Recent Prince George's County News (17 Nov 2011)

Gory Prince George's

• Riddick, Vanessa Gail, 53 (7.095, 31 Aug 2007)
• UMarlboroPatch Update: Troy Nash Gets Life for Killing Upper Marlboro Resident -- patch.com/A-nKV9
• darcyspencer Troy Nash gets life in prison w no parole for stabbing Vanessa Riddick, 53, to death with a pocket knife in #PGCO
• UMarlboroPatch Two Men Gunned Down in District Heights and Oxon Hill -- patch.com/A-nL95

Public Safety

• Diamondback: City, university officials debate creating College Park Police Dept.; U Police, city officials say not feasible is.gd/fL1XLr 
• ABC7News Metro Transit Police have been using a clever, new way to catch bike thieves at stations. wj.la/t4jQFw #wmata
• postlocal Moped rider in Prince George’s killed in morning crash wapo.st/sFuilC
• nsmcgill Proposed police station site b/n Johnson and Leslie avenues draws ire from #Glenarden residents: is.gd/3yZVvG
• HyattsvllePatch Prince George’s Council Votes to Establish #Prostitution-Free Zones ow.ly/7wZ91
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD & #MarylandStatePolice to conduct sobriety check point in #DistrictHeights tomorrow: bit.ly/vQbnfD
• PGCBlogging Illegal gold operation found in Hyattsville. Dude was melting it down and operating a corner store out of his house: pgcblog.com/?p=1878
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD @ABC7Brad covers #PGPD large gold and jewelry bust. Check it out: bit.ly/uAD3ZC 
• PGPDPressOffice Have you seen Janelle Northey? #PGPD would like you to call us if you know her whereabouts: bit.ly/sa3L4L

County Government and Politics

• Examiner: PG County faces budget shortfall; Property taxes projected to drop $28.9 million; budget hole $15.5 million is.gd/5nctEZ
• Post (Edit.): Prince George’s cowardly punt to Annapolis on slots is.gd/9o8XGT [Comment: Post will use any excuse to denigrate PG]
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Post Editorial Board Opinion, Prince George’s cowardly ... Arthur Turner commends Post is.gd/BODSG3
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Washington Post Editorial Board Opinion, Prince George?s cowardly: ... yhoo.it/rpoIid 
• -PG-Politics Fwd Re Post ... Prince George’s Cowardly ..."patina of sleaze" (Andy Carruthers criticizes Post editorial) is.gd/vRD2uK
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Examiner: PG County faces budget shortfall: $15.5 million shortfall, but there is money for. .. yhoo.it/toTNGr
  
• AFRO: Prince George’s Council Has Turbulent Year is.gd/LaXGze
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• PGSentinel Fate of #PGCounty slots shifts from hands of County Council to Maryland legislature shar.es/ob6ex
  
• ben_giles PG County revenues projected to fall in fiscal 2013, report shows: bit.ly/uWzbu7
• CountyExecBaker Sitting with hard working County Council at our $50 Million Economic Development Incentive bill signing in #Suitland yfrog.com/nt11gqtj
• melcouncil9 Nov. 19th Dist. 9 Tech. Summit & Nov. 29th Community Adv. Mtg #constantcontact conta.cc/vcb2oC
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• PGSentinel Prosecutors release wiretap recording of Jack Johnson's instructions for wife, Leslie, to flush check, hide cash shar.es/obeER

State Government and Politics

• Gazette: Central county residents weigh in on slots, same-sex marriage; District 24 legislators hold town hall forum is.gd/K5Yd9z 
• mdreporter Business interests were the major contributors to O'Malley, Franchot #mdpolitics bit.ly/uCpvKC
• MDPolicy Do we give so much to the horse racing industry because they gave to @GovernorOMalley? su.pr/1of4oM 
• EmilyMiller Dems voted for Balanced Budget Amend in 1995: Andrews, Clyburn, Costello, DeFazio, Doyle, Hoyer, Kaptur, Moran, Pallone, Peterson, Visclosky 
• Sun: Inequities come from government, too; MD seems to have a multitude of rules, regulations & ... to deny poor people the help they need 
• jfritze .@repdonnaedwards takes early lead in poll. #MD04 #mdpolitics weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/local/pol…
• CNSmd Report: Maryland Health Insurance Premiums Up 51 Percent: cnsne.ws/uqo7X9
• CNSmd Report: Maryland Health Insurance Premiums Up 51 Percent: cnsne.ws/uqo7X9
• Budget and Taxes:
• mdreporter Senate tax chairman favors lowering Md. corporate rate #mdpolitics bit.ly/rYOIrP
• BBJ: MD's top 50 scofflaws released by Franchot is.gd/GQGitp List includes CFE nite club, 8 others from PG is.gd/17jcgE
• bbjonline List you don't want to be on: Maryland Comptroller @peterfranchot releases top 50 scofflaws bizj.us/b4cj5

Education

• Gazette: Baden parents dissatisfied with boundaries plan is.gd/CfjbOB.

Business, Transportation and Development

• ABC7News Metro Transit Police have been using a clever, new way to catch bike thieves at stations. wj.la/t4jQFw #wmata
• mdreporter Business interests were the major contributors to O'Malley, Franchot #mdpolitics bit.ly/uCpvKC

Local (Municipalities)

• College Park:
• Diamondback: City, university officials debate creating College Park Police Dept.; U Police, city officials say not feasible is.gd/fL1XLr
• Glenarden:
• nsmcgill Proposed police station site b/n Johnson and Leslie avenues draws ire from #Glenarden residents: is.gd/3yZVvG
• Greenbelt:
• Greenbelt News Review Now Online: November 17, 2011 issue is.gd/NUi28L

Other (including news about news)

• ggwash Move over, WTOP! CBS is starting its own radio station for suburbanites: wapo.st/uu4lSz on ggwash.org/12808
• MDPolicy Not to be too callous, but isn't this what private insurance is for? Why look to taxpayers? su.pr/28XeLR 
• CNSmd Maryland Begins War of 1812 Celebrations: cnsne.ws/sK0lvZ