Recent Prince George's County News (25 Jan 2012)

Public Safety

• PGPDNEWS #PGPD continues search of #Chillum robbery/shooting suspect. Call Crime Solvers to report info about this incident at 1-866-411-TIPS.
• PGPDNEWS #PGPD investigating citizen armed robbery/shooting on the 1500 blk of Madison St #Chillum. Male victim with non-life threatening injuries.
• nbcwashington Pr. George's police arrest suspect they said tried to punch an officer on Saturday bit.ly/x21jhe
• PGPDNEWS WANTED: Suspect wanted for armed robbery of #Suitland Pawnbrokers, Call Crime Solvers @ 1-866-411-TIPS(8477) bit.ly/wIY0Lb
• PGPDNEWS WANTED: Identity of suspect sought in armed robbery of #KFC in #FortWashington, Call Crime Solvers @ 1-866-411-TIPS bit.ly/z5dWOE
• postlocal Suspect in Prince George’s County officer’s assault arrested wapo.st/wu2zuD
• PGCrimeSolvers Gazette.Net: $10K reward offered for information about armored truck robbery at Walmart in Bowie fb.me/1iReimNXJ
• News_PGCounty Hyattsville man picks the wrong victim as he tries to rob two off-duty police officers. gazette.net/article/201201…
• DanieljGross Hyattsville man tries to rob off-duty D.C. officers with a knife and tear gas bit.ly/xroBvW #Edmonston #crime
• anobleDC Hyattsville man tries to rob off-duty officers - Washington Times: wtim.es/xYxgsq
• PGPDNEWS #PGPD on scene of an attempted robbery at Fort Foote Elementary School. No one injured. Suspect fled scene. School on lockdown. NFD
• WTOP BREAKING: Fort Foote Elementary School in Oxon Hill is on lockdown following an attempted robbery that occurred inside the school.
• WTOP More information on the Fort Foote Elementary School lockdown and attempted robbery bit.ly/AqOIxP
• postlocal Man attempts robbery inside Fort Foote Elementary wapo.st/ywl7G0
• PGCBlogging Fort Foote Elementary School On "Lock Down" after robbery attempt. At a SCHOOL?! Oh NOOO! wusa9.com/news/article/1… via @wusa9
• PGCBlogging Dude wanted for dom. violence & assaulting officer CAUGHT in Upper Marlboro. pgcblog.com/?p=2700
• PGFDPIO Felony Arrest for Arson in Riverdale Fire pgfdpio.blogspot.com/2012/01/felony…
• RochelleReports Help Police Identity Man who robbed Fort Washington #KFC at gunpoint Tues. night. Check out Surv. Pics on #PGPD blog. Cash reward offered.

Corruption, Scandals and Ethics Reform:

• Aarons4MD Md. law would force convicted felons out of office sooner wapo.st/xYq2LX GREAT!!!!!.

2012 Elections

• US House, District 5
• CNSmd Hoyer’s Toughest Opponent May Come From Maryland Legislator O’Donnell: cnsne.ws/wpNx1G
• PG Board of Education
• josephlkitchen President Obama's State of the Union, My response on what we can use here in Prince George's wp.me/p1aMm6-87

County Government and Politics

• PGCBlogging Reaching Hearts Int'l of Laurel wins another round with Prince George's Council. Lone dissent on water/sewer rights is M. Lehman (D-Laurel)

State Government and Politics

• Bills sponsored by Prince George's delegates (25 Jan 2012) is.gd/ZfPV5a
• Examiner: PG Judge Sherrie Krauser ignores CP woman's living will, orders confinement leading to death; state covers up is.gd/xMmiPy 
• DCExaminerLocal In #Maryland, both sides marshal forces in same-sex marriage fight bit.ly/zi5ZgZ
• mdchamber Joint Committee on Open Government & Transparency is talking about making written bill testimony available online.
• mdchamber All Chamber position statements are posted online at mdchamber.org/bills
• mdreporter Today's state roundup. #mdpolitics bit.ly/ybv8E7
• Budget and Taxes:
• GreenbeltPatch The flush tax will help clean Chesapeake Bay, but high volume water users could pay upward of $60 a year more. ow.ly/8FyzF
• MDPolicy #Kilmer: Try to make sense of @GovernorOMalley's proposed budget is almost impossible. ow.ly/8FTGl  
• CNSmd According to the poll 96% of Marylanders feel they pay enough or too much in taxes.
• AFPMD In case this didn't show up on your FB feed, the House apparently doesn't have enough votes for a gas tax hike!... fb.me/1HmEqxcpQ
• WPJohnWagner Freshman GOP in Md. House call attention to taxes wapo.st/yL2r5Z
• CNSmd Some state lawmakers find O’Malley’s proposed flush tax increase full of — in a word — crap. cnsne.ws/w0WruO
• mce_watch Forked tongue @SenatorBarb says she wants to reform tax code now "rigged 2 reward those @ top."--the rigged code she voted for repeatedly
• mdchamber Millionaire’s tax, combined reporting back again ow.ly/8GicJ (via @mddailyrecord)
• MDPolicy #Mossburg: "Show me the numbers!" Did @GovernorOMalley "forget" his budget's bottom line? ow.ly/8FVQ0 
• MDPolicy A tax on digital downloads and internet purchases? Is there anything @GovernorOMalley won't tax? ow.ly/8FWrD 

Big Brother is watching us (and related oppression):

• PGPDNEWS Heads Up! Drive Safely: New speed enforcement cameras now in operation, 2000-2400 blk Shadyside Ave, 11000-11100 blk Cherry Hill Rd
• MDPolicy #Firey: Banning cell phones while driving SEEMS like a good idea, but is it really? ow.ly/8FVie 
• PGCBlogging More speeding cameras coming to Bowie in February. BEWARE!: pgcblog.com/?p=2700

Education

• moses100000 Principals to decide their priorities on Budget. Questionable Cuts to be done quietly in the school level. gazette.net/article/201201… @pgpolitics
• moses100000 “@PGD9Politico: we need a new blog regarding critical issues in Pgcps.
• PGD9Politico Coming from someone who says social media is useless. RT @PGCCouncilMedia Msg from Council Chair Andrea C. Harrison: youtube.com/watch?v=gpaHj9…
• PGD9Politico YouTube message from Councilwoman Harrison is nice propaganda, doesn't convince me $11K retreat was needed for "focused policy discussions."

