- Three in four D.C. residents support the vaccine mandate for businesses that Mayor Bowser just ended. [Post]
- Despite campaigning on transparency, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration uses the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp. [Axios]
- A Maryland lawmaker is seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution. [Post]
- D.C.’s new digital vaccine portal was shut down after it sent residents the wrong vaccine records. [NBC 4]
- The Montgomery County Council passed a bill that will require the city to clear snow from sidewalks in low-income and transit-dependent communities. [WTOP]
- A Loudoun County school board member is among dozens of local school officials across the country who have received death threats over COVID, race, and gender policies. [Reuters]
- Healthcare provider AccentCare is opening its first D.C. location at Benning Market in Northeast. [Patch]
- Arlington County is considering changing the definition of “family” to prevent exclusionary housing practices. [ARLNow]
- The Virginia Senate approved a bill that would allow medical marijuana dispensaries to sell to the general public starting in September. [Virginia Mercury]
- This week’s warmer temps might trick you into thinking winter is on its way out. Think again! [CWG]
- ICYMI: D.C. Councilmember Brianne Nadeau proposed emergency legislation to reinstate D.C.’s vaccine mandate for businesses.
- ICYMI: It’s official: Long-time Nationals player Ryan Zimmerman has retired.
- This Day in DCist: A major makeover was planned for the Lincoln Memorial.
Colleen Grablick