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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Recent Prince George's County News (11 Jan 2012)

Gory Prince George's This year: (one every hours); this time last year: (one every hours).
Public Safety
Corruption, Scandals and Ethics Reform:
  • emilybabay Prince George's Exec Baker not recommending IG office for county, @ben_giles reports: bit.ly/zNXENv
    • Rushern Baker repudiates his campaign and inauguration promises to appoint an Inspector General, see Examiner is.gd/lGVLCg
    • ben_giles PG County Exec. Rushern Baker not recommending an IG for ethics reform. Change of course from inauguration. bit.ly/zPAgno
    • PGCBlogging Despite ethics panel recom., County Exec. Baker says "no" to new Inspector General's office; not enough money: pgcblog.com/?p=2435
    • pgpolitics @PGCBlogging Not enuf $ for an IG? Baker must be afraid having an iG would keep him honest when he distributes his $50 million slush fund
    • PGCBlogging @pgpolitics It's politics as usual. How much would IG office really cost? The $50 mil fund. Is moot without less crime, better schools.
  • AnnieLinskey Miller says that Currie ethics committee hearing will occur in "first week of session."
    • News8NewsTalk Mike Miller on NewsChannel 8: 'Someone should have told me' that committee chairman Ulysses Currie had lucrative consulting deal w/Shoppers.
    • News8NewsTalk Miller: Ethics panel will begin its probe of Currie soon. He'll have an attorney representing him. Legislators could recommend expulsion.
    • News8NewsTalk Sen. Currie, who will soon face probe by Assembly ethics panel, says "I feel great. The members -- there's been an outpouring of support."
2012 Elections
County Government and Politics
  • emilybabay Prince George's Exec Baker not recommending IG office for county, @ben_giles reports: bit.ly/zNXENv
  • Rushern Baker repudiates his campaign and inauguration promises to appoint an Inspector General, see Examiner is.gd/lGVLCg
  • gazette_net Prince George’s County expects a deficit of $126 million in the coming fiscal year, which officials hope to... fb.me/1oLCZx1sb
  • ben_giles PG County Exec. Rushern Baker not recommending an IG for ethics reform. Change of course from inauguration. bit.ly/zPAgno
  • News8NewsTalk Baker refuses to say if he'd lobby PG del'n for Gov.'s gay marriage bill. Sen. Madaleno: Baker more likely to answer MOM than he is you.
  • MDPolicy PG Co. prepares for the inevitable struggle between state and counties for funding. ow.ly/8pPPF #MDpolitics #MDtweets
State Government and Politics
  • WPJohnWagner O’Malley’s promise of job creation might mean tough votes in General Assembly wapo.st/xRJSoh
  • gaharrison New post - 2012 Maryland General Assembly Legislative Session Preview: The Maryland Ge... bit.ly/xfVZAv 
  • AnnieLinskey Miller says O'M should have "packaged" increase to school construction $ with shift of teacher pensions to counties and MOE 
  • AnnieLinskey Miller says he thinks same-sex marriage would be defeated if it goes to referendum. 
  • WPJohnWagner In pre-session radio interview in Md., Busch calls same-sex marriage a civil rights issue; Miller: "an attack on traditional families." 
  • AnnieLinskey Miller says same-sex marriage, which passed in his chamber last year, is an "attack" on traditional families. 
  • CNSmd @CNSmd is back for 2012 General Assembly session and all else MD. Look for #mdtweets about #mdpolitics #samesexmarriage #chesapeake, more. 
  • WPJohnWagner O'Malley now talking about "the chicken house of the future" at Annapolis summit radio interview in Md  
  • AFPMD Follow @AnnieLinskey @WPJohnWagner @PKBNews @htannapolis @pgpolitics for coverage on opening day of the General Assembly! 
  • WPJohnWagner Md. Gov. O'Malley on offshore wind incentives: "Other states see the benefit of this. Hopefully we will." 
  • News8NewsTalk As Md. lawmakers reconvene in Annapolis, no one knows whether PG Democrats who blocked marriage equality bill last year are on board now. 
  • News8NewsTalk Sen. Pres. Miller pledges to move bill early. House Minority Leader O'Donnell sees "very close" vote. PG Exec Baker refuses to weigh in. 
  • News8NewsTalk O'Malley: "Marriage equality will be one of (our) priorities this year... Government should protect rights and defend rights equally."
  • MDPolicy Looks like MDers support paying extra for off-shore wind by a two-to-one margin. #green ow.ly/8pPzv #MDpolitics #MDtweets
  • PGSentinel Prince George's County slots face obstacles as General Assembly reconvenes shar.es/Wie2q #MDpolitics
  • CNSmd @CNSmd is back for 2012 General Assembly session and all else... on Twitpic: bit.ly/whlJ2L via @addthis
  • MDPolicy Do we really need the government to tell us how to raise our children? Some think so. ow.ly/8pGjg 
  • postlocal What to expect from Maryland's packed 90-day legislative session wapo.st/wUjobR
  • AnnieLinskey Addressing the House of Delegates, O'M says he hopes lawmakers are "strong enough to make the right investments." Reference to taxes?
  • marylandmoment Maryland General Assembly session begins: Battles expected over casino sites, same-sex marriage and environmenta... wapo.st/xaOfjj
  • Budget and Taxes:
Education
  • News8NewsTalk Gov O'Malley hints at support for shift of teacher pensions to the counties. "We have to make sure the partnership is a shared partnership."
Business, Transportation and Development

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