Margaret Barthel
- The scene at what may be Maryland’s most political annual crab feast. [Maryland Matters]
- D.C. police warned federal law enforcement that they were expecting people to ‘come armed’ to the Capitol on Jan 6. [CNN]
- As the Virginia redistricting process stalls, one group is proposing maps that would help Latinx politicians get elected. [Inside NoVA]
- Police officers should no longer be assigned in or around schools, according to a new report examining school discipline in Montgomery County. [Bethesda Beat]
- A three judge panel will decide if this year’s candidates for seats in Virginia’s House of Delegates will have to run again next year under new redistricting maps. [AP]
- A modest grant from Amazon to help fund affordable housing near transit. [WBJ]
- Steve Bannon hosted a rally for Virginia GOP candidates, and Trump called in. Conspicuously absent: Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin. [Post]
- Preliminary results from Montgomery County Public Schools’ surveillance COVID-19 testing program: 18 positives out of 28,000 tests. [Bethesda Beat]
- Candidates for Virginia attorney general sparred over gun safety, health care, and same-sex marriage in their most recent debate. [Post]
- A D.C. food influencer is moving away. Here are her parting insights. [WCP]
- The Virginia Department of Corrections may end its contract with the healthcare provider in half of the state’s prisons. [Virginia Mercury]
- The last warm days before weekend storms cool everything down. [CWG]
- ICYMI: The Alexandria City Council voted to reinstate school resource officers.
- ICYMI: Demolition has started at McMillan, but the legal saga continues.
- This Day in DCist: Do younger Metro riders really want their commute to be an ‘experience’?
