Recent Prince George's County News (30 Nov 2011)

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• postlocal Prince George’s County police are investigating the death of a man found with head injuries near his Hyattsville home wapo.st/szoRwe

Public Safety

• PGPDPressOffice Search for homicide suspect leads to arrest: bit.ly/sZrAey
• darcyspencer Pgpd on re-arrest of murder suspect frederick scott. bit.ly/sZrAey
• HyattsvllePatch Police Re-arrest #Fugitive Wanted for Surf Club #Murder #Hyattsville ow.ly/7Jk3a
• UMarlboroPatch Police re-arrest Frederick Scott on Tuesday, six months after he was set free because of a clerical error. patch.com/A-pdRv
• HyattsvllePatch #Hyattsville #Police Blotter: Nov. 13-19 ow.ly/7Jk9X #Crime
• CourthouseNewsService: Drew-Freeman MS Mom Says School Cop Acted Like a Thug; Sues PG school board & PG police officer is.gd/i1ny7e 
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD District II COPS and Metro Transit PD partner for auto theft safety awareness, #Largo Metro Station: bit.ly/vclOx8
• ABC7News A Maryland State Trooper shot and wounded a man in Upper Marlboro today. wj.la/tGtV2R
• RochelleReports #MD State Trooper shoots a #PrinceGeorges County man in head & torso in Upper Marlboro Wednesday morning. Charges against victim pending.

State Government and Politics

• realpgcounty Is the House Democratic Caucus throwing their support behind Donna Edwards? wp.me/p1efJr-8F
• mdreporter Today's roundup: robocall trial begins and links to four stories on O'Malley in India. #mdpolitics #mdindia bit.ly/uvC4uq
• mdreporter "it would be economically irresponsible not to be engaged with India," O'Malley says. #mdpolitics #mdindia bit.ly/tZsMVM
• realpgcounty Wanna know who else is in India? Fmr. Executive W. Curry, wasnt on the official list though.
• mdreporter Bartlett's chief of staff seeking support for potential run in 6th. #mdpolitics bit.ly/sFeczN
• MDPolicy Every time you see a gov. construction project, remember how much extra it's costing taxpayers. su.pr/24Jqnp #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• AFPMD We've been sounding the alarm on stealing from dedicated funds and the subsequent borrowing! Great work Fox 5! fb.me/1uq6CaWN0
• MarkPlotkinWTOP O'Malley on jaunt to India. He's been to Israel. When's he going to Italy and Ireland? He's all but announced for President 2016.
• Examiner: States (including Maryland) are violating federal law to benefit illegals is.gd/8sGhmV
• MDPolicy In response to pressure against #PlanMaryland, lawmakers are working to revise the plan again. su.pr/2fXnSR #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• CNSmd Coalition Formed to Fight Same-Sex Marriage in Md.: cnsne.ws/u7neCw
• WPJohnWagner Religious coalition vows to fight same-sex marriage in Maryland #mdmarriage wapo.st/vZBMf8
• realpgcounty Black Senator from MD? Pres. Obama says NO! wp.me/p1efJr-8J
• mce_watch Local Media Targets Ben Cardin's (D-MD) Questionable Insider Trading ... @SenatorCardin j.mp/vDyA82
• Redistricting:
• MDPolicy #GOP gets possible edge in #redistricting case as they snag 2 of 3 seats on judgement panel. su.pr/1jWmcQ #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• Sun: Democratic senator (C. Anthony Muse, D-26) backs redistricting suit is.gd/YJdYjF.
• Budget and Taxes:
• MDPolicy #Mossburg: Apparently kicking the fiscal can down the road isn't just a MD legislative habit. su.pr/2v7Gro #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• mce_watch MD’s government spending rise ranks 7th in nation; 11.4%, 4 times natl. avg. That's why O'Malley wants another tax hike j.mp/sz5KUV
• MDPolicy Amid all the tax increases next year, keep in mind that we raised gov. spending 11% last year. su.pr/3xrci3 #MDpolitics #MDtweets

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• nbcwashington Va. mall decides to suspend security system that tracks shoppers using their cell phones bit.ly/rAy65w
• postlocal D.C. gets more than $1M from Dept. of Homeland Security for license plate readers wapo.st/s2fTfF

Education

• HyattsvllePatch PG County #Schools Receive $250K #Grant for 'Principal Pipeline' #Hyattsville ow.ly/7Jkf4
• CourthouseNewsService: Drew-Freeman MS Mom Says School Cop Acted Like a Thug; Sues PG school board & PG police officer is.gd/i1ny7e 
• Diamondback: Staff editorial: A stadium solution? [Wants county to consider financing a DC United stadium on UM campus) is.gd/gqQRFp 
• moses100000 Vote of No confidence on William Hite EdD. Petition gopetition.com/petitions/vote… via @GoPetition

Local (Municipalities)

• College Park:
• RethinkCP MD Governor Awards Rethink College Park for its Community Activism and Achievement bit.ly/u6xFCP @SmartGrowthMD @GovernorOMalley
• Hyattsville:
• HyattsvllePatch Police Re-arrest #Fugitive Wanted for Surf Club #Murder #Hyattsville ow.ly/7Jk3a
• HyattsvllePatch #Hyattsville #Police Blotter: Nov. 13-19 ow.ly/7Jk9X #Crime

Recent Prince George's County News (29 Nov 2011)

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• Leach, Aaron Christopher, 21, (0.041), 19 Jun 2010
• RochelleReports Eyewitness to 2010 fatal shooting in Bowie says defendant Thomas Tyler told him where murder weapon is stashed. Testimony part of plea deal.
• Gazette: Murder trial under way after man killed, two others shot at Bowie graduation party is.gd/0eFcyz see is.gd/r90JJn
• Watson, Phillip, 30, 4 Mar 2011, (1.021)
• darcyspencer Murder suspect frederick scott back in custody. Mistakenly released from pgco jail due to a clerical court error. Being held on $500k bond
• RochelleReports Murder Suspect turns himself in to authorities after clerical error caused his mistaken release earlier this month. @PGCTV
• darcyspencer Link to story on frederick scott turning himself in. bit.ly/txZZi0
• PGPDPressOffice Wanted Person Frederick Scott back in custody, Press Release to follow shortly.
• ABC7News Frederick Scott, murder suspect mistakenly released, is back in custody. wj.la/rH1Jwf
• ben_giles Missing murder suspect Frederick Scott showed up to court today, is now back in custody, PG Police say. More to come. 
• emilybabay RT @ben_giles: Missing murder suspect Frederick Scott showed up to court today, is now back in custody, PG Police say. More to come
• Diaz-Rivera, 25, 26 Nov 2011 (Police now say death, not homicide, investigation)
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD conducts death investigation on 20th Avenue: bit.ly/t4dP5R via @addthis
• anobleDC Police investigating Sat. death of man who was in fight earlier that night - bit.ly/t4dP5R from @PGPDPressOffice

