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

Note: Most recent items first within each category.

Gory Prince George's

• Tomlinson, Marvin, 31, (1.092), 15 Nov 2011
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD makes multiple arrests in #DistrictHeights homicide: bit.ly/u7KRw9

Public Safety

• GreenbeltPatch: Take a look at the weekly police crime blotter to see what has happened in #Greenbelt. patch.com/A-p4z8
• DanieljGross: The City of Mount Rainier Police Department has a new Facebook page --> is.gd/xnBeZT #MtRMD #MRPD
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD and #MSP will be conducting a joint sobriety checkpoint tonight 10p - 3:00a, 3800-3900 blks of Branch Avenue in #MarlowHeights.
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD seeking identity of suspect in armed robbery of #7Eleven in #FtWashington: bit.ly/tt7hKa
• CollegePrkPatch Did you know it was a tip from PG County that helped lead to the arrest of the East Coast Raper? patch.com/A-p3hQ
• GreenbeltPatch Prince George's County police are seeking a man who robbed a BB&T bank dressed as Spider-Man. ow.ly/818Rq
• nbcwashington Man shot multiple times overnight while sitting in his Landover Hills home bit.ly/tifRaF
• 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
• RiverdalePatch Trio arrested in University Park break-in is accused of multiple thefts: patch.com/A-p2kg
• PGPDPressOffice: #PGPD investigates police-involved shooting that occurred yesterday in #SeatPleasant: bit.ly/u6NtWl
• wusa9: "According to police, this is the 14th police involved shooting in the county this year." is.gd/SiYVZj.
• DCExaminerLocal: Local leaders unveiled a new website to provide regional emergency and weather information bit.ly/txqJFe

Corruption, Scandals and Ethics Reform:

• PGSentinel (CNS): Political corruption cyclical, almost predictable [Cites several current and recent PG cases} is.gd/h9V8ot
• Leslie Johnaon
• AFRO: Leslie Johnson Joins Jack in Federal Prison is.gd/zrp1P2
• Johnson-related:
• mirandawashpost Sachs tapped for hospital probe in Prince George’s washingtonpost.com/local/md-polit…
• Tiffany Alston (D-24)
• ben_giles: She's already got a January trial set for the last indictment. bit.ly/tBjppt
• realpgcounty Dist. 24 Delegate charged with new theft case, from the state wp.me/p1efJr-93
• WashTimesLocal: New charges against Md. Delegate Alston ow.ly/1gc6vI
• marylandmoment Prince George’s lawmaker indicted--again: Del. Tiffany T. Alston (D) has been indicted for theft. is.gd/XVhkq5
• GazPolitics: #PrinceGeorges delegate facing additional charges: tinyurl.com/bq2jg7v
• DCExaminerLocal: Prince George's County lawmaker Tiffany Alston has been indicted -- again bit.ly/t8WFl9
• realpgcounty: Del. Tiffany Alston faces new theft charges is.gd/Hj2aGA
• AnnieLinskey: Del. Alston (D-24) slapped with another theft charge ... is.gd/iwuaAh
• PG Ethics Reform
• ben_giles: The PG Council is working closely with Baker on ethics, but Harrison gives no insight into what exactly they're planning.
• ben_giles: They're working on it, she answers, without much detail.
• ben_giles:New PG Council Chair Andrea Harrison on @kojoshow with @tomsherwood. What steps can the council take on ethics, she's asked
• PG Schools
• 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? 
• C. Anthony Muse (R-26) & Ulysses Currie (D-25)
• News8NewsTalk Muse refuses to condemn fellow PG Sen Ulysses Currie 4 secret consulting deal, says 'We'll see what ethics panel does',

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:
• MDPolicy: Next year's budget deficit is $1B. Expect spending cuts and tax increases to close the gap. su.pr/3GaQj3
• mdreporter Spending cuts and tax increases recommended for O'Malley to halve $1b budget deficit. bit.ly/rxdGep #mdpolitics
• DCExaminerLocal #Maryland lawmakers are considering higher taxes to fill a $1.1 billion gap bit.ly/sUwZOn
• WashTimesLocal Maryland panel to advise on spending plan ow.ly/1gcFCX

Big Brother Is Watching Us: and related oppression

• CarrollStandard Even Libs Horrified as Obama Allows Indefinite Detention of US Citizens is.gd/U91mG7
• radleybalko: Insurance Institute study: Cell phone bans don't work. Texting bans may make roads *more* dangerous. is.gd/PD8NhJ
• radleybalko: It's really pretty stunning how overbearing, aggressive, and rights-free regulatory law has become. is.gd/lGqgYF
• RiverdalePatch: 14 years on, the debate over traffic enforcement cameras in Maryland continues: patch.com/A-p29b

