Recent Prince George's County News (27 Feb 2012)

Public Safety

• -PG-Politics Fwd: Fwd: Press Release: Sheriff's Warrant Squad Arrests First Degree Assault ... From: SheriffInfo ... is.gd/dL6Dvg 
• DanieljGross bit.ly/wEVjpe Man arrested for armed robbery over pair of newly released #Nike shoes #OxonHill #Foamposite 
• darcyspencer Darren Marshall, 28, of upper marlboro arrested in rape of a housekeeper at the Holiday Inn on Montgomery Village twitpic.com/8pirxz
• PGPDNEWS WANTED: Suspect sought in multiple bank robberies, call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477): bit.ly/xH2q54
• ABC7News A bank robber in Prince George's County is threatening tellers - with a nuclear bomb. wj.la/wBGQSd
• nsmcgill Man suspected of Monday morning #Clinton bank robbery may be linked to 3 others since Dec., says #PGPD. More to come on gazette.net

Corruption, Scandals and Ethics Reform:

• AnnieLinskey Am at the Sen Exec Noms panel where Currie, oddly, is still participating even after being removed per ethics panel pic.twitter.com/FyyT1XeN
• WashTimesLocal Prosecutors ask Leslie Johnson to pay fine before serving sentence ow.ly/1hGc6O.

PG Gambling

• Examiner: Owners: Rosecroft Raceway would close without slots is.gd/Inh0Ut
• CBSWashDC Rosecroft Raceway’s Future Depends On Slots cbsloc.al/wsZwif
• WTOPinMD Owner: Rosecroft Raceway's future depends on slots bit.ly/w2EzX7
• WBJ Morning Call: National Harbor casino would cripple Rosecroft Raceway is.gd/jZdTO6 
• MDPolicy Rosecroft Raceway in PG Co. will likely close without #slots on location. ow.ly/9jttV #MDpolitics #MDtweets

County Government and Politics

• PGCCouncilMedia Council meets on Tues., Feb. 28 @ 10a.m., 1st Floor-CAB, Upper Marlboro. Watch session live… stream.princegeorgescountymd.gov/LoadBalance1
• DanieljGross bit.ly/xsvltR New police District 7 station suffers another setback #PrinceGeorges | @gazette_net's Erich Wagner reports 
• PGCCouncilMedia Council holds press briefing Tues,, Feb. 28 after Council session on shift in teacher pensions. Read full Release cms.princegeorgescountymd.gov/PressReleases/…

PG Taxes & Taxers

• TomDernoga Below-the-radar Effort to Repeal Voter Approved Property Tax Caps: SB 740 sites.google.com/site/taxcaprep…
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Re: Fwd: Attention: SB 740 - Below-the-radar Effort to Repeal Voter: WE MUST ACT NOW! Send thi... yhoo.it/zvr8QM
  
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Re: Fwd: Attention: SB 740 - Below-the-radar Effort to Repeal Voter: TRIM is an antiquated pub... yhoo.it/wcowmJ
  
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Re: Fwd: Attention: SB 740 - Below-the-radar Effort to Repeal Voter: Prince George's County re... yhoo.it/vZ8UGW
  
• -PG-Politics Fwd: HB 83, another bill to override county property tax limits: *HOUSE BILL 83 *Bill is in the Hou... yhoo.it/wVzho7 
• -PG-Politics Fwd: PG Taxers: Del. Ross sponsors gas tax increase: *HOUSE BILL 1388 *Bill is in the House - First... yhoo.it/xXDacE
  
• -PG-Politics Fwd: PG Taxers: Four Prince George's delegates sponsor bill to increase t: *HOUSE BILL 918 *Bill is... yhoo.it/yjI7G5
  