Public Safety

• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred yesterday evening in the 3500 block of Enterprise Road #Mitchellville
• PGPDPressOffice The driver involved in the fatal pedestrian collision in the 3500 block of Enterprise Road remained on scene #PGPD #Mitchellville
• wusa9 Cops: Prince George's County woman arrested for burying baby in the woods: on.wusa9.com/sgPfEV #crime #mugshot
• postlocal Oxon Hill woman arrested after burying stillborn baby, police say wapo.st/vt8Ec6
• nbcwashington Body of infant found in shallow grave in Nokesville, mother held in investigation bit.ly/w3i5QX
• postcrime Md. summit to tackle witness intimidation wapo.st/tWLGzq
• CollegePrkPatch POLL: Does College Park need its own police force? patch.com/A-nXr8
• HuffPost Black Voices: Barbara Arnwine, Civil Rights Lawyer, Home Raided By PG County Police is.gd/Q0qLEK
• radleybalko Um. . . what the hell is this about? is.gd/Xsj5Sp Voting Rights Advocate Held At Gunpoint By PG SWAT Team-No Warrant
• Radleybalko: BTW, PG Police Chief Magaw is narcotics supv. who oversaw Cheye Calvo raid . . . and was then promoted is.gd/PcKQNM
• ABA Journal: Civil Rights Leader Arnwine Says PG Police Held Her at Gunpoint, Raided Home Without Showing Warrant is.gd/o4ImcT
• Politic365: PG County Police Respond in Arnwine Case, Her Attorney Talks is.gd/la7BUZ Still no coverage by Post, other DC-area media
• PGPDPressOffice Suspect arrested for armed robbery of Popeyes restaurant in Mitchellville: bit.ly/vt6hMG Arrest @ Arnwine's home
• PGCrimeSolvers Curtis Lamar Ford Arrested in Connection with Armed Robbery at Mitchellville Popeyes fb.me/1qaQKp5zr
• postlocal Teen arrested in connection with bank robbery in Forestville wapo.st/vrV03j
• UMarlboroPatch Shakir Taylor arrested, charged in connection with the M&T Bank robbery in Forestville -- patch.com/A-pcgh
• PGCBlogging If this wasn't so sad it would be laughable. Y'all robbed the bank down the street. Really? pgcblog.com/?p=1952
  
• CollegePrkPatch: Why do you think this 7-Eleven (4921 Edgewood Road) i a repeated target of armed robbery? patch.com/A-pcBZ
• HyattsvllePatch Catch up on the latest arrest made by the Hyattsville Police Department: patch.com/A-pcSY #hyattsvillepatch
• PGCrimeSolvers PGPD Most Wanted updated! View at pgpolice.org fb.me/13kJDIRfl

County Government and Politics

• CountyExecBaker Exciting updates from our first day in India! Check out Facebook for details and photos! on.fb.me/n7okoj
• Scandals and Ethics Reform: .
• MDPolicy The Jack Johnson sentencing report for his political corruption sounds like shocking stuff. su.pr/9gGfbQ #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• gazette_net Years of pervasive corruption, including the alleged acceptance of up to $1 million in bribes from developers,... fb.me/EXVgMoQ5

State Government and Politics

• HuffPost Hill: Maryland Primary Causing Democrats to Act Like Democrats (Donna Edwards v. Glenn Ivey) is.gd/wOW1rC 
• mdreporter State Roundup: DDA to answer for unspent millions; state panel leaves septic details to lawmakers. bit.ly/vUf1GR #mdpolitics
• MDPolicy Why we should change the timing on when we spend and when we save at the government level. su.pr/1evkPN #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• WashTimesLocal Conservative Maryland lawmakers win a skirmish on sprawl limits ow.ly/1fSY3Y
• MDPolicy Three touching stories of families who could have used the money that the DDA left unspent. su.pr/1WEacS #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• MDPolicy How the Dev. Disabilities Admin. left almost $35M unspent instead of helping those in need. su.pr/2xZ8Ti #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• MarylandJuice Roll Call Says GOP Ready to Dump Rep. Roscoe Bartlett // Plus, Red Maryland Hijacks Photo #mdpolitics... fb.me/18E7FL7Q2
• EmilyMiller "Senior Democrats are voting with their feet." -Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam tells me about Barney Frank, 8 other House Dems retiring. .
• Budget and Taxes:
• PGD9Politico I will be at the delegation hearing for @pgcps budget bill; look forward to seeing you! Dec 3, 9 AM at Queen Anne’s Theater, PGCC. 
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Re: : Sen. Pinsky & Del;. Frush plan to introduce "bag tax" bill : May I ask why these bill... yhoo.it/vYeZjV
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Re: Sen. Pinsky & Del;. Frush plan to introduce "bag tax" bill : Paul has never seen a tax bill... yhoo.it/sE3ukf

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• TruthAboutCars: PG dist.court judges have already stated that they will not consider evidence that a driver is innocent is.gd/2Sp4No

Education

• josephlkitchen Amazed an elected boardmember would tell parents haveing a prob 2 go not 2 them but constituent services. #notleadership #edu #pgcpsforward
• josephlkitchen So wait @pgcps does a pilot on student based budgeting but wrote no report on how effective it was? #edu #pgcpsforward @kitchen4pgcps 
• PGD9Politico I will be at the delegation hearing for @pgcps budget bill; look forward to seeing you! Dec 3, 9 AM at Queen Anne’s Theater, PGCC.
• pgcpsparents @Re-tweet please ...Occupy PGCPS We are going to make a noise that cannot and will not be ignored. SAVE our Schools.   .

Business, Transportation and Development

• WBJ Morning Call: National Harbor looks past Disney 'dis' to office space is.gd/y20742 
• gazette_net The Magic Kingdom will not be greeting National Harbor visitors after all — but the Walt Disney Co. and experts... fb.me/LeQjgQIE
• WashTimesLocal Conservative Maryland lawmakers win a skirmish on sprawl limits ow.ly/1fSY3Y

Local (Municipalities)

• College Park:
• CollegePrkPatch POLL: Does College Park need its own police force? patch.com/A-nXr8
• CollegePrkPatch: Why do you think this 7-Eleven (4921 Edgewood Road) i a repeated target of armed robbery? patch.com/A-pcBZ
• Hyattsville:
• HyattsvllePatch Catch up on the latest arrest made by the Hyattsville Police Department: patch.com/A-pcSY #hyattsvillepatch

Other (including news about news)

• postlocal: Editors’ note: New choices for @washingtonpost readers seeking local news wapo.st/rzQTSq
• tbd247 Here's the difference between the Washington Post's U.S. and regional homepages tbd.ly/rEY7tL
• PGD9Politico I've been neglecting my loyal followers for a week now, been overwhelmed by work at the day job (which actually pays my bills)! Back soon! .

Recent Prince George's County News (28 Nov 2011)

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• Examiner: Stop at a convenience store ends in death for Richard Karis (Nov 2005 cold case) is.gd/IgNFSp see is.gd/eYmlC9 
• RochelleReports Trial begins for Thomas Tyler, alleged trigger man in deadly house party shooting in Bowie in June 2010. Watch CTV News tonight for details..