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:
• GreenbeltPatch: Take a look at the weekly police crime blotter to see what has happened in #Greenbelt. patch.com/A-p4z8
• Greenbelt News Review now online: December 15, 2011 is.gd/SKOLWR
• Mount Rainier:
• DanieljGross: The City of Mount Rainier Police Department has a new Facebook page --> is.gd/xnBeZT #MtRMD #MRPD

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

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

Gory Prince George's

• 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 (9 Dec 2011)

Twitter feeds with frequent news or commentary on politics, crime, and education in Prince George's County; a compilation of #FF (Follow Friday) tweets. http://is.gd/BBBVwz

Gory Prince George's This year: 98 (one every 84 hours); this time last year: 86 (one every 96 hours).

Public Safety

• PGPDJulie Update: Missing 12 year old boy found safe this am bit.ly/treBeL
• DCAbloob Rico Edward Singleton RT @PGPDJulie: Update: Missing 12 year old boy found safe this am bit.ly/treBeL
• PGPDPressOffice Missing 12 yr old boy, Rico Singleton, last seen at Walker Mill Middle School has been safely located and returned to family. #PGPD
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD Critical Missing Juvenile Located bit.ly/u3w7gv
• DanieljGross UPDATE: Capitol Heights boy found in school's janitorial closet after missing since Thursday | Parents explain incident bit.ly/sPhoWe
• PGFDPIO Weekend checklist #1-test your smoke alarm #2-check the water level in your Christmas Tree stand #3-Donate a new unused toy to Toys for Tots.
• LaurelPatch #Laurel Police swarm Wendy's on Route 1.
• LaurelPatch Robbery at Wendy's in #Laurel police are on the scene.
• HyattsvllePatch #Fugitive Fridays: Prince George's County #Police Seek Info on Mechanicsville Man's Death - #Hyattsville ow.ly/7UGk2
• PGPDPressOffice Suspects wanted in armed robbery of country store in #OxonHill last month: bit.ly/w0tnpV
• ABC7News What's the story behind Angela Alsobrooks' dedication to fighting crime? wj.la/s0G1eE

County Government and Politics

• Scandals and Ethics Reform (Partial):
• @postcrime: Leslie Johnson scheduled to be sentenced is.gd/fGP6So [Longish history of her case]
• LaurelPatch It's sentencing time for former #PG councilwoman Leslie Johnson who could spend a year in prison for corruption chrgshttp://patch.com/A-pt8g
• PGD9Politico And by sentenced, we mean she needs to go to jail. RT @postlocal Leslie Johnson scheduled to be sentenced wapo.st/vOLAlX
• PGD9Politico If LJohnson was a woman of integrity who was ashamed of herself, she never should have taken the oath of office. Wasted our $, time.
• PGD9Politico This is French for "You're definitely going to jail." Fingers crossed. RT @mirandawashpost Judge: 'clearly she knew'
• PGD9Politico Yes, you were. Right on, Judge. RT @KateRyanWTOP You were not an innocent spouse, you were a complicit spouse"-Judge to Leslie Johnson
• darcyspencer Judge-"you have to remember who brought this on...your actions brought it on." #Lesliejohnson
• PGCBlogging #LeslieJohnson Judge calls out Leslie as being complicit, not innocent, & furthering Jack's mess.Tells her to remember who brought this on. 
• ben_giles 12 months and one day in prison, two years supervised release for Leslie Johnson. 
• RochelleReports Leslie Johnson sentenced to 12mos for evidence tampering in corruption investigation involving husband frmr #PrinceGeorges CE Jack Johnson. 
• PGD9Politico Good! RT @KateRyanWTOP Leslie Johnson gets 12 mos and 1 day prison..eligible for release in 10 mos
• mirandawashpost 12 months and 1 day for leslie johnson; eligible to get out aft 10 months. Two yrs supervised release; 240 hrs comm service;15k fine 
• PGD9Politico For #LeslieJohnson 240 hrs of community service, ask Sheriff High if we can get her on a litter cleanup crew, Rt 210 near me could use it.
• PGD9Politico Looks like #LeslieJohnson will be in jail during the holidays next year. RT @mirandawashpost Reports to prison march 9.
• News_PGCounty Johnson and Johnson corruption hearings conclude with Leslie Johnson's sentence to 12 months and a day. gazette.net/article/201112…
• gazette_net Former Prince George’s County Councilwoman Leslie Johnson was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for her... fb.me/GVEMeLDI