Business, Transportation and Development

• -PG-Politics Fwd: Public Planning Forum: Where and how should Prince George's grow? Th: http://princegeorgian.bl... yhoo.it/wVP7hL
• MDPolicy #Firey: Banning cell phones while driving SEEMS like a good idea, but is it really? ow.ly/8FVie 
• RochelleReports #AAA says #AutoMakers Skip Spares in New Cars to meet new Fuel Standards. Once more, Govt hammers the big guy & the little guy gets screwed.
• CNSmd New Nuclear Reactor Will Bring Jobs to Southern Maryland, Supporters Say: cnsne.ws/yKbjHI

Recent Prince George's County News (10 & 11 Dec 2011)

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• Victor, Eisenhower Kevin, 21, (1.099), 9 Dec 2011
• PGPolice: Police Investigate Homicide on 37th Street (3304) is.gd/oxcpVo (Eisenhower Kevin Victor, 21)
• PGPDPressOffice Investigating overnite homicide, 4600 Blk 37th St, Brentwood, male, 21, found shot @ 10:30pm, transp pronounced dead
• PGPDJulie: Homicide dets working case of 21 yr old man fatally shot @ 10:30p last night in 4600 blk 37th St #Brentwood
• postlocal: Man fatally shot in Prince George’s wapo.st/sfFGEw
• PGPDPressOffice: Victim from overnight homicide on 37th St identified, #Brentwood: bit.ly/rHx62H
• darcyspencer Pgpd-21 year old Eisenhower Kevin Victor, of Brentwood, shot to death last night in #brentwood.
• Post: Man killed in Brentwood ‘was loved by everybody,’ friends say is.gd/mV90nW
• Gazette: Man, 21, shot and killed Friday in Brentwood is.gd/koPBCI 
• ABC7News Police say robbery may have been a motive in a shooting in the Brentwood neighborhood late Sunday night. wj.la/rFPLd3 
• Unidentified man, 19 (1.100), 10 Dec 2011 [p]
  
• PGPDPressOffice: #PGPD assisting Tacoma Park PD with departmental shooting near Riggs/Metzerott Rd, contact Tacoma Park for updates
  
• alanhenney Dramatic police chase after stabbing ends in police-involved shooting shar.es/o9dLb
  
• darcyspencer Takoma park police chief says suspect in carjacking attempt was shot, killed by an officer. He was 19 years old
  
• ABC7News Stabbing, attempted carjacking, police chase, car crash, tasing, officer attacked, suspect shot to death. wj.la/uF8UiT
• WTOP A suspect in an attempted carjacking and stabbing in Takoma Park was killed by police Saturday bit.ly/rFaUjC
• WTOP: Carjacking, stabbing suspect killed by police after chase wtop.com/?nid=41&sid=26…
• Post: Carjacking suspect fatally shot by Takoma Park police is.gd/gn6qWJ
• anobleDC: Takoma Park Police: Officer shoots suspect after chase - Washington Times: wtim.es/rpyihy via @washtimes

Public Safety

• GreenbeltPatch: Take a look at the weekly police crime blotter to see what has happened in #Greenbelt. patch.com/A-ptXr.

County Government and Politics

• Gazette: 800000 gallons of sewage blows up from manhole in Accokeek is.gd/UyHPWU.
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Continuing Denials [WAS: Leslie Johnson Sentenced]: Courtroom quotations shed additional ligh... yhoo.it/sTleg5 ..
• Examiner: Johnson sentences won't end PG corruption probe is.gd/GyIdfI

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD: New Automated Speed Enforcement Camera now active at the 7600-7700 block of Sheriff Rd (William Paca ES)..

Local (Municipalities)

• College Park:
• CollegePrkPatch Here's your round up of news from the week. Take a breather, and catch up! patch.com/A-pvSm
• Greenbelt:
• GreenbeltPatch: Take a look at the weekly police crime blotter to see what has happened in #Greenbelt. patch.com/A-ptXr

Recent Prince George's County News (7 Dec 2011)

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• PGCrimeSolvers Landover man bragged about April 2003 homicides, witness says. gazette.net/article/201112…
• PGCrimeSolvers Tips Needed in Elliot LaWayne Harris' Homicide Case - Cash Reward Offered fb.me/1u1QxtEFT

Public Safety

• emilybabay This week's missing person: A teen who disappeared from an Upper Marlboro group home bit.ly/rQhGpC
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD is seeking your help in identifying the suspect who robbed the C-DollarPlus store in #CapitolHeights yesterday: bit.ly/t0yEEi
• PGFDPIO Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department Safety Officers New Web Site pgfdpio.blogspot.com/2011/12/pgfd-s…
• PGFDPIO ISO Ideas and Concepts for Changing PGFD pgfdpio.blogspot.com/2011/12/iso-id…
• PGCBlogging Burger King & Liquor store robbed. Crime'll make you stay home and eat/drink healthy: pgcblog.com/?p=2063
• radleybalko Check out the last sentence of this article: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-157350…

County Government and Politics

• MSM reports about Rushern Baker's first year ignore his failure to keep campaign promises re ethics & Inspector General is.gd/idZXJE
• KateRyanWTOP Cleaning up: Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker on doing away with "pay for play" listen on @WTOP
• PRNewswire: Prince George's County Ranks Low on Health Outcomes is.gd/7G1jyR
• EnvisionPrinceG Camp Springs could become the next Arts District in the county. Learn more this Thurs. at 7 p.m. For details visit:is.gd/z62cTP.
• ben_giles Maryland Stadium Authority agrees to conduct study of Show Place Arena, equestrian center. bit.ly/sP57db
• PGCBlogging New Council Chairperson voted in. WaPo called the council "divided: pgcblog.com/?p=2063
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• anobleDC Former P.G. County Exec. Johnson sentenced to more than 7 years - Washington Times: wtim.es/uGSCFw
• emilybabay RT @natebeeler: NEW 'TOON: Jack Johnson Goes to Prison j.mp/v2mTet
• Post Editorial: Prince George’s Johnson gets his just deserts is.gd/4JxAB9 Note: Post does NOT remind us that they endorsed Johnson
• Watching WGN reporting on the Blagojevich sentencing, it sounds as if Blagojevich & Jack Johnson employed the same faux-apology writer
• MDPolicy Apparently Jack B. Johnson was "a very religious person who just made a mistake." Or several. su.pr/2KMzun 
• KateRyanWTOP US Atty Rod Rosenstein warns: "Anybody out there who is engaged in corruption should not be resting easy"..PG investigations not over.
• PGCBlogging What are the odds-makers saying will be Leslie Johnson's sentence?
• gpolitics Politics365: The Downfall of Jack Johnson–-and Prince George’s, too? (Thoughtful opinion by Charles Ellison) politic365.com/?p=27154