• realpgcounty Overturning TRIM? Dernoga sounds the alarm wp.me/p1efJr-bs

State Government and Politics

• WTOPinMD Md. lawmakers: Online profiles should be protected from employers bit.ly/yiOTS7 
• mdreporter Today's roundup of state news since Friday.  bit.ly/x58f91
• mdreporter Mass Transit didn't verify hundreds of millions in payments, auditors say #mdpolitics bit.ly/xBlDd2
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Fw: MD's Voter's Registration Info - To get our youth ready to parta: Voter’s Registration Inf... yhoo.it/xvtTh2
• AnnieLinskey Am at the Sen Exec Noms panel where Currie, oddly, is still participating even after being removed per ethics panel pic.twitter.com/FyyT1XeN
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Re: Md. Senate Majority (Democrat) Leader Says He Failed to Disclose: When the house majority ... yhoo.it/yhacHP
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Anne Arundel GOP Pols Reveal More Stupidity In Effort To Keep All-Wh: Peace & Blessings, One c... yhoo.it/wq5xsY
• -PG-Politics Fwd: 45th Day- Session Halfway Point Recap: ... Subject: 45th Day- Session Halfway Point Recap Dat... yhoo.it/waOLka.
• Legislative Redistricting:
• Examiner: Legislative Redistricting is enacted without as much as a hearing is.gd/KNddes Mention Sen. Muse & Del. Braveboy & Alston
• Budget and Taxes:
• Sun: Assembly shifts attention from love to money; Legis. consider 'doomsday' cuts to balance budget without tax hikes is.gd/QkPRwD
• Sun (cont.) "There's little love for the governor's budget plan ..." Mentions Prince George's gambling proposals 
• Times: Maryland lawmakers now turn focus on budget, cuts, taxes is.gd/hn7oVl
• mdchamber RT @nadenlean: We are not happy with sales tax on services as in HB 1051 - glad to know @MACPA and @mdchamber are helping defeat this.
• bbjonline Maryland Realtors to protest @GovernorOMalley's mortgage deduction proposal bizj.us/b5cip
• mdreporter In video, Franchot talks about the negative impact of the gas tax. #mdpolitics bit.ly/wDvvmM
• MDPolicy A #video of @peterfranchot talking about how bad it would be to increase the #GasTax. ow.ly/9jqNn 
• MDPolicy Now that we spent half the legislative session on #SameSexMarriage, time to talk turkey. ow.ly/9jtDl 
• MDPolicy A sign of hope: @GovernorOMalley's #GasTax is not receiving much support in Annapolis. ow.ly/9ju0R

Education

• Post: Maryland considers new rules for gifted and talented student programs is.gd/fVma4O PG County "also meets the standards ..."
• postlocal Maryland is poised to adopt rules on how to identify gifted students, design programs and report progress wapo.st/zopaZY
• OvettaWashPost ACLU/NAACP oppose proposed G&T regulations washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Fw: March 17 - EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM on SCHOOL BOARD ROLES & RESPONSIB: Thanks to ElectedBoard@.... yhoo.it/AsiN76 

Business, Transportation and Development

• Diamondback: County OK’s Book Exchange project; City plans to appeal development; could be stalled in district council is.gd/PycPQW 
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Developer plots Reston?s tallest building---WHY NOT IN PRINCE GEOR: Peace & Blessings, From re... yhoo.it/zFZSwq
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Say No to Raid on Revitalization Funds: ... Subject: Say No to Raid on Revitalization Funds D... yhoo.it/zfPb2V
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Fwd: Msg from Coalition for Smarter Growth about Konterra giveaway: ... From: tedzones Date: ... yhoo.it/xwLgv9

Local (Municipalities)

• Bowie:
• Bowie Patch: Week in Review: Same-Sex Marriage, Mocha Moms is.gd/m7DXOl
• College Park:
• Diamondback: County OK’s Book Exchange project; City plans to appeal development; could be stalled in district council is.gd/PycPQW
• College Park Patch: Week in Review: Maryland Book Exchange, Route 1 Eye Sores, and More is.gd/7N2ELq