State Government and Politics

• mdreporter Maryland has the nation's second best election website, according to a new report from @PewStates. bit.ly/u8KPkt
• mdreporter Casa de Maryland drops its challenge to online petition signatures for in-state tuition referendum. bit.ly/vYGCdQ 
• MDPolicy Casa de MD drops challenge to signatures in #DREAMact referendum to focus on other suit. su.pr/3M4BLI #
• mdreporter State Roundup: In DGA, O’Malley charts course beyond 2014; business groups endorse Constellation/Exelon merger. bit.ly/uqerpa
• MDPolicy Wondering why the #stimulus was a dismal failure at creating jobs? Read @reason's analysis: su.pr/73sHHi 
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• GazPolitics Legislators look to move ethics disclosures online: tinyurl.com/6lmkukp

Education

• BowiePatch Heather Hills students might be bused to Kenilworth. What do you think? @http://patch.com/A-ptc7

Business, Transportation and Development

• PGSentinel Mixed feelings among Prince George's County residents regarding Whole Foods development shar.es/oDZXG

Recent Prince George's County News (8 Dec2011)

Public Safety

• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD seeks identity of suspect in BB&T bank robbery in #FortWashington: bit.ly/vDNxKj
• UMarlboroPatch Man sought in connection with a bank robbery in Fort Washington: patch.com/A-pspX
• wusa9 Police Release Photos Of 'Spider-Man' Robber on.wusa9.com/vWbLA8
• postlocal Man wearing ‘Spider-Man’ design mask and sweater robs Fort Washington bank wapo.st/rNZnzK
• DCExaminerLocal Police are looking for a man who robbed a bank in a Spider-Man outfit bit.ly/sdxJq6
• anobleDC Person in Spider-Man outfit robs P.G. bank - Washington Times: wtim.es/svh3zo via @washtimes
• PGCrimeSolvers Fort Washington BB&T Bank Robbed by Suspect in "Spider Man" Mask fb.me/ATPxjljw
• News_PGCounty Police hope to snare sticky-fingered Spider-Man bank robber. gazette.net/article/201112…
• PGCrimeSolvers Police: Crime down near Laurel, thanks to seniors. gazette.net/article/201112…
• PGPDJulie Let's talk! "@Scott_McCabe: Examiner reader helps FBI catch bank robber. That's 37 captures credited to the paper bit.ly/uH3rAE" 
• PGNewsWashPost Crime in your neighborhood -> washingtonpost.com/local/prince-g…
• PGPDPressOffice Man to serve over 9 years in prison for robbing #Glenarden laundromat employee of $13: #PGPD bit.ly/tGrGp3
• PGCBlogging Man Gets 9 Years For Armed Robbery of Temple HIlls Laundromat $13. Jack Johnson (blank stare) greenbelt.wusa9.com/news/news/8434… via @addthis [Glenarden, not Temple Hills]
• ben_giles #smh MT @Capital_Land: Temple Hills man gets nine years for robbing laundromat of $13 bit.ly/uSAV1Y
• darcyspencer Juamal Samuel Carroll, 22, of Temple Hills, gets 9 years in prison for $13 glendarden laundromat holdup
• alanhenney PG-OXON HILL: 2 masked men, 1 armed w/ handgun, carjacked navy blue Envoy XL from victim at Indian Head Hwy and Audrey. L/S headed 

PG Taxers

• Diamondback: County plastic bag tax bill will be introduced; proposed 5-cent tax could make shopping more expensive is.gd/CFOME9
• Diamondback: Story says supporters are Sen. P. Pinsky, Del. B. Frush, Councilwoman M. Lehman, Mt. Rainier Councilman Brent Bolin #PGTaxers
• Gazette Ed.: Betting on bags; Bag tax proposal must include residents’ buy-in, even if being handled by state lawmakers is.gd/9Bvi33

County Government and Politics

• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• PGCBlogging Leslie Johnson to seek probation, prosecution cries foul va.mu/RxwU via @WTOP
• ben_giles Leslie Johnson's lawyers to ask for probation or house arrest rather than jail time. bit.ly/rrHuDA
• Gazette: Leaders urge PG to move past Johnson corruption case is.gd/myZapl (Note: Want us to forget that corruption still a problem]
• scottbroom: #JackJohnson Some supporters claim race played role in sentence is.gd/lFLrbc Cuz he got half as long as white gov?
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Gerry Evans - Convicted of Mail /Wire Fraud - This is certainly transparency by Baker administration? is.gd/caalt6