State Government and Politics

• marylandmoment Md. Gov. O’Malley re-elected as head of Democratic governors: The position will continue to provide O’Malley a p... wapo.st/rYb2Xb
• mdreporter Today's roundup of state news: Schurick guilty, Johnson sentenced #mdpolitics bit.ly/uUPYL8
• CNSmd Maryland Horse Racing’s Last Legs?: cnsne.ws/rNeCBC
• PGCBlogging Marylanders are LEADING IN (pause) deliquent mortgages: pgcblog.com/?p=2063
• Redistricting:
• mdreporter Black Caucus will submit redistricting maps this to gain more black senators #mdpolitics bit.ly/vG1avG
• MDPolicy Black Caucus to submit legislative #redistricting maps this week, seeking more black senators. su.pr/1dpYZi
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• gazette_net The state health department paid $426,403 to 10 dead people and potentially made $2.5 million in Medicaid payments... fb.me/IBtNiEoE
• Budget and Taxes:
• MDPolicy Looking hard at public #unions for help balancing the MD budget might be a good idea. su.pr/1XtMwO 
• MDPolicy #Mossburg: Last year, MD spent $60M on food stamps for ineligible recipients. This year? More. su.pr/2ZJA4O 
• MDPolicy #Mossburg: In MD, your taxes support many of the so-called 1%. We need *real* reform! #OWS su.pr/9lLw4q 

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• ABC7News A new study says that security cameras at Metro parking facilities have yet to significantly deter crime. wj.la/tajkJ1
• DCExaminerLocal Cameras in Metro parking facilities aren't making a difference in fighting crime bit.ly/umNQoh
• kytja #WMATA parking lot cameras don't prevent crime, Urban Institute study finds. But agency plans to keep them: bit.ly/vy54mT

Education

• moses100000 Cultutre of pay to play continues in PGCPS. Thatcher law bribes the board chair to get a big contract.we need answers gazette.net/article/201112…
• Gazette: Parents oppose limiting Bowie school to gifted and talented students; Shifts from Heather Hills Elementary ... is.gd/lE4xUM.

Business, Transportation and Development

• ABC7News A new study says that security cameras at Metro parking facilities have yet to significantly deter crime. wj.la/tajkJ1
• DCExaminerLocal Cameras in Metro parking facilities aren't making a difference in fighting crime bit.ly/umNQoh
• kytja #WMATA parking lot cameras don't prevent crime, Urban Institute study finds. But agency plans to keep them: bit.ly/vy54mT
• CNSmd Maryland Horse Racing’s Last Legs?: cnsne.ws/rNeCBC

Local (Municipalities)

• College Park:
• CollegePrkPatch College Park City Council requesting that county planning board postpone its vote on Cafritz re-zoning. patch.com/A-pqc1
• Greenbelt:
• GreenbeltPatch Take a look at Greenbelt City Council's legislative priorities for 2012. patch.com/A-pp7q

Other (including news about news)

• PGD9Politico Anyone see Rt210 on Sat? RT @WTOPinMD Runners ticked off over #HotChocolate15K mess. Find out how the company responds. bit.ly/sUlyUY
• PGCBlogging Heard the Hot Chocolate 15/5k run in PGCo was hot mess. pgcblog.com/?p=2063

Recent Prince George's County News (2 Dec 2011)

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• Leach, Aaron Christopher, 21, (0.041), 19 Jun 2010
• RochelleReports #PrinceGeorges jury finds Thomas Tyler NOT GUILTY of murder in June 2010 slaying at Bowie bbq. GUILTY on Conspiracy charge. More on CTV News .

Public Safety

• alanhenney DC+PG police looking for 2 armed men who car-jacked a 2008 GMC FEDEX van with OK tags 2LX709. Says FEDEX on door and BUDGET on body.
• PGCBlogging Maryland Department State Police have recruitment fair for WOMEN tomorrow: pgcblog.com/maryland-depar…
• PGPDPressOffice Suspects wanted for armed robbery of The Bamboo Eater in #CollegePark : bit.ly/sbKJ2G
• PGFDPIO New Smoke Alarm Initiative Starts this Weekend - "Safety first, for the Holidays"... pgfdpio.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-sm…
• PGCBlogging Lawyer Barbara Arnwine considering lawsuit over SWAT raid. Does she have grounds? pgcblog.com/?p=2007
• ABC7News Authorities searching for missing WSSC staffer. wj.la/vwXVvh

County Government and Politics

• PGCCouncilMedia Council Gavel Exchange for Legislative Year 2012 Tues. Dec. 6, 2011 @ 11 am, Council Hearing Rm of the Council Admin. Bldg, Upper Marlboro.
• PGCCouncilMedia Bowie State Marc Station Development Board to meet Mon, Dec. 5, @ 1:30 pm CAB, 2nd Fl, Rm 2027 Upper Marlboro. Call 301-952-3700.
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• anobleDC Leslie Johnson immortalized as FBI now raids Harry Thomas' DC home. RT @DCProper Three words: Check the bra .

State Government and Politics

• News8NewsTalk Md Comptroller Peter Franchot tells @kojoshow the link between PG slots & new hospital is "an old flim-flam, Annapolis style" and "cynical."
• mdreporter Questionable grants, lack of inspections, and undisclosed computer system issues reported in MDE audit. bit.ly/v0uXgV
• MDPolicy An audit of the MD Dept. of the #Environment finds some faults in a few key areas. #green su.pr/1PzTy1 
  
• mdreporter State Roundup: 6th District race goes wild; Ehrlich takes the stand in robocall trial; redistricting hearing date set. bit.ly/vpNh03
• MDPolicy Another year, another reckless increase in General Fund spending by @GovernorOMalley... su.pr/1SOItz  
• PGCBlogging Same Sex marriage opposed by Maryland Marriage Alliance: pgcblog.com/fa-riiiiii-day/
• MDPolicy Mossburg: The more we find out about the DHCD move to PG the worse it sounds. su.pr/2gzMkC "The stink emanating from..
• MDPolicy A look at what to expect in the upcoming legislative session: taxes, jobs, and social issues. su.pr/22xKa2
• MDPolicy Thoroughbred racing continues to be a dysfunctional industry that MD supports nonetheless. su.pr/20xioF
• WashTimesLocal Md. GOP appoints new executive director ow.ly/1fXCBO
• Budget and Taxes:
• AFPMD New Gas Tax Proposal Will Increase Poll Numbers Against The GasTax | Americans for Prosperity fb.me/R1pBVneG
• News8NewsTalk Franchot: Md. would take in $200M more ea. yr if online firms collected sales tax. "I'm urging people to get off the internet" & shop local.  

