PG-Politics: Recent Prince George's County News (3 Dec 2010)

Public Safety

Post: Officer Sinisa Simic pleads not guilty to trafficking http://is.gd/i8GCZ
Examiner: FBI talks to Pr. George's officers about beating http://is.gd/i8LDX
RT @GreenbeltPatch: "When is enough, enough?" PGPD discuss most recent fed investigation: http://patch.com/A-cx3V
RT @mddailyrecord: FBI talks to Prince George’s County officers about beating: http://bit.ly/fXHlae
Sun: FBI interviewing Prince George's officers about beating of UM student http://is.gd/i9Iu4
RT @gazette_net: As many as 40 PG officers interviewed Thursday and Friday in connection with March beating incident: http://fb.me/CNqTY6PO
RT @wusa9: FBI Pressure in Prince George's Police Brutality Probe Called "Unconventional" http://bit.ly/gLvigW
RT @postcrime: Feds take over investigation of police beating of student after basketball game http://wapo.st/eqj80N

RT @GazPolitics: #PrinceGeorges community leaders criticize Baker, back police chief: http://tinyurl.com/276qgz8
WTOP: Baker expresses concern over Pr. Geo. Police http://is.gd/ia2nx about 12 hours ago

2011 Maryland General Assembly

Gazette: Juvenile Services targeted as safety priority; Death penalty, fingerprinting, ignition devices loom as hot ... http://is.gd/i8LXW
RT @TBDFactsMachine: MD State Sen. Jim Rosapepe (D-21) says there should be debate about closing corporate tax loopholes, raising the alcohol tax.
RT @TBDFactsMachine: Rosapepe won't say directly whether he thinks Leslie Johnson should be seated, says it's a decision she has to make.
RT @MDPolicy Would it be wrong to raise gas tax in MD? Not really, as long as we actually used it for #transportation. http://su.pr/2bpQQG
RT @MDPolicy What do you think about raising the gas tax in MD? Weigh in and get paid to do it http://su.pr/1Ef8ra #politics #transportation
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Government & Politics

Gazette (B.Rascovar): Republicans need to build from ground up http://is.gd/i8Mam (Barely mentions Prince George's)
RT @WTOP: FR: @kryan1035 Gov O'Malley to be at Bmore County swearing-in, Lt Gov Brown to be in PG for Rushern Baker's swearing-in...
AFRO: Rushern Baker Prepares for County’s Top Office http://is.gd/iak8s
RT @PGD9Politico I met w/ @Mel4Council for 2 hrs today, & he answered some of my most pressing questions. Stay tuned for my 1st impressions.
Partying away the corruption:

WTOP: Two counties, two very different inaugurations http://is.gd/i8QEs Seems biased but accurate ... PG: epicurean, glitzy; MoCo: fiscal responsibility
MEDIA ADVISORY: RINCE [sic] GEORGE¹S COUNTY EXECUTIVE-ELECT RUSHERN L. BAKER, III ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL INAUGURAL EVENTS ... http://is.gd/i9xi7
WTOP: Baker inauguration sets new tone in Pr. George's http://is.gd/ia2wB
RT @wusa9: Are you planning to attend the inauguration of Prince George's new county executive Rushern Baker on Dec. 6? http://bit.ly/gllgWu
RT @PGD9Politico: Hardly the time to celebrate. RT @pgpolitics @WTOP: Baker inauguration sets new tone in Pr. George's http://is.gd/ia2wB
RT @kimmytweets Events start tmorro... For offl Inauguration info, updates & ticket purchasing, please visit http://www.pathtogreatness.org

nbcwashington: Baker Will Not Weigh in on Leslie Johnson's Next Move http://is.gd/iak1s
RT @PGD9Politico: By trying to avoid Leslie's Johnson's mudpuddle, @rushernbaker is stepping right into it.
MDDailyRecord: Now entering their appearances…new Prince George’s corruption counsel! http://is.gd/i8Fgd Prosecutor Leo J. Wise, also mentions Johnson defense attorneys William R. “Billy” Martin, Roland N. Patterson Jr., & Shawn M. Wright of Blank Rome LLP.
RT @TBDFactsMachine: Sen. Rosapepe (D-21) won't say directly whether he thinks Leslie Johnson should be seated, says it's a decision she has to make.
RT @MDPolicy: What's up with all the corruption in PG county, #MD? From #politics to law enforcement... http://su.pr/2kY8wm
RT @CNSmd: Council members urge Leslie Johnson not to take council seat. http://tinyurl.com/2b8ebkh
Note: "Council Members, GOP Leaders, Urge Johnson to Step Aside" (CNS/MD Newsline) has GOP comments, unlike most reports http://is.gd/ia5FU
RT @ronjohn78: @pgpolitics @cnsmd leave Leslie alone. She's taking her seat.
Patch: Council Members, GOP Leaders, Urge Johnson to Step Aside http://is.gd/i9Wgl http://is.gd/i9Wif http://is.gd/i9WkC

Post: Speed cameras and resentment linger (work zone gone, cameras persist) http://is.gd/i8Gm7
RT @postlocal: Some drivers unhappy that speed cameras remain long after road construction is complete: http://wapo.st/eJeIPJ
RT @PGSentinel: College Park cameras capture nearly 1,500 lead-foot drivers in one week http://shar.es/Xfd0V

Education

Business, Transportation & Development

RT @SuiteMagazine: The Suite holds first public unveiling of new website design at Collective Banking Group in Prince George's.
RT @SuiteMagazine: The new Prince George' Suite site will be launched in January 2011.
RT @PGSentinel: One company plans on bringing some dough to Prince George’s County — literally. http://shar.es/XfgON
RT @PrinceGeorgians: Cheverly Wind Turbine: A Window Into The Not-So-Distant Future ( http://bit.ly/fsNH0Q ) #pgcounty #princegeorges

Local (Municipalities)

CollegeParkPatch: Thoughts on Neighborhood Solidarity; What does it mean when city residents disagree? http://is.gd/i9ifG
CollegeParkPatch: College Park Man Robbed at Gunpoint on Branchville Road http://is.gd/i9F7y
RT @CollegePrkPatch: Two armed robberies occurred within the same hour Thursday night in College Park: http://patch.com/A-cxX7
RT @PGSentinel: College Park cameras capture nearly 1,500 lead-foot drivers in one week http://shar.es/Xfd0V

Greenbelt Police Weekly Activity Report as of December 3, 2010 http://is.gd/i9hNO

Other

Gazette: WSSC seeks to flush out payments through tougher penalties; Res may face liens, security dep for unpaid bills http://is.gd/i8MCf
RT @PrinceGeorgesMD: JOHNSON APPROVES SIX NOMINATIONS TO NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES http://bit.ly/ib2ElN
RT @wusa9: Group Wonders If TSA Played Politics With Holiday Screening : http://bit.ly/ihb3pz

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