State Government and Politics

• realpgcounty @DFAaction latest major progressive group to endorse @repdonnaedwards in race against @iveyforcongress secure.actblue.com/page/progressi…
• mdreporter State Roundup: BWI, Camden Yards to get major upgrades; state wants feedback on synthetic marijuana. bit.ly/tGrcbn
• GGLaurelLeader Laurel delegate's (Joseline Peña-Melnyk, D-21)  fight for transgender anti-discrimination legislation to continue in 2012 session baltimoresun.com/explore/howard…
• AnnieLinskey CASA de MD concedes that opponents to the Dream Act gathered enough signatures. But suit continues on other grounds. bsun.md/vZcCpI
• jfritze Rep. Andy Harris calls GOP payroll tax bill an "excellent compromise," touts Keystone XL pipeline provision.
• Redistricting:
• MDPolicy Would we be better off if we based #redistricting in MD on race? No, definitely not. su.pr/1eFmbR #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• mdreporter Medicaid funds were paid to dead people because records were not cross-checked. bit.ly/tssGwf
• DCExaminerLocal RT @RachelBaye: Maryland spent as much as $7.5 million on Medicaid for residents after they died bit.ly/uULPI8
• MDPolicy Audit finds Medicaid funds being paid to people who died out state. Talk about disorganized. su.pr/2ePRKp #MDpolitics #MDtweets

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• CNSmd Anyone gotten a redlight or speed camera ticket in MD? We're doing a story on the cameras, and we want to know what happened to you!.

Education

• PGCPSHite Finally, we are breaking ground on the New Oxon Hill High School pic.twitter.com/lblncxXR
• Gazette: Boundary changes would cut busing costs, officials say; Parents against putting 6th-graders in middle schools is.gd/xA6DHL

Business, Transportation, Environment and Development

• Post: HUD action leads to tenant displacement in PG County; Nearly 250 tenants must vacate Glenarden I apts by year-end is.gd/vSA1ZF 
• PGCBlogging @OvettaWashPost GREAT PIECE on the Glenarden Apartments this morning. I'm posting on it in a minute!
• PGNewsWashPost @OvettaWashPost reports: Glenarden complex loses some tenants washingtonpost.com/local/hud-acti…
• PGCBlogging So who's in the right, HUD or the property owner? HUD will not renew Section 8 contract with Glenarden Apartments: pgcblog.com/?p=2080
• PGCBlogging @OvettaWashPost PGCBlog post on your Glenarden Apartments story: pgcblog.com/?p=2080
• PGCBlogging Glenarden Apartments is just indicative of the gentrification wave: pgcblog.com/?p=2080
• Gazette: Some traffic fixes coming to Clinton intersection deemed dangerous by residents ... Piscataway and Floral Park is.gd/Xa9WFo
• Gazette: Hillcrest Heights library renovations to bring branch ‘into 21st century’ is.gd/ckKGZY [Note: Most BOOKS already disposed]
• Gazette: Sewage spills continue at two Fort Washington wastewater stations after heavy rains is.gd/6OJ5ng.
• ben_giles PG officials want to bring, lacrosse complex, Bayhawks to the county, and maybe D.C. United, too. bit.ly/upATDP
• Examiner: P.G. officials planning lacrosse stadium in Bowie is.gd/flDg5S
• -PG-Politics Fwd: P.G. officials planning lacrosse stadium in Bowie: Here we go again. .. yhoo.it/tSMccK
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Re: PG officials planning lacrosse stadium in Bowie: I don't see how this benefits the community... yhoo.it/vA1p4A
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Re: PG officials planning lacrosse stadium in Bowie: Peters seems to be quite happy to ram thing... yhoo.it/vmZfa0
• ggwash DC United not so interested in moving to Prince George's County: bit.ly/vYOJ93 on ggwash.org/13010
• ben_giles Where oh where will D.C. United wind up? The District? Baltimore? Perhaps PG? bit.ly/upATDP
• ben_giles PG officials say plans for a lacrosse stadium would be a perfect place for D.C. United's home field. bit.ly/upATDP
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Gerry Evans - Convicted of Mail /Wire Fraud - This is certainly transparency by Baker administration? is.gd/caalt6
• postlocal Runners and residents are still upset with the organizers of a race at National Harbor described as a "train wreck" wapo.st/rEVVbZ
• PGNewsWashPost Foot race turns into ‘train wreck’ washingtonpost.com/local/race-tur…

Local (Municipalities)

• Greenbelt:
• Greenbelt News Review now online: December 8, 2011 issue is.gd/k5DGR9

Other (including news about news)

• PGCBlogging I say even more on Facebook. LIKE ME: facebook.com/pages/PGC-Blog…

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

Gory Prince George's

• 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 (5 Dec 2011)