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• PGPDJulie New Automated Enforcement Cameras now active at Calverton, Cooper Lane & Princeton Elem Schools #traffic #princegeorgescounty

Education

• -PG-Politics Fwd: Fwd: PGCPS Public Hearings on School Boundaries, Dec 6(@BowieHS) & D: Thanks to Mrs. Kristen R... yhoo.it/sOEJFE 
• josephlkitchen This week for #FF be sure to add my official campaign twitter @kitchen4pgcps as well as @EdwardBurroughs & @DavidHMurray

Business, Transportation and Development

• PGCCouncilMedia Bowie State Marc Station Development Board to meet Mon, Dec. 5, @ 1:30 pm CAB, 2nd Fl, Rm 2027 Upper Marlboro. Call 301-952-3700. 
• AFPMD New Gas Tax Proposal Will Increase Poll Numbers Against The GasTax | Americans for Prosperity fb.me/R1pBVneG
• DCExaminerLocal: Top 10: The worst traffic bottlenecks in the Washington area bit.ly/t30Z2b Outer Loop, I95-NH Ave tied for 7th
• bbjonline: The @mdchamber focuses on business competitiveness in 2012 legislative agenda bizj.us/b4hl3
• MDPolicy Thoroughbred racing continues to be a dysfunctional industry that MD supports nonetheless. su.pr/20xioF .

Local (Municipalities)

• Greenbelt:
• GreenbeltPatch This time it wasn't weather that was to blame for Greenbelt's power outage. patch.com/A-pkcC
• Riverdale Park:
• RiverdalePatch Riverdale resident charged with defrauding eldery, disabled victims out of $10,000: patch.com/A-pjw0
• RiverdalePatch Riverdale Park closes in on final Cafritz position: patch.com/A-pjtL

Recent Prince George's County News (30 Nov 2011)

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• postlocal Prince George’s County police are investigating the death of a man found with head injuries near his Hyattsville home wapo.st/szoRwe

Public Safety

• PGPDPressOffice Search for homicide suspect leads to arrest: bit.ly/sZrAey
• darcyspencer Pgpd on re-arrest of murder suspect frederick scott. bit.ly/sZrAey
• HyattsvllePatch Police Re-arrest #Fugitive Wanted for Surf Club #Murder #Hyattsville ow.ly/7Jk3a
• UMarlboroPatch Police re-arrest Frederick Scott on Tuesday, six months after he was set free because of a clerical error. patch.com/A-pdRv
• HyattsvllePatch #Hyattsville #Police Blotter: Nov. 13-19 ow.ly/7Jk9X #Crime
• CourthouseNewsService: Drew-Freeman MS Mom Says School Cop Acted Like a Thug; Sues PG school board & PG police officer is.gd/i1ny7e 
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD District II COPS and Metro Transit PD partner for auto theft safety awareness, #Largo Metro Station: bit.ly/vclOx8
• ABC7News A Maryland State Trooper shot and wounded a man in Upper Marlboro today. wj.la/tGtV2R
• RochelleReports #MD State Trooper shoots a #PrinceGeorges County man in head & torso in Upper Marlboro Wednesday morning. Charges against victim pending.

State Government and Politics

• realpgcounty Is the House Democratic Caucus throwing their support behind Donna Edwards? wp.me/p1efJr-8F
• mdreporter Today's roundup: robocall trial begins and links to four stories on O'Malley in India. #mdpolitics #mdindia bit.ly/uvC4uq
• mdreporter "it would be economically irresponsible not to be engaged with India," O'Malley says. #mdpolitics #mdindia bit.ly/tZsMVM
• realpgcounty Wanna know who else is in India? Fmr. Executive W. Curry, wasnt on the official list though.
• mdreporter Bartlett's chief of staff seeking support for potential run in 6th. #mdpolitics bit.ly/sFeczN
• MDPolicy Every time you see a gov. construction project, remember how much extra it's costing taxpayers. su.pr/24Jqnp #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• AFPMD We've been sounding the alarm on stealing from dedicated funds and the subsequent borrowing! Great work Fox 5! fb.me/1uq6CaWN0
• MarkPlotkinWTOP O'Malley on jaunt to India. He's been to Israel. When's he going to Italy and Ireland? He's all but announced for President 2016.
• Examiner: States (including Maryland) are violating federal law to benefit illegals is.gd/8sGhmV
• MDPolicy In response to pressure against #PlanMaryland, lawmakers are working to revise the plan again. su.pr/2fXnSR #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• CNSmd Coalition Formed to Fight Same-Sex Marriage in Md.: cnsne.ws/u7neCw
• WPJohnWagner Religious coalition vows to fight same-sex marriage in Maryland #mdmarriage wapo.st/vZBMf8
• realpgcounty Black Senator from MD? Pres. Obama says NO! wp.me/p1efJr-8J
• mce_watch Local Media Targets Ben Cardin's (D-MD) Questionable Insider Trading ... @SenatorCardin j.mp/vDyA82
• Redistricting:
• MDPolicy #GOP gets possible edge in #redistricting case as they snag 2 of 3 seats on judgement panel. su.pr/1jWmcQ #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• Sun: Democratic senator (C. Anthony Muse, D-26) backs redistricting suit is.gd/YJdYjF.
• Budget and Taxes:
• MDPolicy #Mossburg: Apparently kicking the fiscal can down the road isn't just a MD legislative habit. su.pr/2v7Gro #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• mce_watch MD’s government spending rise ranks 7th in nation; 11.4%, 4 times natl. avg. That's why O'Malley wants another tax hike j.mp/sz5KUV
• MDPolicy Amid all the tax increases next year, keep in mind that we raised gov. spending 11% last year. su.pr/3xrci3 #MDpolitics #MDtweets

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• nbcwashington Va. mall decides to suspend security system that tracks shoppers using their cell phones bit.ly/rAy65w
• postlocal D.C. gets more than $1M from Dept. of Homeland Security for license plate readers wapo.st/s2fTfF

Education

• HyattsvllePatch PG County #Schools Receive $250K #Grant for 'Principal Pipeline' #Hyattsville ow.ly/7Jkf4
• CourthouseNewsService: Drew-Freeman MS Mom Says School Cop Acted Like a Thug; Sues PG school board & PG police officer is.gd/i1ny7e 
• Diamondback: Staff editorial: A stadium solution? [Wants county to consider financing a DC United stadium on UM campus) is.gd/gqQRFp 
• moses100000 Vote of No confidence on William Hite EdD. Petition gopetition.com/petitions/vote… via @GoPetition

Local (Municipalities)

• College Park:
• RethinkCP MD Governor Awards Rethink College Park for its Community Activism and Achievement bit.ly/u6xFCP @SmartGrowthMD @GovernorOMalley
• Hyattsville:
• HyattsvllePatch Police Re-arrest #Fugitive Wanted for Surf Club #Murder #Hyattsville ow.ly/7Jk3a
• HyattsvllePatch #Hyattsville #Police Blotter: Nov. 13-19 ow.ly/7Jk9X #Crime

Recent Prince George's County News (29 Nov 2011)

