Afternoon Buzz: D.C. Council hopes to boost paid leave for city employees under new proposal

Parent-activists, seeking control over education, are taking over school boards; Va. parents file lawsuit, schools vow resistance against Youngkin's order making masks optional; Youngkin chooses former Heritage Foundation official as Virginia's diversity officer; Burst of wet snow Thursday morning could slow commute in D.C. area; Harry Thomas Jr. drops out of Ward 5 council race, will run for shadow representative seat; Immigrant workers targeted in robberies at 20 D.C. construction sites; Maryland couple argued over finances before husband fatally struck wife with SUV, police say; Judge cancels trial in suit against Fairfax schools over TJ admissions, will issue judgment ; Man in prison for ex-girlfriend's murder now accused in two cold case killings, police say; Suspect in 'brutal' Alexandria slaying claims innocence, says victim was friend; Concerns about FedEx Field complicate Washington's 2026 World Cup bid; Remembering the 100th anniversary of Washington's Knickerbocker theater disaster; Glenn Youngkin's edifice complex; Youngkin's illogic on masks; Arlington schools are wrong to buck Youngkin's mask policy; Glenn Youngkin's awful first moves are already sparking a rebellion; Everyone should be able to swim in the Potomac ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Local news you don't want to miss.     (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) D.C. Council hopes to boost paid leave for city employees under new proposal The expansion would add an option for paid medical leave and boost the permissible leave from eight weeks to 12 weeks. By Michael Brice-Saddler ●  Read more »   Parent-activists, seeking control over education, are taking over school boards This crop of activists is campaigning to restructure American public education so that parents, whether they come from an educational background or not, serve as final arbiters for a wide range of issues, from whether masks should be optional to what books are available in children's libraries. By Hannah Natanson ●  Read more »   Va. parents file lawsuit, schools vow resistance against Youngkin's order making masks optional A showdown is shaping up between newly elected Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and Virginia school systems over the right to require masks in schools. By Hannah Natanson ●  Read more »   Youngkin chooses former Heritage Foundation official as Virginia's diversity officer Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) chose former Heritage Foundation official Angela Sailor as the state's top diversity officer and proposed changing the name of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to the Office of Diversity, Opportunity and Inclusion. By Gregory S. Schneider ●  Read more »   Burst of wet snow Thursday morning could slow commute in D.C. area The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday. About 1 to 2 inches of snow is most probable. By Jason Samenow and Wes Junker ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Harry Thomas Jr. drops out of Ward 5 council race, will run for shadow representative seat Thomas said the transition would allow him to broaden his platform to include statehood and voting rights. By Michael Brice-Saddler ●  Read more »   Immigrant workers targeted in robberies at 20 D.C. construction sites A suspect was arrested Saturday after one victim fought back, grabbing the assailant's gun, police said. By Paul Duggan ●  Read more »   Maryland couple argued over finances before husband fatally struck wife with SUV, police say A 59-year-old Montgomery County man, who owned a beer-and-wine store with his wife, is accused of fatally ramming her in a bank parking lot. By Dan Morse ●  Read more »   Judge cancels trial in suit against Fairfax schools over TJ admissions, will issue judgment A judge will issue a summary judgment in the lawsuit brought by parents against Fairfax County Public Schools over officials' recent changes to the admissions system at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. By Hannah Natanson ●  Read more »   Man in prison for ex-girlfriend's murder now accused in two cold case killings, police say Charles Helem, 52, has confessed to killing women in two cold cases — the 1987 killing of Eige Sober-Adler in Virginia, and the 2002 slaying of Jennifer Landry in Maryland. By Katie Mettler and Justin Jouvenal ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Suspect in 'brutal' Alexandria slaying claims innocence, says victim was friend David Cunningham, 40, is accused of killing Melia Jones, a neighbor in his South Van Dorn Street apartment building. By Rachel Weiner ●  Read more »   Concerns about FedEx Field complicate Washington's 2026 World Cup bid Washington might have to consolidate its 2026 World Cup venue bid with Baltimore because of concerns about the viability of playing at FedEx Field, people familiar with the matter said. By Steven Goff ●  Read more »   Remembering the 100th anniversary of Washington's Knickerbocker theater disaster On Jan. 28, a candlelight ceremony will remember the 98 people killed a century ago at the Knickerbocker Theatre. Perspective ●  By John Kelly ●  Read more »     Opinions Glenn Youngkin's edifice complex Opinion ●  By Norman Leahy ●  Read more »   Youngkin's illogic on masks Opinion ●  By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Arlington schools are wrong to buck Youngkin's mask policy Opinion ●  By Mary Vought ●  Read more »   Glenn Youngkin's awful first moves are already sparking a rebellion Opinion ●  By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   Everyone should be able to swim in the Potomac Opinion ●  By Nancy Stoner and Randy Benn ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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