpassed one million daily riders, with 48…