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• Leach, Aaron Christopher, 21, (0.041), 19 Jun 2010
• RochelleReports Eyewitness to 2010 fatal shooting in Bowie says defendant Thomas Tyler told him where murder weapon is stashed. Testimony part of plea deal.
• Gazette: Murder trial under way after man killed, two others shot at Bowie graduation party is.gd/0eFcyz see is.gd/r90JJn
• Watson, Phillip, 30, 4 Mar 2011, (1.021)
• darcyspencer Murder suspect frederick scott back in custody. Mistakenly released from pgco jail due to a clerical court error. Being held on $500k bond
• RochelleReports Murder Suspect turns himself in to authorities after clerical error caused his mistaken release earlier this month. @PGCTV
• darcyspencer Link to story on frederick scott turning himself in. bit.ly/txZZi0
• PGPDPressOffice Wanted Person Frederick Scott back in custody, Press Release to follow shortly.
• ABC7News Frederick Scott, murder suspect mistakenly released, is back in custody. wj.la/rH1Jwf
• ben_giles Missing murder suspect Frederick Scott showed up to court today, is now back in custody, PG Police say. More to come. 
• emilybabay RT @ben_giles: Missing murder suspect Frederick Scott showed up to court today, is now back in custody, PG Police say. More to come
• Diaz-Rivera, 25, 26 Nov 2011 (Police now say death, not homicide, investigation)
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD conducts death investigation on 20th Avenue: bit.ly/t4dP5R via @addthis
• anobleDC Police investigating Sat. death of man who was in fight earlier that night - bit.ly/t4dP5R from @PGPDPressOffice

Public Safety

• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred yesterday evening in the 3500 block of Enterprise Road #Mitchellville
• PGPDPressOffice The driver involved in the fatal pedestrian collision in the 3500 block of Enterprise Road remained on scene #PGPD #Mitchellville
• wusa9 Cops: Prince George's County woman arrested for burying baby in the woods: on.wusa9.com/sgPfEV #crime #mugshot
• postlocal Oxon Hill woman arrested after burying stillborn baby, police say wapo.st/vt8Ec6
• nbcwashington Body of infant found in shallow grave in Nokesville, mother held in investigation bit.ly/w3i5QX
• postcrime Md. summit to tackle witness intimidation wapo.st/tWLGzq
• CollegePrkPatch POLL: Does College Park need its own police force? patch.com/A-nXr8
• HuffPost Black Voices: Barbara Arnwine, Civil Rights Lawyer, Home Raided By PG County Police is.gd/Q0qLEK
• radleybalko Um. . . what the hell is this about? is.gd/Xsj5Sp Voting Rights Advocate Held At Gunpoint By PG SWAT Team-No Warrant
• Radleybalko: BTW, PG Police Chief Magaw is narcotics supv. who oversaw Cheye Calvo raid . . . and was then promoted is.gd/PcKQNM
• ABA Journal: Civil Rights Leader Arnwine Says PG Police Held Her at Gunpoint, Raided Home Without Showing Warrant is.gd/o4ImcT
• Politic365: PG County Police Respond in Arnwine Case, Her Attorney Talks is.gd/la7BUZ Still no coverage by Post, other DC-area media
• PGPDPressOffice Suspect arrested for armed robbery of Popeyes restaurant in Mitchellville: bit.ly/vt6hMG Arrest @ Arnwine's home
• PGCrimeSolvers Curtis Lamar Ford Arrested in Connection with Armed Robbery at Mitchellville Popeyes fb.me/1qaQKp5zr
• postlocal Teen arrested in connection with bank robbery in Forestville wapo.st/vrV03j
• UMarlboroPatch Shakir Taylor arrested, charged in connection with the M&T Bank robbery in Forestville -- patch.com/A-pcgh
• PGCBlogging If this wasn't so sad it would be laughable. Y'all robbed the bank down the street. Really? pgcblog.com/?p=1952
  
• CollegePrkPatch: Why do you think this 7-Eleven (4921 Edgewood Road) i a repeated target of armed robbery? patch.com/A-pcBZ
• HyattsvllePatch Catch up on the latest arrest made by the Hyattsville Police Department: patch.com/A-pcSY #hyattsvillepatch
• PGCrimeSolvers PGPD Most Wanted updated! View at pgpolice.org fb.me/13kJDIRfl

County Government and Politics

• CountyExecBaker Exciting updates from our first day in India! Check out Facebook for details and photos! on.fb.me/n7okoj
• Scandals and Ethics Reform: .
• MDPolicy The Jack Johnson sentencing report for his political corruption sounds like shocking stuff. su.pr/9gGfbQ #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• gazette_net Years of pervasive corruption, including the alleged acceptance of up to $1 million in bribes from developers,... fb.me/EXVgMoQ5

State Government and Politics

• HuffPost Hill: Maryland Primary Causing Democrats to Act Like Democrats (Donna Edwards v. Glenn Ivey) is.gd/wOW1rC 
• mdreporter State Roundup: DDA to answer for unspent millions; state panel leaves septic details to lawmakers. bit.ly/vUf1GR #mdpolitics
• MDPolicy Why we should change the timing on when we spend and when we save at the government level. su.pr/1evkPN #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• WashTimesLocal Conservative Maryland lawmakers win a skirmish on sprawl limits ow.ly/1fSY3Y
• MDPolicy Three touching stories of families who could have used the money that the DDA left unspent. su.pr/1WEacS #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• MDPolicy How the Dev. Disabilities Admin. left almost $35M unspent instead of helping those in need. su.pr/2xZ8Ti #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• MarylandJuice Roll Call Says GOP Ready to Dump Rep. Roscoe Bartlett // Plus, Red Maryland Hijacks Photo #mdpolitics... fb.me/18E7FL7Q2
• EmilyMiller "Senior Democrats are voting with their feet." -Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam tells me about Barney Frank, 8 other House Dems retiring. .
• Budget and Taxes:
• PGD9Politico I will be at the delegation hearing for @pgcps budget bill; look forward to seeing you! Dec 3, 9 AM at Queen Anne’s Theater, PGCC. 
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Re: : Sen. Pinsky & Del;. Frush plan to introduce "bag tax" bill : May I ask why these bill... yhoo.it/vYeZjV
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Re: Sen. Pinsky & Del;. Frush plan to introduce "bag tax" bill : Paul has never seen a tax bill... yhoo.it/sE3ukf

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• TruthAboutCars: PG dist.court judges have already stated that they will not consider evidence that a driver is innocent is.gd/2Sp4No

Education

• josephlkitchen Amazed an elected boardmember would tell parents haveing a prob 2 go not 2 them but constituent services. #notleadership #edu #pgcpsforward
• josephlkitchen So wait @pgcps does a pilot on student based budgeting but wrote no report on how effective it was? #edu #pgcpsforward @kitchen4pgcps 
• PGD9Politico I will be at the delegation hearing for @pgcps budget bill; look forward to seeing you! Dec 3, 9 AM at Queen Anne’s Theater, PGCC.
• pgcpsparents @Re-tweet please ...Occupy PGCPS We are going to make a noise that cannot and will not be ignored. SAVE our Schools.   .

