IN THE NEWS:

Attorney General Jason Miyares is signing on in support of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The lawsuit calls into question the funding model, which finances regulation of industries with money that comes from the industries that are regulated. Oral arguments in the case are expected this fall.

The Democratic primary was a historic first for voters choosing candidates for the Arlington County Board, which had two open seats. But many voters raised objections about a "single transferable vote," essentially that they were able to cast only one vote even though there were two open seats in an election with six candidates. So the Arlington County Board did a 180 last weekend, returning to a traditional system for the general election.

Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin is working with Democratic Senator Mark Warner to lure semiconductor manufacturing companies to Virginia. They appeared together last week at a summit hosted by Virginia Tech.


At the Watercooler:

• The Youngkin administration's new model policies on transgender students are damaging and restrictive, and the Arlington County School Board has remained completely silent on the issue--despite Michael's best efforts.

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