Recent Prince George's County News (7 Feb 2011)

Public Safety

• Crime & Police:
  • Examiner: P.G. police officer hit with $3 million verdict for crash in county-leased car http://is.gd/vfQA7L
  • postcrime Prince George's jail officers accuse each other of assault http://wapo.st/hjsUvI 
  • laurelleader A @CityofLaurel officer pleads not guilty to sexually abusing his girlfriend's daughter http://bit.ly/gdBfQS 
  • Body found along Suitland Parkway
  • Post: Body found near Suitland Parkway http://is.gd/4tbjiy Says near Branch Ave Metro, other reports say near Naylor Road Metro .
  • WTOPinMD Man's body found near Branch Avenue Metro station http://bit.ly/ety55a #WTOP 
  • Capital_Land Body found near Branch Avenue Metro station: U.S. Park Police are investigating the discovery of a body ne... http://tinyurl.com/4s8znad
  • PGCrime Body found near Naylor Road Metro station - http://tinyurl.com/4p3noru 
  • Note: Patch and the Gazette (PGCrime) reported the correct location, near the Naylor Road Metro station. The Examiner, the Post, the AP, myfoxdc, and wtop all incorrectly reported the location as being near the Branch Avenue Metro station.
• Fire/EMS:
• PGFDPIO February 2011 Edition of "Lines and Leads" - Departmental Newsletter... http://t.co/DpK5KTE

2011 Maryland General Assembly

• mdreporter Budget proposal puts $1 billion in Medicaid funding in jeopardy. #mdpoltics http://bit.ly/h73sBC 
• AFPMD Tax hikes still very likely to replenish transportation trust fund! http://fb.me/zoGw1jsA 
• MDPolicy Conservatives have decided not to support bond bills this year, but shouldn't that have been a given? http://su.pr/1CDaXB #MD #politics
• WTOPinMD Md. bill seeks to rename Negro, Polish mountains http://bit.ly/hRMKLs #WTOP
• justinready I've introduced HB 465 - Sales Tax Reduction - taking rate back to 5%. Check out my statement here: http://www.JustinReady.com/blog #Dist5A 
• marylandmoment Alcohol-tax advocates roll out supporters, including wine store owner: Advocates for increasing the state's alco... http://bit.ly/gXF18Z 
• MDPolicy Balancing the budget this year meant more cuts to transportation -- par for the course these days http://su.pr/26Ggrz #MD #politics.

Government & Politics

• County:
• PGCCouncilMedia Council Chair Ingrid Turner discussed public safety, budget woes, ethics legislation today on News Channel 8. Watch at 4pm, 6pm and 8:30pm. 
• TBDFactsMachine On @TBDNewsTalk, PG County Council Chair Ingrid Turner won't commit either way on ethics legislation until the bills are read on Feb. 12
• State:
• MDPolicy Savings from #OMalley's employee buyout program effectively negated by new contract with public #unions http://su.pr/5rInM5 #MD #politics
• Scandals
• TBDFactsMachine On @TBDNewsTalk, PG County Council Chair Ingrid Turner won't commit either way on ethics legislation until the bills are read on Feb. 12. 
• Big Brother:
• MarkNewgent MD Dept of Natural Resources cops to planting tracking devices on boats. http://bit.ly/hHr2TX #mdcons #mdtweets #mdpolitics #bigbrother 
• RedMaryland New post at Red Md - MD DNR Plays Big Brother: The Maryland Department of the Environment admitted this past wee... http://bit.ly/gB5oVN 
• MarkNewgent Thanks to @insidecharmcity for link to post on Dem PR firm ties to speed cameras. Post now up on DC Examiner http://bit.ly/fkOa4G @bpspears 
• RT @insidecharmcity: RT @bpsears: Council approves expansion of speed camera bill http://patch.com/A-dRZs (Big Brother wins again) 