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• Ornelas-Cruz, Noe, 22, Ornelas, Francisco Javier, 30, Roman, Robert, Jr., 19, 8 Oct 2003 
• Gazette: Re-trial starts for Landover man charged in 2003 triple homicide is.gd/tlYhcT See is.gd/eaOUJn
• Carcamo, Jose Felix, 32 (7.054, 6 May 2007)
• Hyattsville Patch: Hyattsville Homicide Case from 2007 Ended With Sentencing of 18th Street Gang Member is.gd/3do90e
• Jones, Willie, 68 (9.012), 16 Feb 2009
• Examiner: Daughter seeks truth about Willie Jones' Feb 2009 stabbing death in Seat Pleasant is.gd/zIvQz9 see is.gd/zyAfTr
• Hunt, Leland Derelle, 22 (9.086), 1 Dec 2009
• Gazette: Fort Washington man convicted of Dec 2009 Camp Springs murder during robbery is.gd/tzwHRv see is.gd/0LW7tQ
• Leach, Aaron Christopher, 21, (0.041), 19 Jun 2010
• UMarlboroPatch Thomas Tyler found guilty of killing #UpperMarlboro resident Aaron Leach: patch.com/A-pnjP

Public Safety

• CollegePrkPatch University Of Maryland Police Car Strikes Intoxicated Pedestrian is.gd/huiD4h 
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD is seeking the public's assistance identifying two armed robbery suspects who robbed the #7-Eleven in #Adelphi: bit.ly/uwG7oF
• RiverdalePatch Topping the latest Riverdale Park police blotter is a Thanksgiving night holdup: patch.com/A-pm1n
• HuffPost: SWAT Raids, Stun Guns, And Pepper Spray: Why The Government Is Ramping Up The Use Of Force - Cites 2 PG cases is.gd/OB6PCN
• HyattsvllePatch: Attempted Bank #Robbery in #Hyattsville: Suspect Told Victims He Was Armed ow.ly/7OZiF #Crime
• PGPDPressOffice PGPD seeking public's assistance identifying robbery suspect of Popeyes restaurant in #Hyattsville bit.ly/vdyNGQ

County Government and Politics

• WBJ: Dimensions board meets Monday to name acting CEO (in the wake of revelations concerning the Johnson scandal is.gd/taudjY. 
• PGCCouncilMedia Council Gavel Exchange for Leg Year 2012 tomorrow, Dec 6, @ 11:00 am, Council Admin Building, Upper Marlboro, MD.
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• mirandawashpost Prosecutors: Johnson tried to line up deals at end of Pr. George’s term - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/local/md-polit… via @washingtonpost
• postlocal In his last year in office, former Pr. George's executive Jack Johnson spent a lot of time lining up deals for himself wapo.st/uQ3Zjd
• DCExaminerLocal Prince George's power couple face day of reckoning for corruption bit.ly/uGx9FK
• Patch: Jack Johnson to be Sentenced Tuesday is.gd/xL0kzQ
• Post (C. Milloy): Jack Johnson’s actions continue to puzzle Prince George’s is.gd/2jIVUp
• ggwash: New evidence in Jack Johnson case : wapo.st/vbKmSx on ggwash.org/12979
• RiverdalePatch With frmr. county exec Jack Johnson due for sentencing tomorrow, what will the lasting impact of his actions be? patch.com/bvaCJ
• -PG-Politics Re: Jack Johnson's Dec. 5th Post Articles - Question: Does anyone know if Jack. receives a pension> YES! yhoo.it/siIvb7
• CollegePrkPatch Will Prince George's County ever be able to shake itself from the phrase "Put it in your bra?" patch.com/A-plkC #JackJohnson
• UMarlboroPatch Jack Johnson Faces Up to 14 Years in Prison -- patch.com/A-pmrJ
• ben_giles: My intro to Sentencing Week in PG -- Jack and Leslie Johnson face the music. bit.ly/vUGK32
• PG Taxers:
• PGCBlogging: Bag tax/fee coming to PGCo just like one in DC/Mont. Co. pgcblog.com/?p=2019

State Government and Politics

• mdreporter Auditors find even more contract problems at State Highway Administration #mdpolitics bit.ly/vAeBCt
• mdreporter Today's roundup of state news #mdpolitics bit.ly/s0gYDv
• MDPolicy: The ten baseline essentials for government #transparency, here in MD and elsewhere: su.pr/2BEF9S #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• Gazette: Muse mulls whether or not to challenge Cardin; Religious leaders encourage st. sen. to make bid for US Senate is.gd/wqw8R1
• Budget and Taxes:
• MDPolicy: Reforming the MD highway admin. is another way to get funding for roads without raising taxes. su.pr/23KsYG
• MDPolicy A short list of the problems MD faces due to our excessive reliance on federal funding. su.pr/A93Xgi #MDpolitics #MDtweets

Education

• moses100000 Public Rally at the PGCPS Board of Education today! wp.me/p1LjDv-6I via @moses100000
• josephlkitchen: Rushern Baker's education liaison proposal should be wecolme news wp.me/p1aMm6-6R.
• PGD9Politico Yes, if @CountyExecBaker picks right person. MT @josephlkitchen Baker's education liaison proposal should be welcome news.
• wusa9 Elementary student Suspended For Calling Teacher 'Cute' on.wusa9.com/rLiSzH
• realpgcounty Verjeana Jacobs elected to fifth term as chair of the #PGCPS #BOE
• PGD9Politico @realpgcounty Fifth term? Aren't their term limits? Or does nobody else want the job? 

