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>> As Congress debates immigration reform, they may want to look to Prince William County for an example of what does and does not work. The Post reports that the Virginia county has become an example of how communities have balanced the demands that immigration laws be enforced with the need to maintain open dialogue with growing Hispanic communities. While in 2007 officials in Prince William County began allowing police to question anyone on their immigration status, they have since backed off on such a policy and instead used other measures to address the issue while not alienating the county’s significant Hispanic population.

>> Officials in Prince George’s County have decided to stop all gun shows until the Maryland legislature and federal officials can agree on new gun laws, reports the Examiner. New gun shows will only be allowed once any new state and federal laws are ironed out.

>> A D.C. barber has pleaded guilty for his role in a $20 million scheme that targeted people with promises that they would believe stimulus funds, reports WTOP. Kevin Brown, who owns a barbershop in Southeast, helped people file over 7,000 bogus tax returns; those filing the returns were duped into thinking that they would received “Obama stimulus money.” Brown faces up to 14 years in prison.

Briefly Noted: Man struck and killed in hit-and-run in NoMa … 1,800 high-end hotel rooms coming to D.C. in coming years … D.C. police looking for group of women that mugged two people over the weekend … Reston residents worried about traffic after Silver Line opens … Alexandria officials oppose state takeover of troubled schools.

This Day in DCist: On this day in 2012, we reported that D.C. received more stimulus dollars per capita than any other place in the country. An escalator collapsed at the Foggy Bottom Metro station and Councilmember Jim Graham’s (D-Ward 1) chief of staff pleaded guilty to two felony charges of accepting gratuities.