Business, Transportation and Development

• WBJ Morning Call: National Harbor looks past Disney 'dis' to office space is.gd/y20742 
• gazette_net The Magic Kingdom will not be greeting National Harbor visitors after all — but the Walt Disney Co. and experts... fb.me/LeQjgQIE
• WashTimesLocal Conservative Maryland lawmakers win a skirmish on sprawl limits ow.ly/1fSY3Y

Local (Municipalities)

• College Park:
• CollegePrkPatch POLL: Does College Park need its own police force? patch.com/A-nXr8
• CollegePrkPatch: Why do you think this 7-Eleven (4921 Edgewood Road) i a repeated target of armed robbery? patch.com/A-pcBZ
• Hyattsville:
• HyattsvllePatch Catch up on the latest arrest made by the Hyattsville Police Department: patch.com/A-pcSY #hyattsvillepatch

Other (including news about news)

• postlocal: Editors’ note: New choices for @washingtonpost readers seeking local news wapo.st/rzQTSq
• tbd247 Here's the difference between the Washington Post's U.S. and regional homepages tbd.ly/rEY7tL
• PGD9Politico I've been neglecting my loyal followers for a week now, been overwhelmed by work at the day job (which actually pays my bills)! Back soon! .

Recent Prince George's County News (18 Nov 2011)

Gory Prince George's

• Karis, Richard Anthony, 30, (5.147), 12 Nov 2005
• GreenbeltPatch Prince George's Police are asking for help in a 2005 cold case. patch.com/A-nMVL 
• RiverdalePatch Fugitive Fridays - Can you help police with this cold case? ow.ly/7y4Qk
• Unidentified, (1.094), 18 Nov 2011
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD on scene of homicide investigation 1000 blk Marcy Ave #OxonHill.
• postcrime Man stabbed to death in Pr. George’s wapo.st/s3YL3f.

Public Safety

• PGPDPressOffice: Suspect sought in M&T bank robbery in #Forestville (M & T Bank, 3700 Donnell Drive, 8 Nov 2011): bit.ly/u1jtmb
• GreenbeltPatch Take a look at the weekly police crime blotter to see what has happened in #Greenbelt. patch.com/A-nNkV 
• postlocal A student was robbed at knifepoint in what U-Md. police say is the first on-campus robbery in more than a year wapo.st/scYmuD
• postlocal U.Md. student robbed at knifepoint outside Cecil Hall residence wapo.st/ujdAXG
• CollegePrkPatch Student robbed at knife point Thursday night. No injuries. patch.com/A-nN5s
• ABC7News A Univ. of Maryland student was robbed at knife point, but not injured. wj.la/u1Az5V
• wusa9 UMD Knifepoint Robbery Suspects Seen In Surveillance Images on.wusa9.com/ulzh02
• PGPDPressOffice Wanted for armed robbery of #Checkers restaurant in #Hyattsville : bit.ly/vqzADb
• UMarlboroPatch County, State Police Will Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint Tonight -- uppermarlboro.patch.com/articles/count…
• PGPDPressOffice Identity of suspect sought in armed robbery of #Sunoco station in #Bowie: bit.ly/t90bO1
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD cancels lookout for missing female Janelle Northey, located yesterday afternoon at Laurel Regional Hospital unharmed
• UMarlboroPatch Police looking for Shakir Taylor, who allegedly robbed a bank in Forestville: patch.com/A-nNB0
• PGCrimeSolvers WANTED PERSON: Shakir Taylor - CA$H REWARD OFFERED fb.me/1opu7UyDj
• PGPDPressOffice Join #PGPD and Greenbelt Police for a community walk this Saturday at 3pm, Chelsea Woods Condos, 8445 #Greenbelt Rd : bit.ly/sHaT88
• PGNewsWashPost Prince George’s County crime report - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/local/prince-g… via @washingtonpost

State Government and Politics

• mdreporter Today's roundup of state news. #mdpolitics bit.ly/utKULT
• WBJ MorningCall: New head for the Maryland State Highway Administration is.gd/x2bgFF
• mdreporter PlanMaryland Part 4: Not a done deal, and legislators want a say #mdpoltics bit.ly/tRxzTk
• MarkPlotkinWTOP Today on the Politics Program: Sen. Ben Cardin all but said he's endorsing Donna Edwards in the primary against Glen Ivey.
• MDPolicy MD pushing forward to establish a #healthcare exchange even while law is before Supreme Court. su.pr/2KxJg4 
• gazette_net Two Prince George's County legislators are taking aim at home delivery of alcohol, a practice many thought was... fb.me/18eWHNEIN
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• ben_giles January trial date set for PG Del. Tiffany Alston. bit.ly/teuAK
• Budget and Taxes:
• mdreporter Maryland leaders are struggling to find money for a jobs program. Options: more debt, higher taxes #mdpolitics bit.ly/rFkcl2
• MDPolicy If #PlanMaryland bothers/worries you, remember that it's not yet a "done deal." su.pr/2qMZ3c 
• MDPolicy #Kilmer: The deeper we get into current #healthcare legislation, the more costs will rise. su.pr/7kG1ju 
• MDPolicy MD leaders struggle to come up with the money for all our backlogged construction projects. su.pr/85XU2n 
• MDPolicy What kind of message does the MoCo "big-box legislation" send to businesses? Not a good one. su.pr/7lnsLK 

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• wusa9: Red Light Camera Debate: Drivers Ticketed For Stopping Over The White Line; AAA: "To entrap and ensnare people." is.gd/qZVpZb

Education

• nbcwashington It's official: UMD students set record for human-powered helicopter flight: bit.ly/udZre4
• pgcpsparents Is there someone who can assist in answering the following question. Can an elected official take a campaign donation and then vote on a
• pgcpsparents contract (job) for that person valued over 1 million dollars.
• pgcpsparents How would you feel if your school districts laid off teachers but agreed to a contract with one law firm for a million dollars a year?
• pgcpsparents Does anyone know which PGCPs BOE person took money from a contractor who revived a million dollar contract and had it renewed for five years
• pgcpsparents If this is not quid pro quo then what is it? If you give to an elected official money and then a million contract is given to you 5 yrs what
• pgcpsparents When you cannot provide a list of contractors using public funds, when money is given to an elected official and a contract given DAMN, DAMN
• pgcpsparents This is why the NAACP has requested a forensic audit of fiscal management, money comes and goes in this system without checks and balances
• pgcpsparents I have a suggestion, if the laid off teachers give a few bucks back to that BOE member, then perhaps they can get a contract to teach LOL!
• pgcpsparents WUSA TV, WJLA TV, FOX 5 TV and others never report on real issues in PG County just the nonsense stuff, 1 million dollars vs teacher layoffs
• pgcpsparents If you call yourself a new station then get to then news, why did someone get a million dollar contract for 5 yrs and teachers are laid off?
• pgcpsparents Why hire a law firm, hire a lawyer, much less costly. One million dollars a year for five years. R we getting what we paid for?
• pgcpsparents This is wasteful spending that has and will continue to impact our children. Join me in calling the County Exec's office to stop this
• PGD9Politico @pgcpsparents Verjeana Jacobs has campaign contributions and ties to Daniel Colton, now in prison from Johnson scandal...just sayin'