Business, Transportation and Development

• mdreporter Auditors find even more contract problems at State Highway Administration #mdpolitics bit.ly/vAeBCt
• MDPolicy: Reforming the MD highway admin. is another way to get funding for roads without raising taxes. su.pr/23KsYG
• PGCBlogging: New office building opened at National Harbor = future home of PGCBlog. SPEAK IT!!! pgcblog.com/?p=2019

Local (Municipalities)

• College Park:
• CollegePrkPatch University Of Maryland Police Car Strikes Intoxicated Pedestrian is.gd/huiD4h
• Hyattsville:
• Hyattsville Patch: Hyattsville Homicide Case from 2007 Ended With Sentencing of 18th Street Gang Member is.gd/3do90e
• HyattsvllePatch: Attempted Bank #Robbery in #Hyattsville: Suspect Told Victims He Was Armed ow.ly/7OZiF #Crime
• Laurel:
• LaurelPatch The Monday Roundup is.gd/hVt7cv
• Riverdale Park:
• RiverdalePatch Decision day: town councils set to wrap up Cafritz recommendations tonight patch.com/A-plXx
• RiverdalePatch Topping the latest Riverdale Park police blotter is a Thanksgiving night holdup: patch.com/A-pm1n

Other (including news about news)

• Post Ombudsman: Community activists give The Post a failing grade for local news is.gd/1ciqMQ.
• radleybalko Looking for most hysterical, absurd local news rept hyping some scary new "trend." Send your nominees! is.gd/C9eGcI

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 (28 Nov 2011)

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• Examiner: Stop at a convenience store ends in death for Richard Karis (Nov 2005 cold case) is.gd/IgNFSp see is.gd/eYmlC9 
• RochelleReports Trial begins for Thomas Tyler, alleged trigger man in deadly house party shooting in Bowie in June 2010. Watch CTV News tonight for details..

Public Safety

• Politic365: PG County Cops Swat Team Raids Home of Prominent Civil Rights Lawyer Barbara Arnwine (very onesided report) is.gd/CsNLsv
• PGCBlogging SWAT team and PGCo police raid house of lawyer Barbara Arnwine: pgcblog.com/?p=1933
• alanhenney An off-duty D.C. police officer fired at a brown Jeep Cherokee in PG during an attempt carjacking Sunday afternoon (per PGPD BOLOs).
• PGPDPressOffice Wanted for armed robbery of 7-Eleven in #CollegePark: bit.ly/tjdyJ3
• postlocal On his court-appointed attorney's advice, a 15-year-old pleaded guilty to rape. Then the accuser admitted she'd lied. wapo.st/vgRrQI
• anobleDC Police: Md. carjacking suspect may have left DNA evidence. Possibly cut finger. - Washington Times: wtim.es/uA5N5K
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD arrest Shakir Taylor in connection to #M&TBank robbery in #Forestville: bit.ly/tEw7RF
• PGPDJulie #CrimeSolvers works! "@PGPDPressOffice: Shakir Taylor arrested in connection to M&TBank robbery in #Forestville: bit.ly/tEw7RF"

County Government and Politics

• Examiner: Chesapeake Bay cleanup could cost PG $800 million; county may implement additional storm water utility fee is.gd/hXHNgt 
• ben_giles News items of the day: Bay cleanup to cost PG millions bit.ly/vyo2zI and Riverdale Park set for Whole Foods vote bit.ly/tXFMUp
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• Sun: Jack Johnson sentencing report tells quite a tale is.gd/LpiSEn Report: is.gd/w9lpSs
• Examiner Local Editorial: Johnsons should get maximum jail time is.gd/L4594E

State Government and Politics

• postlocal An unlikely group is fighting the Maryland Dream Act -- legal immigrants say they feel cheated by tuition-discount plan wapo.st/w2qAlj
• mdreporter Today's roundup of news since Wednesday #mdpolitics bit.ly/vFALLe
• MDPolicy Regarding #PlanMaryland -- the only thing we're planning for is economic stagnation. su.pr/2s9LSq 
• postlocal #ICYMI: Legal immigrants join the fight against the Dream Act wapo.st/v8eygM
• MDPolicy Good piece from Monoblogue reminding us not to accept #green dogma without investigating. su.pr/Akcyc5 .
• Budget and Taxes:
• pgpolitics Diamondback: MTA holds rail forum on Purple Line concerns is.gd/M9g3HJ Pinsky & "state officials" use it to argue for higher taxesl .

