Margaret Barthel- Metro can’t afford to lose the public’s confidence. This week’s fiasco isn’t helping. [Post]
- Virginia Republican gubernatorial hopeful Glenn Youngkin wants every school to have police officers on campus — or risk losing funding. [WTOP]
- The latest on redistricting in Prince George’s County. [NBC4]
- The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved collective bargaining for government employees. [Twitter]
- MPD officers and suspects in an armed robbery exchanged gunfire in Georgetown last night. [WTOP]
- Black staff on Capitol Hill are calling for more diversity in their ranks. [Washingtonian]
- Alexandria’s first responder unions say there’s a staffing crisis. Now, city officials are considering a package of rare mid-year pay increases. [ALXnow]
- Meet a youth football coach trying to keep his players safe from gun violence. [Post]
- Vice President Kamala Harris is the latest big Democratic name to get out the vote in Virginia for Terry McAuliffe. [InsideNoVA]
- Could this be “the nicest day of the year“? Go outside to find out. [CWG]
- The Virginia scientists racing to figure out what’s going on with the commonwealth’s endangered and threatened species. [Virginia Mercury]
- ICYMI: Behind the zebra escape is an exotic animal breeding business with dozens of animal welfare violations.
- ICYMI: You might have to wait as long as 40 minutes for a Metro train this week.
- This Day in DCist: The Virginia Military Institute scandal.
Happy Wednesday.
