Breakfast links: Unpaid snow removal bills puts future of DC’s emergency preparedness in question (opens in new tab)

Hundreds of subcontractors who operated trucks to remove snow during this year’s winter storms have yet to be paid by the District. Frustration from local subcontractors raises concern about the future of the District’s emergency capacity during snowstorms. () Arlington counted 268 people experiencing homelessness in the 2026 Point-in-Time survey, down slightly from 271 in 2025, but chronic homelessness increased from 23 to 29 individuals year-over-year. Region-wide homelessness rose 1% to 9,...