Recent Prince George's County News (25 Jan 2011)

Public Safety

• Gory Prince George's:
  • CollegeParkPatch: Winter Break: Welcome Back. People Died. Violence in 1st few weeks of 2011 was bad even for PG County http://is.gd/wM9aDy
  • Lynch (Nov 2007)
  • ro-killer MD appeals court overturns yet another PG murder conviction http://is.gd/QAPW8M Reina Natosha Lynch, Nov 2006 http://is.gd/W3bki2  
  • Capital_Land New trial for P.G. man in slaying of ex-girlfriend: A Forestville man will get a new trial in the November... http://tinyurl.com/4rytp7j
  • DeSha-Overcash, Justin, 22, (1.011):   
  • Diamondback: A mother’s mission; Police meet with slain senior’s (DeSha-Overcash) mother after weeks of controversy http://is.gd/e54GBB
  • White, (1.015)
  • GoryPG (upd.): Mckinney Antonio White, Jr., 34 (1.015), 24 Jan 2011, 5:00 pm, Silver Hill Rd, 5700 blk, Dist Hgts, 20747 http://is.gd/2QSo6Z 
  • PGPolice: Police Investigate Homicide on Silver Hill Road (3004) http://is.gd/cS4NThhttp://is.gd/2QSo6Z] 
  • postlocal Prince George's County records its 15th homicide of 2011: http://wapo.st/eXxkAo 
  • Examiner: Killing continues: P.G. logs 15th homicide of new year http://is.gd/ryOFj4 
  • PGCrime Prince George's police looking for witnesses in Monday evening fatal shooting - http://tinyurl.com/4csc52h 
  • News_PGCounty Police identify the 15th homicide victim of 2011 in PG, who was shot in District Heights. http://tinyurl.com/4csc52h 
  • UMarlboroPatch Update: Police Identify District Heights Shooting Victim as District Heights Man - Upper Marlboro, MD Patch http://t.co/gYck7q8
  • postcrime Police ID man shot in car http://wapo.st/gvFKW7
• Crime & Police:
  • Diamondback: Police release name of non-student suspect; Charged w/ breaking into off-campus residence; Has prior record http://is.gd/Pey4mw 
  • PGCrime U.S. Park Police make two arrests after man carjacked on B/W parkway - http://tinyurl.com/4hsauk3
  • LaurelPatch City Police search for Subway Restaurant robber, Landover woman gets hoodwinked in Laurel.Check out police blotter
  • postcrime Pr. George's jail officer alleges retaliation after Post disclosed memo on cell locks http://wapo.st/dS4BKz 
  • Calvo raid:
  • Examiner.com (R.Johnson): Reform comes to Prince George's County...whether it likes it or not [Calvo case] http://is.gd/lUDVUG 

2011 Maryland General Assembly

• mdchamber: Senate President Mike Miller (D-27) said we need to find a way to raise transportation funding to put people back to work. 
• bbjonline A much-anticipated bill to raise the alcohol tax in Md. was introduced Monday in the House of Delegates http://bizj.us/b1lqr 
• PGTaxers: Tax increase bill HB121 sponsored by 14 Prince George's County pro-tax-increase delegates, Barnes (D-21), Braveboy (D-25), Frush (D-21), Holmes (D-23C), Hubbard (D-23A), Ivery (D-47), Niemann (D-47), Pen-Melnyk (D-21), Protor (D-27A), Ross (D-22),  Summers (D-47), V.Turner (D-26), Valderrama (D-26), Walker (D-26), SB168, senate version of HB121, 5 pro-tax PG sponsors: Benson (D-24), Muse (D-26), Pinsky (D-22), Ramirez (D-47), Rosapepe (D-21)
• PGTaxers: HB121 has a misleading title--named after former senator in order to help disguise the fact that it is a major tax increase bill   
• hcpeterson O'Malley's budget: $245M in question, analyst says | Hayley Peterson | Capital Land | Washington Examiner http://t.co/E0eMXQB 
• hcpeterson Md. pension savings would not go into retirement fund http://t.co/F9vCJ4z
• hcpeterson Md. slots program is a "three-ring circus," Comptroller Franchot tells state senators 
• MDPolicy Assembly analysts say #OMalley budget may underfund some areas by up to $500M http://su.pr/1t2Prf #MD #politics 
• Sun (Hogan): Where's the leadership? O'Malley's budget increases state spending when major cuts are what's needed http://is.gd/vQOlmO

Government & Politics

• realpgcounty PG Council 2 meet 2 day & name county redistricting commission. 
• realpgcounty PG Council names redistricting commission of all democrats. http://wp.me/p1efJr-1t
• http://cms.princegeorgescountymd.gov/Agenda/Agendas/CtyCou_Agenda.pdf 
• MissEBennett obama just nominated the atty who drafted the state secrets doctrine to be solicitor general http://on.wsj.com/fojvXt 

Education

• kidjk I have always found @pgcps Communications point Tanzi to be honest and very helpful. Her firing by Dr. Hite is disappointing. 
• Diamondback: :University still contracting Daycon despite striking workers http://is.gd/Cbqukh 
• ZoeTillman #Gazette Imagine charter school considers move to shuttered #Morningside Elementary http://bit.ly/e8BWit .

Business, Transportation & Development

• Diamondback: City monitors rent prices; Landlords say price cap will cause lessors to shut down properties http://is.gd/xQdRwh .

Local (Municipalities)

• College Park:
• Diamondback: City monitors rent prices; Landlords say price cap will cause lessors to shut down properties http://is.gd/xQdRwh 
• Diamondback: Police release name of non-student suspect; Charged w/ breaking into off-campus residence; Has prior record http://is.gd/Pey4mw 
• Laurel:
• LaurelPatch City Police search for Subway Restaurant robber, Landover woman gets hoodwinked in Laurel.Check out police blotter

Other

• AlexPappasDC Check out my dispatch from PG, where a 54-inch water main burst destroyed a church, offices and cars http://bit.ly/f7TxFF 
• WTOPinMD Thousands of miles of water mains need replacement http://bit.ly/giA1mp #WTOP 
• RatedPGcounty The RatedPGcounty Daily Feed is out! http://bit.ly/eMsOcD ▸ Top stories today by @tbdfactsmachine @riverdalepatch @pgfdpio @dcwireblog