Recent Prince George's County News (4 Nov 2011)

Gory Prince George's 

• Featherston, Lamar Anthony, 24, (0.077), 4 Nov 2010  
• PGCrimeSolvers Unsolved Homicide: Lamar Anthony Featherston (November 4, 2010) fb.me/YEW7HOOn
• Guyton, Alonzo James, 24, (1.088), 25 Oct 2011
• PGCrimeSolvers Police Make 2 More Arrests in Murder of Howard University Student Alonzo Guyton fb.me/BqERNYKn
• RochelleReports #PrinceGeorge's homicide detectives make 2 more arrests in murder of Howard Univ. student Alonzo Guyton, killed in Mt. Rainier last week.

Public Safety

• -PG-Politics Fwd: Greenbelt PD Crime Report for the week of October 30, 2011: ... From: Kelly Lawson is.gd/cmCXHC 
• GreenbeltPatch Take a look at the weekly #police crime blotter to see what has happened in Greenbelt. patch.com/A-n1g7 #Greenbelt #crime
• UMarlboroPatch District Heights Carjacker Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison -- patch.com/A-n1rJ
• PGCrimeSolvers Girl Scouts robbed of cookie money at Wal-Mart | HometownBowie.com fb.me/BkxfYF7A
• Patch: 'Operation Tailgate' Removes Unsafe Commercial Vehicles from Capital Beltway is.gd/8CWRkn
• CollegePrkPatch Putting bad guys in the slammer. It's Fugitive Friday: patch.com/A-n12S

County Government and Politics

• PGCBlogging County Council split on slots: pgcblog.com/?p=1729

State Government and Politics

• mdreporter State Roundup: Senators suggest making BGE its own company; Currie jurors start deliberating. bit.ly/uajNjC 
• bbjonline Mike Miller, a major proponent of combining UM-UMB, had a different take on a USM merger 20 years ago bizj.us/b45y7
• SenatorBarb Sign up for my e-newsletter here: mikulski.senate.gov/media/enewslet…
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• WPJohnWagner Jury resumes deliberations in Currie case
• WPJohnWagner Five members of the Currie jury take latest smoke break; no verdicts yet
• WPJohnWagner Currie jury breaks for weekend; deliberations resume Monday at 10
• mddailyrecord Deliberations in Currie case to continue Monday: mytdr.co/7jCgh
• Budget and Taxes:
• mdreporter With support from Democrats and opposition from Republicans, passing a gas tax hike will not be easy. bit.ly/tjYQLf #mdpolitics
• Politics365: Wireless Service Taxes Hit D.C., MD the Hardest is.gd/AWK2k6 (MD among states with most expensive wireless services)
• MDPolicy Increasing the gas tax and keeping the transportation trust fund from being raided tough work. su.pr/2xIy5b 
• DCExaminerLocal Franchot urges Md. not to pursue online sales tax: Rachel Baye ... bit.ly/tNifLj

2012 Elections

• Senate:
• jfritze Eric Wargotz, who ran against Mikulski last year, has decided not to run against Cardin in 2012 (he says in an 11 pm press release)
• jfritze More on Wargotz's decision not to challenge Cardin in 2012. Off to bed: Hopefully no more late night news drops. weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/local/pol…
• mdreporter Wargotz decides against second Senate run. bit.ly/u4zH51 
• marylandmoment Eric Wargotz decides against Cardin challenge: A year after decisive loss to Sen. Barbara Mikulski, former Queen... wapo.st/sbP5bc
• House, District 4:
• PGCBlogging Benoit running against Rep. Edwards: pgcblog.com/?p=1729
• ben_giles Two years later, Glenn Ivey will challenge Rep. Donna Edwards for Congress. bit.ly/sVHZXT

Education

• bbjonline Mike Miller, a major proponent of combining UM-UMB, had a different take on a USM merger 20 years ago bizj.us/b45y7

Business, Transportation and Development

• GazPolitics Coming Friday, Nov. 11, a special Gazette report, “A New Maryland: The Capital Region’s Transition to an Innovation Economy.” #newmd
• Gazette: Forestville's Penn Mar shopping center sells in $122.6M deal; Pension investment trust purchase includes ... is.gd/MjOxnp
• Gambling:
• Gazette: Slots in PG is no sure bet; County’s business community polarized over expanded gambling at Rosecroft Raceway is.gd/qqn65i
• Post: The wrong brand for Prince George’s [Anti-gambling editorial focuses on Mike Miller threatening county officials] is.gd/9pul76
• PGCBlogging County Council split on slots: pgcblog.com/?p=1729
• Times: Metro hired accountant convicted of bank fraud; No fallout for heroin charge is.gd/X7ftRm
• WBJ: Government Accountability Office holds rare hearing on Department of Health and Human Services lease is.gd/nmPZ95 
• PGCBlogging Dallas company awarded $45 million contract from Maryland Courts Administration

Local (Municipalities)

• Greenbelt:
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Greenbelt PD Crime Report for the week of October 30, 2011: ... From: Kelly Lawson is.gd/cmCXHC
• GreenbeltPatch Take a look at the weekly #police crime blotter to see what has happened in Greenbelt. patch.com/A-n1g7 #Greenbelt #crime
• Post: Greenbelt man loses lawsuit alleging damage from secondhand smoke is.gd/qNyLmi 

Other (including news about news)

• PGCBlogging A lot of media outlets jumped on the PGCo is segregated story. I responded with a different view: pgcblog.com/?p=1653