Education

• melcouncil9 School Bd Budget Hearing on Feb 8 @ 7PM @ 14201 School Ln, Upper Marlboro. Register to speak by calling 301-952-6115 by 4:30PM on Feb 8. #fb 
• PGD9Politico I signed up, cu there. RT@melcouncil9 School Bd Budget Hearing on Feb 8 @ 7PM. Register to speak by calling 301-952-6115 by 4:30PM 2morrow.
• RiverdalePatch Mad about the #school budget cuts? This is how you can help: http://patch.com/A-dQKW
• hcpeterson Md. funding for MontCo teachers' pensions soars while classrooms get cut http://t.co/bmzbzHH 

Business, Transportation & Development

• Post: The head of the Greater Prince George's Business Roundtable (Jim Estepp) is in his third career http://is.gd/TOrJKg 
• badast_turtles: State: Tolls probably heading up: The cost of traveling on MD's toll roads, including the Susque... http://bit.ly/eSsOn6 
• AFPMD Tax hikes still very likely to replenish transportation trust fund! http://fb.me/zoGw1jsA 
• MDPolicy Balancing the budget this year meant more cuts to transportation -- par for the course these days http://su.pr/26Ggrz #MD #politics
• ggwash RT @miller_stephen: Despite community support, Sen. Schumer seeks to erase bike lane from his street http://goo.gl/fb/n8ElF 
• OConnellPostbiz See my story on whether Congress will cut funding for Homeland Security consolidation at St. Elizabeths here http://wapo.st/fwNvvN 
• Note: Fate of St. Elizabeth's project may impact county plans for development along the Green Line in southern Prince George's County
• mdchamber We're at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt. More than 300 business people meeting with MD's congressional delegation
• Pepco outrages:
• kryan1035 Pepco hearing before MOCO energy committee: Berliner says Pepco's delivered 'third world service coupled with abysmal customer service" 
• kryan1035 MOCO councilmember Hans Riemer "dividends for Pepco continue to rise while service declines"...cites SEC figures. 
• kryan1035 MOCO Elrich to Pepco "My problem is believing that you all are serious..you've been at the bottom for years--none of that motivated you" 
• kryan1035 "We are not the worst utility that is out there" Pepco's David Velazquez on Pepco's rating as being in the lowest quartile for perf. 
• HaleyHarrison MoCo council describes #Pepco's answers as "evasive and incomplete."
• Question: Why so many reports about MoCo questioning Pepco perf., but no such reports from PG? MSM ignoring PG or PG Council doesn't care?
• Note: Council members Lehman, Olson, Toles, and Turner all responded promptly to my e-mailed version of this question.
• melcouncil9 PEPCO will take Q&A from the County Council on Feb. 8, 10AM @ the County Admin Bldg, 1st fl, 14741 Gov. Oden Bowie Dr., Upper Marlboro. #fb 
• PGCCouncilMedia The County Council will be briefed by PEPCO Region President Thomas Graham during Council session on Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 10:30 a.m. 
• PGD9Politico PEPCO should do public forum too. RT @melcouncil9 PEPCO will take Q&A from the County Council on Feb. 8, 10AM @ the County Admin Bldg. 

Local (Municipalities)

• Laurel:
• laurelleader A @CityofLaurel officer pleads not guilty to sexually abusing his girlfriend's daughter http://bit.ly/gdBfQS 
• LaurelPatch #Laurel woman faces drunk driving charge after plowing her car into her own home. http://patch.com/A-dSb6 

Other

• PatchTweet Check out Building Hyperlocal at Scale: An Interview with Patch Editor-in-Chief, Brian Farnham, Hosted by AOL at http://bit.ly/dMwin0 
• BowiePatch Check out the headlines from the #PG County Patches in our Daily PatchCast video: http://patch.com/A-dRZD #Patch #Video 
• RatedPGcounty The RatedPGcounty Daily Feed is out! http://bit.ly/hW74td ▸ Top stories today via @dcwireblog @mddailyrecord @pgpolitics 
• RatedPGcounty  The RatedPGcounty Daily is out! http://bit.ly/eY0fyv ▸ Top stories today via @pgd9politico.