Recent Prince George's County News (15 Nov 2011)

News related to slot machines posted separately today.

Gory Prince George's 

• Coleman, James, 22, (1.090), 12 Nov 2011
• PGPDPressOffice Officers identified in police involved shooting in #DistrictHeights: bit.ly/uRV4Xp
• wusa9 Police ID Officers Involved In Fatal Md. Shooting on.wusa9.com/uSaucy
• postlocal Officers involved in fatal shooting of homicide suspect identified wapo.st/u8cnjz
• UMarlboroPatch Officers identified in District Heights shootout: uppermarlboro.patch.com/articles/arund…

Public Safety

• Examiner: Gang membership soars in PG; 5th-largest gang membership on East Coast, # of gang members more than doubled since '08 is.gd/fnvcnM
• PGCBlogging DC Examiner has wrong headline on PGCo gang stats: WE'RE NUMBER 2!!! Get it right, duh. pgcblog.com/?p=1810
• PGCBlogging Shame on you Prince George's County: pgcblog.com/?p=1810
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD pauses to remember fallen hero Sergeant Anthony M. Walker: bit.ly/sVsflg
• PGPDJulie #PGPD has an embedded Dept of Parole & Probation agent who shares info w/our detectives & keeps an eye on violent offenders
• RiverdalePatch University Park police report area thefts during October: patch.com/A-nHYm  
• ABC7News An Adelphi drive-by leaves one in critical condition. wj.la/tu3gWv
• Times: Afternoon shooting leaves man injured in PG is.gd/12uKOB

County Government and Politics

• Gazette: County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D), and 14 PG businesses join O'Malley junket to India is.gd/cyNHpJ. 
• ben_giles Back from my tweeting hiatus bearing news from the PG County Council meeting. Last one of the year, the agenda (and room) are packed.
• ben_giles Slots is the big ticket item on the agenda, but the debate over Karen Toles's PLA bill is heating up first.
• TomDernoga CB-16-2011 Project Labor Agreement bill passes 9-0.
• ben_giles Just heard fiery testimony from people for an against the bill, which allows PLAs on county construction projects over $1million.
• ben_giles No surprisingly, the bill passes unanimously. 7 of 9 council members cosponsored the bill after a summer of debates.
• PrinceGeorgesMD Baker and Council Bill Signing Ceremony for $50 Million EDI Fund this Thursday, November 17, 2011 in Suitland, cms.princegeorgescountymd.gov/ExecutiveNews/…
• mce_watch Signing ceremony for Baker's economic slush fund, Nov 17, 12:30 @ Hunter AME church (church & state not separate in PG) j.mp/spXUEh
• PGCBlogging @PGCCouncilMedia With all that's going on with gambling and such, the LAST update was from Nov. 10th OH COME ON!!! DO BETTER QUICK!
• TomDernoga typical last day of the County Council legislative year - a looong day.
• PGCCouncilMedia Pr. George’s County Council held the final Council session for Legislative Year 2011on November 15, 2011.
• PGCCouncilMedia Exchange of Gavel for Pr. George’s County Council @ 11:00 a.m. Tues., December 6, 2011 in the Council Hearing in the CAB in Upper Marlboro.
• ben_giles Phew. I probably won't tweet this much in one day for two months, until the PG Council gets back to work.
• pgpolitics Sun: Same-sex empowerment conferences would make sense for Prince George's County schools is.gd/yiO3r5
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• PGCBlogging Leslie/Jack Johnson's tapes released. Part of their sentence should include them being excommunicated from the County. pgcblog.com/?p=1810

State Government and Politics

• Gazette: County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D), and 14 PG businesses join O'Malley junket to India is.gd/cyNHpJ 
• nbcwashington: MD Gov. Martin O'Malley getting ready for trade trip [junket] to India bit.ly/ukjLaq 
• marylandmoment More than 100 to travel to India with O’Malley: wapo.st/uhBfvF
• mdreporter Part 2 PlanMaryland: a framework for smart growth or a dramatic policy shift, as rural officials say #mdpolitics bit.ly/rL274u
• mdreporter Today's roundup of state news/ #mdpolitics bit.ly/vuVxyC
• EmilyMiller Dem Whip Steny Hoyer tells me the Rick Perry proposal to make Congress part time is "not serious" and "pandering to the Tea Party.". 
• jfritze .@TeamRickPerry firing at @WhipHoyer: "It's not a surprise...that career politicians like Steny Hoyer don't like my plan to overhaul" govt.
• EmilyMiller Rick Perry bashes Steny Hoyer for saying a part-time Congress is not serious. My story: wtim.es/rysvLT
• DCAbloob Maryland GOP straw poll results: Mitt Romney finishes first for president, Daniel Bongino for U.S. senator. j.mp/tAccpB
• MDPolicy As #Obamacare heads to supreme court, @GovernorOMalley remains confident it will be upheld. su.pr/84n82j 
• Budget and Taxes:
• MDPolicy MD spends 1/3 more per pupil than the rest of the nation. Sound sustainable to you? #education su.pr/1fDoQb #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• EmilyMiller Steny Hoyer is whipping against balanced budget ammendment because Republican won't raise taxes to pay for spending.

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• CNSmd Cheverly Replaces Optotraffic Speed Cameras: cnsne.ws/sT22xH
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD: Speed Enforcement camera will be active in the 2100-2600 blk Sansbury Rd this week near #ArrowheadElementary #UpperMarlboro
• UMarlboroPatch How do you feel about speed cameras in Prince George's County? Vote in our poll! patch.com/A-nJlL

Education

• Gazette: PG delegation proposal would allow for year-round schooling; BOE voted unanimously 11/9 to support despite no funds is.gd/SfBb1W.
• MDPolicy MD spends 1/3 more per pupil than the rest of the nation. Sound sustainable to you? #education su.pr/1fDoQb 
• pgpolitics Sun: Same-sex empowerment conferences would make sense for Prince George's County schools is.gd/yiO3r5

Business, Transportation and Development

• RiverdalePatch A local small business suffers through the county's permitting process: patch.com/A-nFvp
• ggwash: Security paranoia at federal offices has stymied development at PG Metro stations is.gd/rIgG3A on ggwash.org/12758
• ben_giles ICYMI: Security issues plague development around federal tenants at Metro stops in Prince George's. bit.ly/uEl3xy
• mdreporter Part 2 PlanMaryland: a framework for smart growth or a dramatic policy shift, as rural officials say #mdpolitics bit.ly/rL274u
  

Local (Municipalities)

• Post Ombudsman: Post Roast: Where was coverage of MD’s munixipal elections? 7 cities had elections, not a word in 11/9-10 Post is.gd/QgdYXj 
• Answer to Post Roast: In the various Prince George's County Patch editions, now covering much of the local news ignored by the Post
• Riverdale Park:
• RiverdalePatch A local small business suffers through the county's permitting process: patch.com/A-nFvp
• RiverdalePatch University Park police report area thefts during October: patch.com/A-nHYm #Patch

Other (including news about news)

• Libertywriter Interesting, if true: "Barack Obama is facing an anti-Big Government revolution" tgr.ph/vZlGVW
• Gazette: Landover Hills church pitches tents to raise awareness of homelessness is.gd/cIK04t 
• PGCBlogging @PGCountyScoop The rate of updates for this page stinks. DO BETTER.