This election, D.C. voters will be deciding the fate of the tipped minimum wage. Here's how the system currently works: Tipped workers, including restaurant employees and bartenders, are paid a minimum wage of $5.35 an hour by their employer. If their tips don't bring them to the current minimum wage of $16.10 on average, the employer covers the difference. Initiative 82 would eliminate the tipped minimum wage over the course of five years for tipped workers, so employers would pay their employees the full minimum wage. We'll hear from people who support and oppose the plan, and talk about what it will mean for the industry if Initiative 82 passes.

The Montgomery County Council passed Thrive Montgomery 2050 this week, a contentious general plan that officials say is a roadmap for future land use and growth decisions. (In case you missed it, Kojo hosted a community event about Montgomery County housing earlier this month, where Thrive was a major topic.) Council Vice President Evan Glass joins us to talk about what happens next with housing and zoning rules. And perhaps he can give us an update on where things stand with the county planning board, where all five members resigned at the request of the council. Plus, we'll ask Glass about recent anti-LGBTQ events and demonstrations in the county.

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