Public Safety

• Politic365: PG County Cops Swat Team Raids Home of Prominent Civil Rights Lawyer Barbara Arnwine (very onesided report) is.gd/CsNLsv
• PGCBlogging SWAT team and PGCo police raid house of lawyer Barbara Arnwine: pgcblog.com/?p=1933
• alanhenney An off-duty D.C. police officer fired at a brown Jeep Cherokee in PG during an attempt carjacking Sunday afternoon (per PGPD BOLOs).
• PGPDPressOffice Wanted for armed robbery of 7-Eleven in #CollegePark: bit.ly/tjdyJ3
• postlocal On his court-appointed attorney's advice, a 15-year-old pleaded guilty to rape. Then the accuser admitted she'd lied. wapo.st/vgRrQI
• anobleDC Police: Md. carjacking suspect may have left DNA evidence. Possibly cut finger. - Washington Times: wtim.es/uA5N5K
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD arrest Shakir Taylor in connection to #M&TBank robbery in #Forestville: bit.ly/tEw7RF
• PGPDJulie #CrimeSolvers works! "@PGPDPressOffice: Shakir Taylor arrested in connection to M&TBank robbery in #Forestville: bit.ly/tEw7RF"

County Government and Politics

• Examiner: Chesapeake Bay cleanup could cost PG $800 million; county may implement additional storm water utility fee is.gd/hXHNgt 
• ben_giles News items of the day: Bay cleanup to cost PG millions bit.ly/vyo2zI and Riverdale Park set for Whole Foods vote bit.ly/tXFMUp
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• Sun: Jack Johnson sentencing report tells quite a tale is.gd/LpiSEn Report: is.gd/w9lpSs
• Examiner Local Editorial: Johnsons should get maximum jail time is.gd/L4594E

State Government and Politics

• postlocal An unlikely group is fighting the Maryland Dream Act -- legal immigrants say they feel cheated by tuition-discount plan wapo.st/w2qAlj
• mdreporter Today's roundup of news since Wednesday #mdpolitics bit.ly/vFALLe
• MDPolicy Regarding #PlanMaryland -- the only thing we're planning for is economic stagnation. su.pr/2s9LSq 
• postlocal #ICYMI: Legal immigrants join the fight against the Dream Act wapo.st/v8eygM
• MDPolicy Good piece from Monoblogue reminding us not to accept #green dogma without investigating. su.pr/Akcyc5 .
• Budget and Taxes:
• pgpolitics Diamondback: MTA holds rail forum on Purple Line concerns is.gd/M9g3HJ Pinsky & "state officials" use it to argue for higher taxesl .

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• badast_turtles Maryland Court: No Redress When City Violates Speed Camera Law: Maryland Court of Appeals rejects private suit a... bit.ly/szjwH9
• tbd247 A driver refutes the automated justice of D.C.'s red light cameras tbd.ly/sVL7DE

Business, Transportation and Development

• ggwash Disney won't build at National Harbor. Will PG now focus on Metro stations? : wapo.st/u0KYoP on ggwash.org/12904
• MDPolicy Regarding #PlanMaryland -- the only thing we're planning for is economic stagnation. su.pr/2s9LSq 
• PGCBlogging Deal between GSA and Metro could shape FBI’s future and they're opent to relocating in PGCo. YAY! washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-… via @washingtonpost
• UMarlboroPatch Now that Disney has killed its hotel plans at National Harbor, what's next for the Fort Washington development? bit.ly/vumkaT
• pgpolitics Diamondback: MTA holds rail forum on Purple Line concerns is.gd/M9g3HJ Pinsky & "state officials" use it to argue for higher taxesl.

Local (Municipalities)

• Greenbelt:
• GreenbeltPatch Denny's Corporation confirms Denny's in Greenbelt is closed. patch.com/A-pbCX #Greenbelt #restaurant

Other (including news about news)

• PGCBlogging Obese Third Grader Taken From Mom, Placed in Foster Care news.yahoo.com/obese-third-gr… via @YahooNews
• Libertywriter Military to be authorized to jail citizens without charges? bit.ly/tps1IH

Recent Prince George's County News (27 Nov 2011)

Gory Prince George's This year: (one every hours); this time last year: (one every hours).

• anobleDC Three homicides this weekend in DC. In PG one homicide, one police-involved shooting. So much for a calm Thanksgiving weekend.
• Unidentified man, , (1.098), 26 Nov 2011
• PGPDJulie Suspect in custody after man found dead last night in 6200 blk 20th Ave, non-incorporated #Hyattsville. Not releasing victim ID yet. 
• PGPDJulie 2/2 Argument turned physical, victim had multiple injuries. Pronounced dead at hosp. Victim/suspect lived in same home.  
• PGPDJulie Full news release to come late this afternoon on suspect arrest in 20th Ave. murder.

Public Safety

• DCAbloob RT @nbcwashington: UPDATE: Police have identified deceased Dupont shooting victim as Jhonte Coleman, 34, of Suitland. Updated link coming 
• postlocal UPDATE: D.C. police have identified the victim in last night's Dupont Circle fight as Jhonte Coleman, 34, of Suitland wapo.st/ul2iIn

State Government and Politics

• Prince George's Delegation's proposed bills for 2012 princegeorgeshousedelegation.com/legislation/bi… is.gd/1bddG3
• postlocal Md. Gov. Martin O'Malley is gearing up to push his most ambitious agenda, including same-sex marriage and tax hikes wapo.st/rRRsTu
• Annapolis Capital: Our Say: Wasteful agency move [to Prince George's County] should be blocked is.gd/tGpzdr. 
• mdreporter In a little publicized leg of trip to India, Gov. O'Malley had a busy day in Doha, Qatar #mdpolitics #mdindia bit.ly/vZLAuE
• Budget and Taxes:
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Re: : Sen. Pinsky & Del;. Frush plan to introduce "bag tax" bill Sa: Around election time the... yhoo.it/sbrKX4

Education

• realpgcounty 16 plantiffs join together in class action suit against PGCPS wp.me/p1efJr-8q

Local (Municipalities)

• Greenbelt:
• GreenbeltPatch If you missed this week's #Greenbelt Patch stories, you can catch up over the weekend. patch.com/A-nXmc

Prince George's Delegation's proposed bills for 2012

From the Prince George's Legislative Delegation (Note: the 32 bills are listed at the end of this message):

(To All: Please note the location on campus and parking directions for the hearing have been updated from the previous e-mail sent earlier.)

Prince George's Delegation hosts public hearing Dec. 3
Saturday session to cover 32 local bills proposed for 2012

The Prince George’s County House Delegation will take public comments and testimony on Saturday, Dec. 3 at a public hearing at Prince George’s County Community College at the Queen Anne Fine Arts Building.

The hearing, which begins at 9 a.m. will include a chance for residents and groups to testify on 32 bills proposed that would specifically affect Prince George’s County or its bi-county agencies.

The bills are available on the delegation website, www.princegeorgeshousedelegation.com, under the “Legislation” menu. Citizens can pre-register to speak or submit written testimony by e-mailing pg2@mlis.state.md.us

"The delegation values testimony from citizens as we consider the bills.  We look forward to getting input on the proposals submitted by members during the public hearing or subsequently in writing," said Delegate Melony G. Griffith, chair of the delegation.

Due to another event on the campus, attendees at the hearing are asked to enter through the entrance on Route 202 to the Community College in Largo. Participants may park in Lots D and E.