Business, Transportation and Development

• mdreporter PlanMaryland Part 4: Not a done deal, and legislators want a say #mdpoltics bit.ly/tRxzTk
• CNSmd Maryland Weighs Fracking’s Potential Impact: cnsne.ws/uUjDUv
• CNSmd Maryland Considers Health, Environmental Risks of Shale Gas Drilling: cnsne.ws/sIzxCA
• CNSmd Marcellus Shale Gas Tax Considered: cnsne.ws/uLkaLY

Local (Municipalities)

• Greenbelt:
• GreenbeltPatch Take a look at the weekly police crime blotter to see what has happened in #Greenbelt. patch.com/A-nNkV
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Fwd:Greenbelt PD Crime Report and Tally Sheet for the week of Novemb: ... From: Kelly Lawson ... yhoo.it/rXFIMx
• PGPDPressOffice Join #PGPD and Greenbelt Police for a community walk this Saturday at 3pm, Chelsea Woods Condos, 8445 #Greenbelt Rd : bit.ly/sHaT88
• Mount Rainier:
• News_PGCounty Fried bird prompts Mount Rainier City Hall evacuation gazette.net/article/201111…
• bcbolin Good grief #MtRMD MT @DanieljGross: @MRPDChief It's not everyday I have the opportunity to write about a fried bird -- ow.ly/1AAHRh
• Riverdale Park:
• RiverdalePatch Editor Sonia Dasgupta says farewell, but not good bye: ow.ly/7xKLN

Other (including news about news)

• RiverdalePatch Editor Sonia Dasgupta says farewell, but not good bye: ow.ly/7xKLN

Recent Prince George's County News (11 Nov 2011)

Gory Prince George's

• PGCrimeSolvers Unsolved Homicide: Richard Anthony Karis (November 12, 2005) - TIPS NEEDED fb.me/RF6PtoBk
• Times: Man gets life for slaying over tattoo ink [Jericka Chambers case] is.gd/tgT2nH See is.gd/cOMvx8
• PGCrimeSolvers Rydel Estep gets life in prison for killing over tattoo ink | WJLA.com wjla.com/articles/2011/… via @ABC7News
• PGSentinel: Police arrest two more suspects for Howard student's homicide is.gd/pUKqCu

Public Safety

• PGSentinel: Three stabbed early Sunday in Hyattsville is.gd/7Lel4e
• GreenbeltPatch Take a look at the weekly #police crime blotter to see what has happened in #Greenbelt. patch.com/A-nBFT
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD seeking assistance in locating Agustin Argueta Jr., wanted for attempted first degree murder: bit.ly/t6JK7N
• kytja 65-year-old man assaulted at Suitland #WMATA garage, latest attack at PG county station: bit.ly/vg0GTu
• DCExaminerLocal 65-year-old man assaulted at Suitland Metro: View Larger Map A 65-year-old Metro rider was punched and knock... bit.ly/saiqly
• wusa9 65-Year-Old Man Assaulted At Suitland Metro on.wusa9.com/vx14YA
• HyattsvllePatch ow.ly/7qVNp Fugitive Fridays: Prince George's County #Police Seek Info In Cold #Homicide Case #Hyattsville

State Government and Politics

• MDPolicy With folks like these in charge of public policy, is it any wonder we’re in the mess we’re in? su.pr/2mq4sr
• DCAbloob Glenn Ivey campaign website iveyforcongress.com, Facebook: facebook.com/iveyforcongress, Twitter: @iveyforcongress #md04
• SoMDNews: Lollar decides against another Hoyer challenge in 2012 is.gd/IB2YwP.
• Redistricting:
• Sun: Legacy Foundation to fund suit organized by a PG political action committee against MD's new congressional map is.gd/SriwIJ 
• emilybabay RT @hcpeterson: As expected, Md. is sued for redistricting map bit.ly/rz0T2P
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• Gazette: Time to review state ethics policy, encourage transparency; Currie case points to some lax compliance is.gd/V2Btrd
• Gazette (B. Lee): The “dumb and disorganized” defense is.gd/DlEidc
• Gazette (B. Rascovar): It’s time for Currie to walk out the door is.gd/qS8hF8
• GazPolitics Currie case could lead to disclosure changes tinyurl.com/bm47b54
• MDPolicy #Currie's "innocence" may lead to stricter ethics and disclosure regulations in MD. su.pr/2qhdRL 
• Budget and Taxes:
• Sun: Groups favor gas tax rise -- with conditions is.gd/6Tb6GL .

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• Times: Cheverly: No tickets went out to nonspeeders; ("Every citation was reviewed for valid machine calibration ...") is.gd/l4hGGc.

Education

• DCAbloob RT @PGCPSHite: @pgcps Schedules Additional Public Hearing on School Boundaries. Come out and be heard. bit.ly/tOdwai #pgcps

Business, Transportation and Development

• Post: Three grocers scheduled to open in poorer, inside-the-Beltway communities in Prince George’s in next several months is.gd/FLFwX0 
• postlocal Grocers respond to "void" in poorer, inside-the-Beltway communities by opening new stores wapo.st/vZWeZ0
• gazette_net In a special report, “A New Maryland: The Capital Region’s Transition to an Innovation,” The Gazette of Politics... fb.me/1l2bnIN2m
• kytja 65-year-old man assaulted at Suitland #WMATA garage, latest attack at PG county station: bit.ly/vg0GTu
• DCExaminerLocal 65-year-old man assaulted at Suitland Metro: View Larger Map A 65-year-old Metro rider was punched and knock... bit.ly/saiqly
• MDPolicy Is job creation a good enough reason to expand gambling beyond #slots in MD? su.pr/7hw5E4

Local (Municipalities)