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• badast_turtles Maryland Court: No Redress When City Violates Speed Camera Law: Maryland Court of Appeals rejects private suit a... bit.ly/szjwH9
• tbd247 A driver refutes the automated justice of D.C.'s red light cameras tbd.ly/sVL7DE

Business, Transportation and Development

• ggwash Disney won't build at National Harbor. Will PG now focus on Metro stations? : wapo.st/u0KYoP on ggwash.org/12904
• MDPolicy Regarding #PlanMaryland -- the only thing we're planning for is economic stagnation. su.pr/2s9LSq 
• PGCBlogging Deal between GSA and Metro could shape FBI’s future and they're opent to relocating in PGCo. YAY! washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-… via @washingtonpost
• UMarlboroPatch Now that Disney has killed its hotel plans at National Harbor, what's next for the Fort Washington development? bit.ly/vumkaT
• pgpolitics Diamondback: MTA holds rail forum on Purple Line concerns is.gd/M9g3HJ Pinsky & "state officials" use it to argue for higher taxesl.

Local (Municipalities)

• Greenbelt:
• GreenbeltPatch Denny's Corporation confirms Denny's in Greenbelt is closed. patch.com/A-pbCX #Greenbelt #restaurant

Other (including news about news)

• PGCBlogging Obese Third Grader Taken From Mom, Placed in Foster Care news.yahoo.com/obese-third-gr… via @YahooNews
• Libertywriter Military to be authorized to jail citizens without charges? bit.ly/tps1IH

Recent Prince George's County News (15 Nov 2011)

News related to slot machines posted separately today.

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• Coleman, James, 22, (1.090), 12 Nov 2011
• PGPDPressOffice Officers identified in police involved shooting in #DistrictHeights: bit.ly/uRV4Xp
• wusa9 Police ID Officers Involved In Fatal Md. Shooting on.wusa9.com/uSaucy
• postlocal Officers involved in fatal shooting of homicide suspect identified wapo.st/u8cnjz
• UMarlboroPatch Officers identified in District Heights shootout: uppermarlboro.patch.com/articles/arund…

Public Safety

• Examiner: Gang membership soars in PG; 5th-largest gang membership on East Coast, # of gang members more than doubled since '08 is.gd/fnvcnM
• PGCBlogging DC Examiner has wrong headline on PGCo gang stats: WE'RE NUMBER 2!!! Get it right, duh. pgcblog.com/?p=1810
• PGCBlogging Shame on you Prince George's County: pgcblog.com/?p=1810
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD pauses to remember fallen hero Sergeant Anthony M. Walker: bit.ly/sVsflg
• PGPDJulie #PGPD has an embedded Dept of Parole & Probation agent who shares info w/our detectives & keeps an eye on violent offenders
• RiverdalePatch University Park police report area thefts during October: patch.com/A-nHYm  
• ABC7News An Adelphi drive-by leaves one in critical condition. wj.la/tu3gWv
• Times: Afternoon shooting leaves man injured in PG is.gd/12uKOB

County Government and Politics

• Gazette: County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D), and 14 PG businesses join O'Malley junket to India is.gd/cyNHpJ. 
• ben_giles Back from my tweeting hiatus bearing news from the PG County Council meeting. Last one of the year, the agenda (and room) are packed.
• ben_giles Slots is the big ticket item on the agenda, but the debate over Karen Toles's PLA bill is heating up first.
• TomDernoga CB-16-2011 Project Labor Agreement bill passes 9-0.
• ben_giles Just heard fiery testimony from people for an against the bill, which allows PLAs on county construction projects over $1million.
• ben_giles No surprisingly, the bill passes unanimously. 7 of 9 council members cosponsored the bill after a summer of debates.
• PrinceGeorgesMD Baker and Council Bill Signing Ceremony for $50 Million EDI Fund this Thursday, November 17, 2011 in Suitland, cms.princegeorgescountymd.gov/ExecutiveNews/…
• mce_watch Signing ceremony for Baker's economic slush fund, Nov 17, 12:30 @ Hunter AME church (church & state not separate in PG) j.mp/spXUEh
• PGCBlogging @PGCCouncilMedia With all that's going on with gambling and such, the LAST update was from Nov. 10th OH COME ON!!! DO BETTER QUICK!
• TomDernoga typical last day of the County Council legislative year - a looong day.
• PGCCouncilMedia Pr. George’s County Council held the final Council session for Legislative Year 2011on November 15, 2011.
• PGCCouncilMedia Exchange of Gavel for Pr. George’s County Council @ 11:00 a.m. Tues., December 6, 2011 in the Council Hearing in the CAB in Upper Marlboro.
• ben_giles Phew. I probably won't tweet this much in one day for two months, until the PG Council gets back to work.
• pgpolitics Sun: Same-sex empowerment conferences would make sense for Prince George's County schools is.gd/yiO3r5
• Scandals and Ethics Reform:
• PGCBlogging Leslie/Jack Johnson's tapes released. Part of their sentence should include them being excommunicated from the County. pgcblog.com/?p=1810