Under county delegation rules, four committees review local bills by subject matter and send their recommendations to the full delegation. The bills must then receive a majority vote from the 23 county delegates in order to move on through the Maryland General Assembly.

The Prince George’s County House Delegation meets on Friday mornings in Annapolis during the regular legislative session scheduled to begin January 11th.

For more information, contact Legislative Director Daniel Valentine at 301-858-3074 or e-mail pg2@mlis.state.md.us.

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The 32 bills:

• PG/MC 101-12  
• Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - System Development Charge - Replacement of Existing Single-Family Dwelling Unit
• PG/MC 102-12  
• Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Minority Business Enterprise Utilization Program - Termination Extension
• PG/MC 103-12  
• Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission – Human Resources
• PG/MC 104-12  
• Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission – Pipeline Construction – Contracts
• PG/MC 105-12  
• Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission – Residential Rental Property – Delinquency – Receiver
• PG/MC 106-12  
• Washington Suburban Sanitary District – Unpaid Water and Sewer Charges – Collection and Liens
• PG/MC 107-12
• The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Transparency and Rate Relief Act of 2012
• PG/MC 108-12
• Prince George's County - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - District Council - Ethical Requirements
• PG/MC 109-12
• Prince George's County - Proposed Subdivisions - Escrow Funds for Traffic Mitigation
• PG 401-12
• Prince George's County - Common Ownership Communities - Fee for Mandatory Administrative Hearings
• PG 402-12
• Prince George's County - Authority to Impose Fees for Use of Disposable Bags
• PG 403-12
• Prince George's County Board of Education - Recycling Program - School Facilities
• PG 404-12
• Prince George's County - Special Elections - Reduction of Polling Places
• PG 405-12
• Prince George's County - Board of Education - Operation of Schools - Year-Round Basis
• PG 406-12
• Prince George's County - Drug Free School Zones - Hotline Number on Signs
• PG 407-12
• Prince George's County - Adults with Developmental Disabilities Citizen's Advisory Committee
• PG 410-12
• Education - Prince George's County School Board Budgets - Transparency
• PG 411-12
• Prince George's County - Qualifying Municipal Corporations - Land Use Decisions
• PG 412-12
• Prince George's County - Foreclosed Property Registry
• PG 413-12
• Real Property - Dwellings Rented to Individuals at Least 55 Years Old - Residential Leases
• PG 414-12
• Real Property - Dwellings Rented to Individuals at Least 55 Years Old - Air-Conditioning Systems
• PG 416-12
• Prince George's County - Property Tax - Installment Plan Schedule
• PG 417-12
• Prince George's County - Homeowners' Property Tax Credit
• PG 301-12
• Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverage Licensee - Retail Delivery to Consumer - Prohibition
• PG 302-12
• Prince George's County - Issuance, Transfer, and Renewal of Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Payment of Taxes
• PG 303-12
• Prince George's County - Volunteer Fire Departments - Poker Events
• PG 304-12
• Prince George's County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
• PG 305-12
• Prince George's County - Poker Events
• PG 306-12
• State Lottery - Licenses - Prince George's County Veterans' Organizations
• PG 307-12
• Prince George's County - City of Bowie - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses for Supermarkets
• PG 308-12
• Prince George's County - Hyattsville - Arts and Entertainment District - Licensed Alcoholic Beverages Establishments - Distance from Churches (Establishment of religion?)

Recent Prince George's County News (26 Nov 2011)

Gory Prince George's This year: 97 (one every 81 hours); this time last year: 83 (one every 95 hours).

• Boling, Phillip Charles, 49, (1.096), 25 Nov 2011 [p]
• nbcwashington An Aquasco man was killed Friday after a brief standoff with Prince George's County police: bit.ly/vRa1Ka
• nsmcgill Officer shoots, kills man who fired at #PGPD, wouldnt drop guns; Man threatened suicide; officer placed on admin leave: is.gd/vCPbBz
• PGPDPressOffice Barricade situation results in police involved shooting in #Aquasco #PGPD :pgpolice.blogspot.com/2011/11/barric…
• darcyspencer Man Killed After Pr. George's Standoff via @nbcwashington nbcwashington.com/news/local/Man…
• Fernandez-Ramirez, Carlos, 38, (1.097), 25 Nov 2011
• postlocal Man fatally shot in Prince George’s County wapo.st/u4jhH4 
• alanhenney Man murdered during apparent carjacking shar.es/o5iER
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD continues to investigate fatal shooting in the 9400 Block of Adelphi Road #Adelphi pic.twitter.com/z6KyA0pK
• nsmcgill Man shot, killed Friday night in #Adelphi; No suspect arrested, motive unknown, #PGPD says: is.gd/SnBQbT #princegeorges
• DCAbloob MT @wusa9: Victim Identified In Carjacking, Murder (Adelphi, MD) j.mp/vXsEQ9 #pgcounty
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD investigates fatal shooting on Adelphi road: pgpolice.blogspot.com/2011/11/police… #Adelphi

Public Safety

• nsmcgill #UpperMarlboro man arrested in armed robbery of Popeyes in #Mitchellville; No update on 2nd man involved, police say: is.gd/SQwTkn

County Government and Politics

• realpgcounty Executive Baker is away, who is in charge? wp.me/p1efJr-8v

State Government and Politics

• DCAbloob RT @baltimoresun: Sun Investigation: Firms with interests in Md. pour cash into O'Malley-run DGA. bsun.md/tETEOv #mdgov
• WPJohnWagner O’Malley gearing up to push ambitious legislative agenda wapo.st/trgSrI

Business, Transportation and Development

• PGCountyScoop In a blow to Prince George’s, Disney backs out of National Harbor - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/business/econo… via @washingtonpost
• ABC7News Disney Co. scraps planned hotel at National Harbor. wj.la/uHNljB
• nbcwashington Disney nixes National Harbor Project: bit.ly/rIGvCd
• WTOP ICYMI: #Disney backed out of plans for a huge resort hotel at #NationalHarbor - bit.ly/sv0XVT #MD #PGCounty
• PGCBlogging Disney Co. scraps planned hotel at National Harbor wjla.com/articles/2011/… via @ABC7News
• PGCBlogging Bad News: Courtesy of Disney. Worse are the comments left about PG county at this news site. LET THEM HAVE IT! pgcblog.com/?p=1920
• PGCBlogging I really thought Disney was a great fit for the National Harbor. A LOT of the comments at WJLA's site are hateful: pgcblog.com/?p=1920

Other (including news about news)

• radleybalko The latest nastiness Congress drafted in secret. aclu.org/blog/national-… Also: "Even Ron Paul"? He's often the *only* one opposing this stuff.

Recent Prince George's County News (24 & 25 Nov 2011)

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• Watson, Phillip, 30, 4 Mar 2011, (1.021)
• GreenbeltPatch Prince George's County police seek man accidentally released from jail. ow.ly/7DsTk
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD on scene of departmental shooting, 21000 blk Aquasco Rd in #Aquasco .
• WTOP Pr. George's man threatens suicide; Shot, killed by police bit.ly/w2lDlI 
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD investigating homicide in 9400 blk Adelphi Rd in #Adelphi 
  • PGPDJulie #Homicide investigators on scene of apparent carjacking/fatal shooting. 9400 blk Adelphi Rd., #Adelphi
  • PGPDJulie Three suspects in fatal shooting in #Adelphi ran after crashing victim's carjacked car. Victim is adult male. 
    

