The D.C. Council is poised to make some significant traffic law changes, including banning right on red for drivers and allowing cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs. WAMU and DCist’s transportation reporter Jordan Pascale breaks down the latest news.

In Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration has proposed a new school policies that would, among other things require school staff to refer to students by their legal name and by pronouns that match their sex assigned at birth. Supporters of the plan call it a win for parental rights in schools. Critics say it would result in restrictions for transgender and nonbinary students, who would be most affected by the policies. We talk with both a Republican and a Democratic Northern Virginia lawmaker, Del. Dave LaRock (R-Loudoun) and Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), to get their take.

Sorting political fact from fiction, and having fun while we’re at it. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.

Produced by Cydney Grannan