• Cheverly:
• Times: Cheverly: No tickets went out to nonspeeders; ("Every citation was reviewed for valid machine calibration ...") is.gd/l4hGG
• Greenbelt:
• GreenbeltPatch Take a look at the weekly #police crime blotter to see what has happened in #Greenbelt. patch.com/A-nBFT
• North Brentwood:
• postlocal North Brentwood, the first town incorporated by African Americans in Pr. George’s, is now a third Hispanic wapo.st/v5GJMI
• Riverdale Park:
• PGSentinel: Riverdale Park adjusts to Hispanic population boom is.gd/9m178D

Other (including news about news)

• WBJ: Prince George’s hospital eyes larger emergency room is.gd/6MAkcw 

Recent Prince George's County News (9 Nov 2011)

Gory Prince George's

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Public Safety

• GGLaurelLeader Laurel crime log: Jewelry, laptop, game machine accessories stolen baltimoresun.com/explore/howard…
• emilybabay This week's missing person: A Hyattsville boy allegedly abducted by his mother in 1997: ow.ly/7nU5D
• HyattsvllePatch ow.ly/7nXKn #Hyattsville Boy #Abducted in 1997 Still Missing #Crime
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD Suspect wanted in #CollegePark burglary: bit.ly/t8VmmB
• PGPDPressOffice Southern Maryland Cocaine Conspirator Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison: bit.ly/uBJNfU
• News_PGCounty As they saw the man in the mask approaching, Laurel PNC Bank employees... gazette.net/article/201111…
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD search for suspect wanted in robbery of resturaunt: pgpolice.blogspot.com/2011/11/suspec… #suitland
• PGPDPressOffice Suspect wanted in armed robbery of audio store in #FortWashington #PGPD @PGCrimeSolvers: bit.ly/vc2OS4

County Government and Politics

• ggwash Official scapegoats Smart Growth for crime and poor schools in Prince George's: wapo.st/stRVgm on ggwash.org/12713
• CountyExecBaker Today I'll be at the opening of a new mortgage help center for Fannie Mae customers in the DC region @FannieMaeHelp bit.ly/vziQRy
• CountyExecBaker Great story in @WashInformer about some outstanding Pr. George's kids being recognized with national @kabtweet award! bit.ly/tP0llL

State Government and Politics

• mdreporter Today's roundup: multiple stories on Currie acquittal, Rocky Gap slots plan, municipal elections. #mdpolitics bit.ly/snj4LV
• MDPolicy #Mossburg: @GovernorOMalley talks to MDers as if we're small children -- but it gets him votes. su.pr/2tKY58 
• MDPolicy #Mossburg: @GovernorOMalley's #PlanMaryland is really a plan for MD's further degeneration. su.pr/1lzAnf .
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• marylandmoment Maryland Sen. Currie acquitted in corruption case: A federal jury on Tuesday acquitted Maryland Sen. Ulysses Cur... wapo.st/usxEEA
• WPJohnWagner Juror No. 12 recounts deliberations in Currie case wapo.st/tT9Mgo
• postlocal Juror Number 12 recounts the deliberations in the case against Maryland Sen. Ulysses Currie wapo.st/s0lNMH
• mdreporter Commentary: Currie verdict shows we reporters are wasting time on disclosure statements. #mdpolitics bit.ly/snj4LV
• ABC7News Ulysses Currie was found not guilty of corruption charges yesterday, but he still may a Senate ethics panel. wj.la/uMLNSp
• MDPolicy This @baltimoresun editorial on #Currie reveals that gov. transparency is a bipartisan issue. su.pr/2GGlp4 
• WPJohnWagner Watchdog group calls for Currie censure wapo.st/sfM7Yf
• Budget and Taxes:
• mdreporter Md. businesses uneasy about economic growth at revenue hearing. #mdpolitics bit.ly/u7x2FL
• WTOPinMD Franchot to lawmakers: Don't raise taxes bit.ly/sA4bjz #WTOP
• gazette_net Just a few weeks after receiving $9.5 million from the state to keep 1,250 jobs in Maryland for the next seven... fb.me/11Q2KdhQV
• MDPolicy #Kilmer: How we're spending the money raised by the alcohol tax shows we can't trust #MDpolitics at all. su.pr/7ip2Ln 

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• -PG-Politics Fwd: Cheverly's speed-camera lies and bogus tickets of 'invisible vehicle: Bike 'going' 57 mph fini... is.gd/qEQsVf
• Examner: Speed camera company quits Cheverly as equipment challenged is.gd/g1IZKe 
• Times: Bike ‘going’ 57 mph finishes Cheverly’s speed-camera deal is.gd/tSN6II 
• ben_giles Town of Cheverly criticizes speed camera program as company leaves town. bit.ly/vsJEOI
• EmilyMiller The Speed-Camera Lie: Town admits generating tickets for ‘invisible vehicles’ - A @washtimes editorial bit.ly/vaE4O5
• emilybabay My story on Supreme Court oral arguments in a D.C. case on police GPS surveillance w/o warrants: ow.ly/7nS0G

Education

• CNSmd Maryland Starts Search for New State Superintendent: cnsne.ws/uGIKeO

Business, Transportation and Development

• mdreporter Md. businesses uneasy about economic growth at revenue hearing. #mdpolitics bit.ly/u7x2FL
• gazette_net Just a few weeks after receiving $9.5 million from the state to keep 1,250 jobs in Maryland for the next seven... fb.me/11Q2KdhQV
• MDPolicy #Mossburg: @GovernorOMalley's #PlanMaryland is really a plan for MD's further degeneration. su.pr/1lzAnf .

Local (Municipalities)

• marylandmoment Prince George’s voters in three cities reelect most incumbents; one contest in College Park is too close to call... wapo.st/rL61sZ
• Cheverly:
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Cheverly's speed-camera lies and bogus tickets of 'invisible vehicle: Bike 'going' 57 mph fini... is.gd/qEQsVf
  
• Examner: Speed camera company quits Cheverly as equipment challenged is.gd/g1IZKe 
• Times: Bike ‘going’ 57 mph finishes Cheverly’s speed-camera deal is.gd/tSN6II 
• ben_giles Town of Cheverly criticizes speed camera program as company leaves town. bit.ly/vsJEOI
• EmilyMiller The Speed-Camera Lie: Town admits generating tickets for ‘invisible vehicles’ - A @washtimes editorial bit.ly/vaE4O5
• Hyattsville:
• emilybabay This week's missing person: A Hyattsville boy allegedly abducted by his mother in 1997: ow.ly/7nU5D
• HyattsvllePatch ow.ly/7nXKn #Hyattsville Boy #Abducted in 1997 Still Missing #Crime
• Laurel:
• GGLaurelLeader Laurel crime log: Jewelry, laptop, game machine accessories stolen baltimoresun.com/explore/howard…
• News_PGCounty As they saw the man in the mask approaching, Laurel PNC Bank employees... gazette.net/article/201111…

Other (including news about news)

• radleybalko More violence, threats from Occupiers. online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…