State Government and Politics

• Gazette: County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D), and 14 PG businesses join O'Malley junket to India is.gd/cyNHpJ 
• nbcwashington: MD Gov. Martin O'Malley getting ready for trade trip [junket] to India bit.ly/ukjLaq 
• marylandmoment More than 100 to travel to India with O’Malley: wapo.st/uhBfvF
• mdreporter Part 2 PlanMaryland: a framework for smart growth or a dramatic policy shift, as rural officials say #mdpolitics bit.ly/rL274u
• mdreporter Today's roundup of state news/ #mdpolitics bit.ly/vuVxyC
• EmilyMiller Dem Whip Steny Hoyer tells me the Rick Perry proposal to make Congress part time is "not serious" and "pandering to the Tea Party.". 
• jfritze .@TeamRickPerry firing at @WhipHoyer: "It's not a surprise...that career politicians like Steny Hoyer don't like my plan to overhaul" govt.
• EmilyMiller Rick Perry bashes Steny Hoyer for saying a part-time Congress is not serious. My story: wtim.es/rysvLT
• DCAbloob Maryland GOP straw poll results: Mitt Romney finishes first for president, Daniel Bongino for U.S. senator. j.mp/tAccpB
• MDPolicy As #Obamacare heads to supreme court, @GovernorOMalley remains confident it will be upheld. su.pr/84n82j 
• Budget and Taxes:
• MDPolicy MD spends 1/3 more per pupil than the rest of the nation. Sound sustainable to you? #education su.pr/1fDoQb #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• EmilyMiller Steny Hoyer is whipping against balanced budget ammendment because Republican won't raise taxes to pay for spending.

Big Brother Is Watching Us:

• CNSmd Cheverly Replaces Optotraffic Speed Cameras: cnsne.ws/sT22xH
• PGPDPressOffice #PGPD: Speed Enforcement camera will be active in the 2100-2600 blk Sansbury Rd this week near #ArrowheadElementary #UpperMarlboro
• UMarlboroPatch How do you feel about speed cameras in Prince George's County? Vote in our poll! patch.com/A-nJlL

Education

• Gazette: PG delegation proposal would allow for year-round schooling; BOE voted unanimously 11/9 to support despite no funds is.gd/SfBb1W.
• MDPolicy MD spends 1/3 more per pupil than the rest of the nation. Sound sustainable to you? #education su.pr/1fDoQb 
• pgpolitics Sun: Same-sex empowerment conferences would make sense for Prince George's County schools is.gd/yiO3r5

Business, Transportation and Development

• RiverdalePatch A local small business suffers through the county's permitting process: patch.com/A-nFvp
• ggwash: Security paranoia at federal offices has stymied development at PG Metro stations is.gd/rIgG3A on ggwash.org/12758
• ben_giles ICYMI: Security issues plague development around federal tenants at Metro stops in Prince George's. bit.ly/uEl3xy
• mdreporter Part 2 PlanMaryland: a framework for smart growth or a dramatic policy shift, as rural officials say #mdpolitics bit.ly/rL274u
  

Local (Municipalities)

• Post Ombudsman: Post Roast: Where was coverage of MD’s munixipal elections? 7 cities had elections, not a word in 11/9-10 Post is.gd/QgdYXj 
• Answer to Post Roast: In the various Prince George's County Patch editions, now covering much of the local news ignored by the Post
• Riverdale Park:
• RiverdalePatch A local small business suffers through the county's permitting process: patch.com/A-nFvp
• RiverdalePatch University Park police report area thefts during October: patch.com/A-nHYm #Patch

Other (including news about news)

• Libertywriter Interesting, if true: "Barack Obama is facing an anti-Big Government revolution" tgr.ph/vZlGVW
• Gazette: Landover Hills church pitches tents to raise awareness of homelessness is.gd/cIK04t 
• PGCBlogging @PGCountyScoop The rate of updates for this page stinks. DO BETTER.