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Friday, October 07, 2011

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

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Public Safety
County Government and Politics
State Government and Politics
  • mdreporter: Members were named to a new legislative committee dedicated to government transparency. bit.ly/r7YuSNb No PG members
    • Note that a co-chair of the government transparency committee is Kumar Barve, criminal drunk driver house majority leader #MDCorruption 
  • Redistricting:
    • Gazette: Proposed congressional map targets rural Maryland, lawmakers say is.gd/Zhy62F 
    • mdreporter A new PAC says the proposed Congressional redistricting map is an example of racial gerrymandering. bit.ly/rlFOLZ #MDredistricting
    • MDPolicy African-American group threatens to sue #MD over #redistricting -- and I thought I was skeptical about it! su.pr/2HGX7K #politics 
    • Politico: Maryland redistricting has members on edge is.gd/A6rxR0 Donna "Edwards ... is mulling a legal challenge to the map ..."
    • Prince Georgian (John Peter Thompson): The Current State of Congressional Redistricting is.gd/3vq5VT 
  • Scandals and Ethics Reform:
    • Gazette: Barry Rascovar: Lawmakers lax on code of conduct; MD’s loophole-filled ethics laws are on display once again. is.gd/53K6pv 
Education
  • HyattsvllePatch  STUDENT CRIME: Multiple Arrests Reported At Hyattsville's Northwestern This School Year is.gd/qcRA8i
  • josephlkitchen In a mtg this evening w/ other 4thCongressionalDistrict residents, Rev. Kitchen slammed proposed redistricting map 4 racial gerrymandering.
Business, Transportation and Development
Local (Municipalities)
Other (including news about news)

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