Public Safety

• DCExaminerLocal: Upper Marlboro criminal defense lawyer who pleaded guilty in money-laundering scheme is disbarred bit.ly/sggLP0
• nsmcgill County man says woman screamed she was in pain when he went to help remove her from her car in #UpperMarlboro crash: is.gd/tZSloi
• DCExaminerLocal Woman, 3 girls are rescued from a house fire in Prince George's County bit.ly/t6WKzF
• PGPDPressOffice Suspect arrested for armed robbery of #Popeyes restaurant in #Mitchellville: bit.ly/vt6hMG
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD is on scene of a shooting in the 3400 block of Brinkley Road in #OxonHill The victim is an adult male. The investigation is ongoing.
• UMarlboroPatch Curtis Lamar Ford, of #UpperMarlboro, was arrested today and charged with armed robbery: patch.com/A-nY3t.

PG Taxers:

• Examiner: Prince George's County Council begins campaign for bag tax is.gd/3mjBEM #PGTaxers
• WTOPinMD: Prince George's council members pushing for bag tax bit.ly/ttmDT0 #PGTaxers
• Post: Prince George’s council members pushing for bag tax; legislation to be introduced in January is.gd/fX60cw #PGTaxers
• PG Taxers: Co Exec Baker, Council members Lehman, Turner, Toles, seek to impose new "bag tax" in PG County is.gd/P0X3UC #PGTaxers
• DCExaminerLocal A 5-cent bag tax? Prince George's leaders push for a tax similar to what’s used in neighboring jurisdictions bit.ly/tJ7sUS
• ggwash Prince George's stores may soon charge for bags: bit.ly/uhdBz0 on ggwash.org/12891
• ABC7News Members of the Prince George's County Council are pursuing a shopping bag tax like the one D.C. has. wj.la/rz0sRn
• ben_giles Things I've learned this morning, 1. Stories about bags on Black Friday are quite popular. bit.ly/tFfZQ4

County Government and Politics

• melcouncil9 Reminder: Nov. 29th Community Adv. Mtg (Final Meeting of the Year) conta.cc/rIbvA9
• Gazette: PG council shouldn’t take raises, activists say; Salaries of county executive, council set to increase in Dec. is.gd/Nz1GhL. 
• realpgcounty The PrGeo Economic Develpoment Corps. is on twitter @PGCEDC. Wonder if they'll tweet their trip to India.
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• UMarlboroPatch FBI video shows former County Executive Jack Johnson accepting a bribe. patch.com/A-nW1V
• anobleDC $2,000 could buy former P.G. executive Johnson, tapes reveal - Washington Times: wtim.es/uEOjZh

State Government and Politics

• baltimoresun: Sen. Cardin's update to 1917 Espionage Act draws fire from whistleblower advocates bsun.md/uQrA6u.
• Redistricting:
• PGSentinel: Anne Arundel voters could shape 4th District race j.mp/rB1qHj #md04 #mdpolitics
• Examiner: GOP chairman advocates for increased African American representation is.gd/O5oM4Y

Business, Transportation and Development

• Examiner: Signs of life at reopened Rosecroft Raceway is.gd/ES0eeb.
• News_PGCounty Prince George's developers have high hopes for ICC: tinyurl.com/d37lw5v
• realpgcounty The PrGeo Economic Develpoment Corps. is on twitter @PGCEDC. Wonder if they'll tweet their trip to India.

PG Taxers: Co Exec Baker, Council members Lehman, Turner, Toles, seek to impose new "bag tax" in PG County

Comment: These people will use any excuse possible to justify their relentless quest to reach into our pockets and snatch more money from us.  Coming soon: A separate site devoted to tracking PG Taxers in 2012.

Prince George's County Council begins campaign for bag tax.
Examiner, 24 Nov 2011 (Giles).

Prince George's County Council members have begun a push for a disposable bag tax, similar to a 5-cent tax used in neighboring jurisdictions.

The District has had a 5-cent tax on disposable bags since the beginning of 2010, and Montgomery County will begin charging a 5-cent tax on Jan. 1.

Unlike Montgomery County, which has its own taxing authority, Prince George's requires the General Assembly's permission to implement new taxes.

State Sen. Paul Pinsky, D-Prince George's, and Del. Barbara Frush, D-Prince George's, plan to introduce legislation in January that would give county officials the authority to set the tax. Efforts to pass a similar bill failed earlier this year after it was introduced too late in the legislative session, Frush said.

Details of the bag tax would be left up to the County Council to decide, such as how high the tax should go and which stores would charge the tax.

A tax on disposable paper and plastic bags could cut down on the county's environmental cleanup costs, said Councilwoman Mary Lehman, D-Laurel. The county spends more than $2.5 million a year on litter pickup, she said.

It's not clear where revenue from the tax would go. The District puts its earnings into the Anacostia River Protection Fund to help with river cleanup efforts. A bag tax in Prince George's likely would go into the county's general fund, Lehman said.

"It makes budgeting too difficult," she said. "It's good in theory, but in these tough budget times, I'm just saying it's difficult politically and physically to designate funds."

To help promote the tax, Lehman, with County Executive Rushern Baker, Council Chairwoman Ingrid Turner, D-Bowie, and Councilwoman Karen Toles, D-Suitland, handed out more than 15,000 reusable bags on Tuesday at grocery stores and civic centers across the county. The Department of Environmental Resources chipped in $6,000 to spend on 4,000 bags and an environmental flier, and the County Council spent $3,450 for another 2,500 bags from council staff budgets.

Contact information:

• Mary A. Lehman (D-1) (Map)
• (301) 952-3887, E-mail: MALehman@co.pg.md.us
• Ingrid M. Turner (D-4) (Map)
• (301) 952-3094, E-mail: IMTurner@co.pg.md.us
• Karen R. Toles (D-7) (Map)
• (301) 952-3690, E-mail: KRToles@co.pg.md.us 
• Del. Barbara A. Frush (D-21)
• (410) 841-3114, (301) 858-3114
• e-mail: barbara.frush@house.state.md.us
• Sen. Paul G. Pinsky (D-22)
• (410) 841-3155, (301) 858-3155
• e-mail: paul.pinsky@senate.state.md.us
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Recent Prince George's County News (23 Nov 2011)

Gory Prince George's

• PGSentinel Three homicides last week on same Oxon Hill street are not believed to be connected, police said. shar.es/otA7v
• Butler, Jakaria, 20, (1.094), 18 Nov 2011  
• ABC7News Michael Douglas Nealy arrested for fatal Oxon Hill stabbing. wj.la/uVHEYU
• PGCrimeSolvers Michael Douglas Nealy Arrested in Connection with the Homicide of Jakari Butler fb.me/1h0pXFo5L

