- Thee Maryland Republicans want their counties to be part of West Virginia instead. [Post]
- A Maryland pastor is facing federal charges for allegedly arranging fraudulent marriages of foreign nationals. [FOX 5]
- Amazon’s HQ2 plans to house an Arlington high school. [Washingtonian]
- It’s finally going to feel like fall this weekend. [CWG]
- Virginia nursing homes are in the midst of a staffing crisis. [Richmond Times-Dispatch]
- A new D.C. Council bill would increase oversight of policing in schools, but some advocates say transparency isn’t enough. [NBC 4]
- The national Sunrise Movement distanced itself from the D.C. chapter’s boycott of a rally that included Jewish Zionist groups. [Forward]
- Checking on D.C.’s first-ever gun violence prevention director’s plan to curb violence with a public health approach. [KHN]
- Local colleges are putting flu vaccine mandates in place. [Post]
- Some things never change! D.C. is the fourth rattiest city in the U.S. [WTOP]
- ICYMI: What climate change would look like in D.C.
- ICYMI: Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie is running for Attorney General.
- This Day in DCist: A Metro-themed bar in NoMa got some laughs.
Colleen Grablick