Daily "Recent Prince George's County News" updates were suspended in early March 2016. They were compiled primarily from retweets of news headlines. Those retweets continue, but in unformatted and unarchived form at PG-Politics-Briefs. To follow such headlines on a current basis, follow @pgpolitics on Twitter.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Recent Prince George's County News (15 & 16 Dec 2011)

Note: Most recent items first within each category.

Gory Prince George's
Public Safety
Corruption, Scandals and Ethics Reform:
    2012 Elections
    • mdreporter: There were competing fundraisers for three statewide candidates Wednesday night.  bit.ly/sCJnvd
    • US House, District 4
      • Re: Ivey for Congress. Tried to email question to contact address listed on campaign website; it was rejected. Anyone have good email addr?
    County Government and Politics
    • realpgcounty: Do you have Big Hopes for Prince George's in 2012? @PGCSIF wants to hear them. Read more is.gd/y0TheT
    • PGCBlogging: @melcouncil9 The rest of the County Council needs to get on Twitter and Facebook. Outreach and accountability.
    • PGCBlogging: Looking for more PGCo Council people to be connected to constituents via social networking @CouncilmanDLD
    • Gazette: Councilman [Franklin] earns early endorsement for community efforts (Letter from Marguerite Watson] is.gd/lvRgjk
    State Government and Politics
    • MDPolicy: #Transparency committee making strides towards making Gen. Assembly more accessible. su.pr/2MMZqu
    • mdreporter The General Assembly's new transparency committee is looking for suggestions to improve information accessibility. bit.ly/tiXHNt
    • Gazette: Lawmakers’ ethics disclosures expected to be moved online; Transparency, campaign finance will take more time is.gd/eEQ9HE
    • Redistricting:
      • marylandmoment Redrawn district maps could put more minorities in Maryland legislature: Minorities would become majority in fou... wapo.st/uIuPUR
      • Redistricting in PG: Dist 24 remains many miles long, 1 - 2 precincts wide, all but impossible 2 drive from end to end without leaving dist
        •  Redistricting in PG: Some districts have 1, some have 2, some have 3 delegates, seems arbitrary, capricious & unfair to both leg. & voters
        •  Redistricting in PG: "Camp Springs is united into District 26" but nearby Suitland, Hillcrest Heights each divided among multiple districts
      • mce_watch Justifications for PG changes seem to be based primarily on judging voters by skin color, repudiation of M.L.King's dream
      • PKBNews Looking at the recommended legislative districts from the Gov. redistricting committee...I can see some people being upset...
      • AnnieLinskey Fun fact about MD redistricting: First single member Hispanic district drawn in PG, with option for a second one in Montgomery. Hola!
        • AnnieLinskey Fun fact about MD redistricting: New map gives Busch slightly easier two-member district, loses some GOP votes
        • AnnieLinskey Fun fact about MD redistricting: New map has 13 line crossings, including two in Miller's district
        • AnnieLinskey Fun fact about MD redistricting: Miller gets himself into a third county, will have PG, Calvert and Charles
        • AnnieLinskey Interesting facts from state redistricting: House Judish Chair Joe Vallario is moved out of his seat ...
      • MDPolicy: The battle over #redistricting continues as legislators seek to keep #Baltimore's influence. su.pr/18xfMU
      • AnnieLinskey: OM to release legislative map tonigh; will be at a hearing on the new map set for Dec 22 in Annapolis.
      • realpgcounty BREAKING NEWS: Governor's Redistricting Committee Releases Legistive Redistricting Maps w/ More Majoriy Black Distri… wp.me/p1efJr-9d
      • realpgcounty MDRedistricting releases new #Legislative #Redistricting #maps planning.maryland.gov/redistricting/… w/ potential 4 two new majority blk districts
      • Annapolis Capital: Another redistricting fight? O'Malley 2 unveil state leg. dist; civil rights group preps 4 challenge is.gd/DwJSbQ
    • Budget and Taxes:
    Big Brother Is Watching Us: and related oppression
    Education
    • pgcpsparents Silence on this issue of possible pay for play does not mean you are not guility, it means you have more a responsibility to come clean?
      • pgcpsparents If you have been accused of pay for play with government money and you did not do it, woulud you speak out to clear your name..BOE Jacobs?
    • postlocal: Prince George's school bus driver allegedly uses school bus as weapon wapo.st/tfxq86
    • PGCBlogging Upr Marlboro res sues for discrimination. Alleges boss hung lynched monkey in office & other harassment:is.gd/Lr8rC2
    • moses100000 Dr. William Hites failure to protect workers is causing problems. School Bus Driver Dispute Fuels Crash msnbc.msn.com/id/45677379/ns… via @todayshow
    • moses100000 Harrassment drives a school Bus Driver to Purposely Crash a Bus into Building: bit.ly/tP7RhL
    Business, Transportation and Development
    • PGCBlogging Prince George's called a bedroom community: wake up! bit.ly/sTu9jM
    • mdreporter While Maryland is the 5th best state for accountability of job growth subsidies, it still got a C+. bit.ly/uBiANU
    • bbjonline: Maryland may consider a law to ban some hospitals from performing cardiac stent procedures: bizj.us/b4mbd
    • nsmcgill: ALDI opens its doors in #Cheverly to fanfare; Store replaces Giant Food which closed in February: is.gd/rf6jD0
    • PGCBlogging: GSA offers PGCo an appeasement deal with "new" lease of Pennsy Drive facility: pgcblog.com/?p=2192
    • ben_giles MD slows Chesapeake Bay cleanup plans, PG and other counties sigh in relief. bit.ly/tjhZIN
    • mdreporter State Roundup: Exelon will help low-income consumers to smooth merger; more online disclosures expected in legislature. bit.ly/rShvL2
    • Gazette: National Harbor plans major office building; Peterson Cos. moving forward with development plans is.gd/zCBmcl
    • Gazette: Developers could pay fee to fix ‘grey area’ of county road upgrades; Some residents, officials nervous ... is.gd/5cBPzy
    • Gazette: Plan for hotel at outlets [across from National Harbor] could burden Oxon Hill Road, residents say is.gd/fvLS7l
    • Gazette: Prince George’s developers lose protest of HHS lease; 3,000 federal workers to stay in Rockville is.gd/YAVkX9
    • Gazette: Business incubator in Bowie ready to hatch new companies; Site at university plans to take applications ... is.gd/sRlw9v
    • postlocal The effort to bring the first Whole Foods to Prince George's County has stalled wapo.st/ugLQWa
    Local (Municipalities)
    • College Park:
      • CollegePrkPatch
      • kytja WMATA cops working to reduce crime at stops with PG offls & w/ WMATA board mbr who said her fam felt unsafe using station there
        • kytja College Park had most crimes in WMATA system, 3rd Q, (26 serious cases) but chief says 96% were property, only 1 case vs. person
    • Greenbelt:
    • Mount Rainier:
    Other (including news about news)
    • realpgcounty: Follow The Real Prince George’s on Facebook & Twitter. Also get the latest in your inbox by sub… wp.me/s1efJr-566
    • jfritze: We're relaunching our politics blog at a new home on The Sun's website. Point your browsers here: is.gd/hieZvv
    • dcrussell @TweetDeck New, reduced feature TweetDeck for the PC really sucks. Twitter must hate established TweetDeck users.
    • radleybalko What activist groups get the most money from the top 1 % of the top 1 % ? You might be surprised. is.gd/AIVqii

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