Public Safety

• -PG-Politics Fwd: Fwd: Greenbelt PD Crime Report for the week of November 20, 2011: ... From: Kelly Lawson Date... yhoo.it/svTg6H
• GreenbeltPatch Take a look at the weekly police crime blotter to see what has happened in #Greenbelt. patch.com/A-nVC6
• PGPDPressOffice: Suitland man sentenced to 18 years (Federal court, not PG): bit.ly/uuD25B
• PGNewsWashPost Homicides, robberies, thefts and more...on your street? Find out here - washingtonpost.com/local/prince-g… via @washingtonpost
• PGCrimeSolvers Need to submit an anonymous crime tip..there’s an APP for that! Search “tipsubmit” in iTunes App Store or Android Market.
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD Bust Auto Theft Ring bit.ly/vAYKwk
• postlocal Thieves illegally towed old cars, sold them for scrap, police say wapo.st/tyU446
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD Nab Stolen Vehicle Suspects: pgpolice.blogspot.com/2011/11/police…
• nbcwashington Pr. George's police say they've busted up an auto theft ring bit.ly/ry0J9e
• nsmcgill Plan to arm #Glenarden police with semiautomatic rifles will boost safety, chief says: bit.ly/tnTrSC 
• RiverdalePatch 29-year-old man faces litany of charges after car slams into utility pole: patch.com/A-nWG3

County Government and Politics

• Post: Prince George’s elected officials due for a raise in tough economic times is.gd/wfPh6x. 
• postlocal Prince George's raises are putting county officials on the spot wapo.st/rAVskE
• PGD9Politico Thank you @melcouncil9 for committing to return your pay raise to @PrinceGeorgesMD. @CouncilmanDLD & others, will you do the same?
• PG Gambling: Del. Vallario & Del. Valderrama plan bills to authorize poker at volunteer fire departments is.gd/mbELWU
• CountyExecBaker Welcome Prince George's County Economic Development Corp to Twitter! Follow @PGCEDC for latest County business news and opportunities!
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• MDPolicy #Mossburg: Our local politicians continue to fail us, and we continue to vote for them anyway. su.pr/1FXFzC 
• wusa9 Prosecutors: Jack Johnson Deserves Long Sentence on.wusa9.com/w3AJfB
• WashTimesLocal Video shows Johnson taking bribe ow.ly/1fN14g
• postlocal Read excerpts from wiretap transcripts in the case against former Prince George’s county executive Jack B. Johnson wapo.st/rJg9mN
• postlocal WATCH: Surveillance video shows Jack B. Johnson allegedly taking a bribe wapo.st/uT3xBf
• WashTimesLocal $2,000 could buy former Prince George's executive #Johnson, tapes reveal wtim.es/roNfn7 

State Government and Politics

• WBJ Morning Call: Maryland lawmakers call agency move [to PG County] a waste is.gd/x3ZFeQ 
• mdreporter Legislators question Housing Dept. move, but get few answers #mdpolitics bit.ly/vZjiPX
• MDPolicy Still pushing to move the Dept. of Housing HQ even though cost details remain sketchy at best. su.pr/2lUMvi 
• PG Gambling: Del. Vallario & Del. Valderrama plan bills to authorize poker at volunteer fire departments is.gd/mbELWU 
• mdreporter Today's roundup of state news. We'll back on Monday with a roundup through the weekend. #mdpolitics bit.ly/vKwiCY
• PGSentinel College Park resident Richard Douglas enters U.S. Senate race to tackle economic issues. shar.es/otEg9
• MDPolicy Interesting post from @RedMaryland on the darker side of #green energy. #environment su.pr/2N9gs5 
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• Post: Editorial Board Opinion; Sen. Currie deserves more than a slap on the wrist is.gd/B9NUpX 
• nsmcgill Campaign charges against Delegate Alston were backlash for gay marriage bill, defense alleges; Trial set for January: is.gd/6wpBV6
• MDPolicy #Mossburg: Our local politicians continue to fail us, and we continue to vote for them anyway. su.pr/1FXFzC 
• Budget and Taxes:
• MDPolicy Paying for the #healthcare insurance exchange is proving difficult, yet still we push forward. su.pr/2eXQL2 
• -PG-Politics Re: Sen. Pinsky & Del. Frush plan to introduce "bag tax" bill: Negative economic effect of DC bag tax is.gd/3yjHc4

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• WTOP Your license plate is probably scanned by 1 of 250 cameras in #DC - police store that data - Invasion of privacy? bit.ly/vVZ0Ri

Education

• PGNewsWashPost Oxon Hill High students excited about new school - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/local/oxon-hil… via @washingtonpost

Business, Transportation and Development

• CollegeParkPatch: College Park Tables its Decision on Cafritz Re-zoning patch.com/A-nVJ7 
• MDPolicy Interesting post from @RedMaryland on the darker side of #green energy. #environment su.pr/2N9gs5 .

Local (Municipalities)

• College Park:
• CollegePrkPatch College Park Tables its Decision on Cafritz Re-zoning patch.com/A-nVJ7
• Glenarden:
• nsmcgill Plan to arm #Glenarden police with semiautomatic rifles will boost safety, chief says: bit.ly/tnTrSC
• Greenbelt:
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Fwd: Greenbelt PD Crime Report for the week of November 20, 2011: ... From: Kelly Lawson Date... yhoo.it/svTg6H
• GreenbeltPatch Take a look at the weekly police crime blotter to see what has happened in #Greenbelt. patch.com/A-nVC6 
• Greenbelt News Review Now Online: November 24, 2011 is.gd/recRya

Other (including news about news)

• Wash Informer: Prince George's African American Museum & Cultural Center is.gd/HNEV3M.

PG Gambling: Del. Vallario & Del. Valderrama plan bills to authorize poker at volunteer fire departments

• PG 303-12: Prince George's County - Volunteer Fire Departments - Poker Events
• Sponsor: Delegate Joseph Vallario
• Synopsis: For the purpose of authorizing certain volunteer fire departments in Prince Georges County to hold poker events in which the public may play poker card games; limiting the number of poker events that a volunteer fire department may hold; requiring that a volunteer fire department obtain a permit from the Prince George's County Department of Environmental Resources before holding a poker event; limiting the days on which poker events may be held; specifying a certain requirement that a volunteer fire department must meet to qualify for a permit; specifying that the department may issue permits under certain circumstances; specifying the period for which permit is valid; allowing a permit to be renewed under certain circumstances; specifying that the conditions under which a permit for program event is issued shall be the same with certain exceptions that apply to a charitable gaming event permit under the Prince George's County Code; and generally relating to volunteer fire department and poker events in Prince Georges County.
• Related: PG 305-12
• Bill Text: Read bill text in rich-text or PDF format

• PG 305-12: Prince George's County - Poker Events
  
  • Sponsor: Delegate Kriselda Valderrama
  • Synopsis: For the purpose of authorizing certain volunteer fire departments and certain organizations that promote the arts and preserve culture in Prince George's County to hold events in which the public may play poker card games;
  • Related: PG 303-12
  • Bill Text: Read bill text in rich-text or PDF format

• Del. Kriselda Valderrama (D-26)
• (410) 841-3210, (301) 858-3210
• e-mail: kris.valderrama@house.state.md.us
• Del. Joseph F. Vallario, Jr. (D-27A)
• (410) 841-3488, (301) 858-3488
• e-mail: joseph.vallario@house.state.md.us

Recent Prince George's County News (22 Nov 2011)

Gory Prince George's

• Watson, Phillip, 30, 4 Mar 2011, (1.021)
• Post: Mishandled paperwork blamed for murder suspect’s release is.gd/hPxA1W [So Marilynn Bland's staff screwed up & has endangered public?]  
• anobleDC Prince George's police hunt for released murder suspect - Washington Times: wtim.es/thTdcO
• RiverdalePatch Officials say a clerical error led to the release of a murder suspect earlier this month: patch.com/A-nTQS
• Gazette: Court clerical error blamed for release of Chillum murder suspect is.gd/HrboOC No mention head court clerk Marilynn Bland
• Butler, Jakaria, 20, (1.094), 18 Nov 2011 
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD makes quick arrest in #OxonHill stabbing.html: bit.ly/sTT1x7
• DCExaminerLocal A 35-year-old man has been arrested in a stabbing death in Oxon Hill bit.ly/sTVJoM
• UMarlboroPatch Virginia Man Arrested in Oxon Hill Stabbing Case -- patch.com/A-nTXk
• postlocal Alexandria man arrested in Oxon Hill stabbing wapo.st/tfos03

Public Safety

• WSJ: Sky-High Metal Prices Lead to Grave Situation; Bronze Vases Become Target for Thieves; Mentions PG, Doyle Niemann is.gd/vo2NdJ 
• nbcwashington Mt. Rainier's former 'Officer of the Year' pleads guilty to att. murder charge bit.ly/sg7tsB
• postlocal A Mount Rainier police officer pleads guilty to attempted murder, sex and gun charges in connection with July incident wapo.st/t5yNnd
• PGCrimeSolvers Attempted Robbery at Clinton Bank of America - Suspect Identity Needed fb.me/1lSkd2VdE
• PGCrimeSolvers UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND POLICE CHARGE SUSPECT IN NOV. 17TH ROBBERY fb.me/OwmsCijn
• darcyspencer UMD cops file charges against a second man, Dominic Amos, 21, of suitland for on campus armed robbery outside Cecil hall last Thursday
• emilybabay Fort Washington man sentenced to prison for 50,000 child porn images: ow.ly/7BLDc

County Government and Politics

• PGCCouncilMedia CM Mel Franklin, D-9 hosts Comm Advisory Mtg “State of Health Care & Access” Tues, Nov. 29, 7–9:30 pm - James Madison MS, Upper Marlboro.
• Anti-home rule Del. Davis and Del. Frush seek to override Prince George's law on alcoholic beverages is.gd/roKf7H.
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• Post: Prosecutors seek tough sentence for Jack Johnson in corruption case is.gd/6Xat3V 
• postlocal Prosecutors say Jack Johnson "flouted" trust and are seeking a tough sentence for the ex-Pr. George's leader wapo.st/t7vsEq
• WTOP Stiff sentence proposed for former #PGCounty Exec. #JackJohnson - bit.ly/s2bwSo #MD
• ABC7News WATCH: Surveillance video of former PG County executive Jack Johnson allegedly accepting a bribe. wj.la/v3K0LB
• realpgcounty #FBI released video of #JackJohnson accepting a bribe mins. before he is busted wjla.com/articles/2011/…
• myfoxdc Video: Johnson Allegedly Accepts Bribe: Prosecutors for the U.S. Attorney's Office released video tape t... tinyurl.com/7ovn5mg

State Government and Politics

• darcyspencer Steny Hoyer says he will back Donna Edwards in Democratic primary - Maryland Politic washingtonpost.com/blogs/maryland… via @washingtonpost
• Anti-home rule Del. Davis and Del. Frush seek to override Prince George's law on alcoholic beverages is.gd/roKf7H. 
• Redistricting:
• mdreporter The legal challenge to Maryland's congressional redistricting will be heard by a three-judge panel, a judge ruled. bit.ly/tSLmAD
• PGCBlogging Nine plaintiffs of the Maryland redistricting court case have WON their first battle in court: pgcblog.com/?p=1906
• MDPolicy The legal battle against #redistricting pushed forward, overcoming the first obstacle. su.pr/7jRndV #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• Budget and Taxes:
• PG Taxers: Sen. Pinsky & Del. Frush plan to introduce "bag tax" bill is.gd/8GxeHn 

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• TheNewspaper: Innocence Not Defense to Speed Camera Citation; PG judges crack down on drivers who say camera inaccurate is.gd/CkIRYe 
• TheNewspaper: PG judges who threaten or jail defendants who claim cameras wrong: Jean S. Baron, Gerard F. Devlin is.gd/CkIRYe 
• PGPDPressOffice Speed Camera service center now open: bit.ly/rIpSvT

Business, Transportation and Development

• RiverdalePatch Riverdale Park town council works to finalize Cafritz redevelopment recommendations: patch.com/A-nSKW
• ggwash Maryland can't afford any more transportation projects thanks to the ICC: wapo.st/rqJkVL on ggwash.org/12862
• PGCBlogging Lawmakers say O'Malley's agency move will waste $$: Oh get over it: politics will benefit PGCo this time. shar.es/osoPU
• PGCBlogging Oxon Hill apartment buildings purchases preemptively: Homeland Security is coming! pgcblog.com/?p=1906

Local (Municipalities)

• Mount Rainier:
• nbcwashington Mt. Rainier's former 'Officer of the Year' pleads guilty to att. murder charge bit.ly/sg7tsB
• postlocal A Mount Rainier police officer pleads guilty to attempted murder, sex and gun charges in connection with July incident wapo.st/t5yNnd

Anti-home rule Del. Davis and Del. Frush seek to override Prince George's law on alcoholic beverages

Bill Information:

PG 301-12 - Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverage Licensee - Retail Delivery to Consumer - Prohibition

Sponsor - Delegate Dereck Davis and Delegate Barbara Frush

Synopsis - For the purpose of prohibiting an alcoholic beverage licensee in Prince George's County from making an off-site retail delivery of alcoholic beverages to the residence of a consumer; and generally prohibiting the delivery of alcoholic beverages to the residence of a consumer in Prince George's County.

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Contact:

• Del. Barbara A. Frush (D-21)
• (410) 841-3114, (301) 858-3114
• e-mail: barbara.frush@house.state.md.us
• Facebook
• Del. Dereck E. Davis (D-25)
• (410) 841-3519, (301) 858-3519
• e-mail: dereck.davis@house.state.md.us
• Facebook

PG Taxers: Sen. Pinsky & Del;. Frush plan to introduce "bag tax" bill

Bill Information:   

PG 402-12 - Prince George's County - Authority to Impose Fees for Use of Disposable Bags

Sponsor - Senator Paul Pinsky and Delegate Barbara Frush

Synopsis - For the purpose of authorizing Prince George's County to impose, by law, a fee on certain retail establishments for use of disposable bags under certain circumstances; defining certain terms; and generally relating to the authority for Prince George's County to impose a fee for use of disposable bags.
 
Bill Text - Read bill text in rich-text or PDF format

Contact::

• Sen. Paul G. Pinsky (D-22)
• (410) 841-3155, (301) 858-3155
• e-mail: paul.pinsky@senate.state.md.us
• Del. Barbara A. Frush (D-21)
• (410) 841-3114, (301) 858-3114
• e-mail: barbara.frush@house.state.md.us
• Facebook

Recent Prince George's County News (21 Nov 2011)

Gory Prince George's This year: (one every hours); this time last year: (one every hours).

• Examinrer: Prince George's County passes 90 homicides this year; more than all of 2010 on pace to he highest since 2008 t.co/XUrjLkGT
• Watson, Phillip, 30, 4 Mar 2011, (1.021)
• wusa9 Police Accidentally Release Homicide Suspect t.co/yJVsUHqS
• myfoxdc myfoxdc Murder Suspect Mistakenly Released: A first-degree murder suspect is being asked to turn himself back in... t.co/dhMPs2ri
• postlocal A murder suspect in Prince George’s County was mistakenly released from jail due to a clerical error t.co/FXXxsG0k
• wusa9 Homicide Suspect Accidentally Released From Jail t.co/byVtF8Lb
• PGCrimeSolvers WANTED: Homicide Suspect - Fredrick Lawrence Scott t.co/ZbfqfrCG
• UMarlboroPatch Police looking for Frederick Scott, who they mistakenly set free because of a clerical error: t.co/spPmDPEL
• anobleDC PG police need help finding a guy accidentally released from jail: t.co/nvMbJmd2 Wanted for fatal shooting at #SurfClubLive
• ben_giles Have you seen this man? A murder suspect was mistakenly released in PG. t.co/XOwEqwdN
• ABC7News A murder suspect mistakenly released? Police: it was a mistake. DOC: paperwork shows it was proper. t.co/FnvFrIlA
• WashTimesLocal Prince George's police hunt for released murder suspect - Prince George's County police are looking for a murder sus... t.co/VeHBFgzw
• News_PGCounty Prince George's police search for mistakenly released Chillum murder suspect. t.co/LBNYRKq0
• Butler, Jakaria, 20, (1.094), 18 Nov 2011 
  Wilson, Kaya Dejuna, 29, (1.095), 19 Nov 2011 
• anobleDC PG police investigate 2 homicides in same block in #OxonHill, a day apart. Info here: t.co/4Eylpwll & t.co/S0EInXbt
• Gazette: Glassmanor community shaken up after Marcy Av woman’s killing, 2d in blk in 24 hrs; mother shot in apt w/ kids inside is.gd/HbcmXn.

Public Safety

• CollegePrkPatch Shots Fired at Days Inn in College Park, No Injuries Reported t.co/Z4nMu3jp
• alanhenney BABY STILL IN BACK SEAT of Hyundai with tags "TWEET22" just stolen from Central Ave in PG.
• alanhenney Police now say Hyundai may have been taken by baby's father while baby's mother was inside 7-Eleven.
• ABC7News PG police investigate a carjacking near Suitland Parkway. t.co/S6KmdSP3
• postlocal Two men are charged with attempted murder in Pr. George’s stemming from an assault that may be linked to gang activity t.co/wdOfGZQy
• GreenbeltPatch The police have maximum inconvenience in mind for criminals in #Greenbelt East. t.co/KjgUFxiJ
• UMarlboroPatch Police: #UpperMarlboro Men Suspected in Crofton Robbery -- t.co/3Lb3QXGw
• ABC7News Police ID second suspect in UMD robbery. t.co/SVhyYGz7
• PGCBlogging Glad to see armed robbery suspect going after UMD students on campus has been caught: t.co/5GFMOX71
• Diamondback: Robbery was ‘drug deal gone bad,’ County Police say t.co/8NEf3cDx
• postcrime Mount Rainier police officer pleads guilty to attempted murder, sex charges in July shooting t.co/Ne7EF6Yo
• PGCBlogging SEC Charges Bethesda Man & PGCo residents in Alleged Ponzi Scheme t.co/4wvYnQ5W via @FairfaxNews
• PGPDPressOffice: Suspect Sought in Attempt Robbery of Bank: t.co/saMRUVOI BOA, 7800 block, Old Branch Av, Clinton

County Government and Politics

• PGCCouncilMedia Service Consolidation, Cost Reductions Task Force meets Thur, Dec. 1 @10 am, CAB, Rm 2027,Gov. Oden Bowie Dr. Upper Marlboro. 301-952-3700.

State Government and Politics

• MDPolicy Public sector #unions are only getting a more powerful grasp on our tax dollars. t.co/gcEsOsMS 
• mdreporter Millions in Medicare reimbursements may be cut depending on the supercommittee's actions -- or lack thereof. t.co/reXTkx8C
• MDPolicy Doctors might face cuts of up to 30% for Medicare reimbursements due to budget cuts. t.co/caFjYatM 
• mdreporter After scrutiny and criticism, the Maryland Register once again is accessible immediately for free online. t.co/OOWl7qVR
• MDPolicy A win for #transparency: MD register decides not to charge for access to real time information. t.co/AYYZZslU #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• mirandawashpost Steny Hoyer will back Donna Edwards in Democratic primary - Maryland Politics - The Washington Post t.co/kJ9gKCHi via @washingtonpost
• Redistricting:
• realpgcounty #MD Court rebuffs @GovernorOMalley and AG saying challenge to redistricting should go forward t.co/LhcSau3l
• realpgcounty @WhipHoyer 2nd establishment figure 2 announce support for @repdonnaedwards against @iveyforcongress after @SenatorCardin did last week.
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• marylandmoment Currie case referred to Md. legislative ethics panel: Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Cal... t.co/d0iibasz
• RochelleReports Maryland Senate President Mike Miller refers bribery case involving Senator Ulysses #Currie to state legislative #ethics panel. @PGCTV

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• ggwash License plate cameras proliferate, help catch crooks but also invade privacy: t.co/cxT2bats on t.co/ZURPAqhO

Education

• realpgcounty When Eubanks & Boston held dist. events @pgcps had them all over the feed W/ @EdwardBurroughs they just note a member is hosting #petty #smh.

Business, Transportation and Development

• ben_giles PG Planning Board staff recommends approval to Cafritz zoning change, then doesn't. t.co/Rf5FXXri #wholefoods
• ggwash Prince George's puts off zoning decision on Riverdale Park Whole Foods: t.co/dRT7B1u6 on t.co/ZURPAqhO
• ggwash The FBI needs a new home. A Metro station site is not the best place for their new fortress: t.co/9D03pWiC

Local (Municipalities)

• College Park:
• CollegePrkPatch Shots Fired at Days Inn in College Park, No Injuries Reported t.co/Z4nMu3jp
• Greenbelt:
• GreenbeltPatch The police have maximum inconvenience in mind for criminals in #Greenbelt East. t.co/KjgUFxiJ
• Mount Rainier:
• postcrime Mount Rainier police officer pleads guilty to attempted murder, sex charges in July shooting t.co/Ne7EF6Yo
• Riverdale Park:
• RiverdalePatch Want to be a part of the solution? Riverdale Park's Police Chief is looking for residents to join a community policing committee:...