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Gorgeous Prince George's News Ever notice how we tend to focus on the news from everywhere but here. Somehow the news about the fire next door, the closing of a local school, or the town hall meeting around the corner is always last on the list of things you hear about. This is especially true when it comes to our local government. Maybe someone needs to focus some attention on the actions of our school board, county council, and county executive. That way we wouldn't be surprised by things like pay raises for certain officials, government credit card abuses and other anamolies that make you go" hmmm". Well this page will collect and display exactly that type of news. Look for updated content to begin appearing on Monday, August 31, 2009. |
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Two
State Delegates Said To Be Running for Prince George's County Executive One female Maryland State delegate has decided to join the growing list of candidates for Prince George's County Executive, and another is rumored to be throwing her hat in the ring as well. The delegates--either of which would be the first female county executive in Prince George's history if elected--are Gerron S. Levi (D-Prince George's) and Aisha N. Braveboy (D-Prince George's). Click here to read the full story
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Audrey Scott, a former Ehrlich administration official, is the clear front-runner to be the next Maryland Republican Party chairman, with the withdrawal of her chief rival. Chris Cavey, the party's first vice chairman, said Thursday that he was pulling out of the race for party unity. Click here to read the full story
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Open
Meeting Squabble In County Leads To New Policy The chiefs of the two major political parties in Prince George's County are dueling over which elections-related meeting constitutes a greater violation of the public trust. On the one hand is a closed-door meeting, which was scheduled for Tuesday, between the county's elections administrator and the eight Democrats who represent the county in the Maryland Senate. On the other hand is an emergency meeting of the elections board, held Monday, at which the members established a policy where the administrator would not attend such meetings. Republicans attended the meeting, but Democrats did not. Click here to read the full story
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Developer
Responds to Criticism, Accusations Cameron Grove developer Stephen Stavrou said the recent allegations made by nearly 150 residents in the Upper Marlboro community about shoddy construction are management, not developer, concerns and that they need to take responsibility for their homes. Stavrou, president of the Annapolis-based Stavrou Associates, Inc., said that part of being a homeowner involves routine maintenance, which includes caulking windows, cleaning gutters and turning on hallway heaters to ensure bathrooms are warm. Click here to read the full story
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In response to several occasions where public officials have been verbally flogged by some residents during public comment periods with insults and accusations of corruption, Prince George's House Delegation Chairwoman Melony G. Griffith (D) recently issued a call for those residents to behave themselves and to "stop the Maddness [sic]." Click here to read the full story
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Maryland State News Maryland is a big state. With Annapolis as the seat of state government power, Baltimore as our largest city, and Ocean City as our ocean front playground, its a good bet that major news will happen somewhere besides here. This is especially true when our state legislators are in session. Unfortunately we don't always get the details on the who, what and why that led to an increase in taxes, driver licenses for illegal aliens or cut back in vital services. This page will attempt to shed light in dark corners. |
GOP
Chairmanship Competition Narrows Audrey Scott, a former Ehrlich administration official, is the clear front-runner to be the next Maryland Republican Party chairman, with the withdrawal of her chief rival. Chris Cavey, the party's first vice chairman, said Thursday that he was pulling out of the race for party unity. Click here to read the full story
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Maryland
Approves Nuclear Deal Maryland regulators have offered conditional approval to let Constellation Energy Group join with French energy giant, EDF, in a $4.5 billion-dollar deal the two companies have argued is critical to building the nation's first new nuclear reactor in nearly 30 years. The state's Public Service Commission ruled that with several conditions - including rebates of roughly $100 for each Baltimore Gas and Electric ratepayer - the merger amounts to a good deal for Maryland residents. Click here to read the full story
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Dixon
Defense Outlines Strategy Attorneys for Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon gave the first hints about how they will defend against charges that Dixon stole gift cards intended for needy families, arguing in documents filed this week that prosecutors will have to prove she knew the cards she was spending were purchased by developers and not someone else."One of the principal issues at the trial of this case will be ... whether the defendant knew which gift cards came from which party," Dixon attorney Dale P. Kelberman wrote in a Baltimore Circuit Court motion. |
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Police officers have better things to do. Like fight crime at the Inner Harbor. Or maybe not. That's why this story of Baltimore County Delegate Jon S. Cardin getting police help him pop the question to his girlfriend is such a travesty. We give our elected representatives access to power not so they can use it to throw their own parties but to make lives better for us. And time and time again, they find innovative ways to abuse it. Click here for more details. |
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Governor
Martin O'Malley made a big deal about wanting to have a "sober"
Maryland Association of Counties conference last week. But one of his
staffers proved otherwise by releasing a whopping 115 party-time photos
to the public on Facebook. Who knew that hundreds of millions of dollars
in budget cuts could be so much fun? Click
here for more details. |
Capitol City News
Washington, D.C., our nations's capitol and our next door neighbor. With over 4 Trillion dollars being spent to run our federal government you'd better believe that there is a lot of news that you ought to be hearing about.
Now this page won't try to compete with the major newspapers on this subject. But we will try to give you a different perspective on the goings on in Congress, and the White House. After all most of the movers and shakers are barely 3 miles away from the Prince George's County line. This page will also be used to inform you of national news deemed to be of interest to you.
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Virginians elected Republican Robert F. McDonnell the commonwealth's 71st governor Tuesday, sweeping the GOP to power and emphatically halting a decade of Democratic advances in the critical swing state. |
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Chris Christie defeated Democratic Gov. Jon S. Corzine on Tuesday, handing Republicans a rare victory in a state that Barack Obama carried last year by 15 percentage points. Christie, a former U.S. attorney, rode a wave of voter outrage over taxes and the recession to a decisive victory despite being outspent by as much as 3 to 1. |
House
GOP Prepping Alternative Health-Care Reform Bill After months of criticizing Democrats' health-care proposals without offering one of their own, House Republicans are preparing to unveil a reform bill this week to compete with the majority's ideas. Having lambasted the bill unveiled by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for being nearly 2,000 pages long with a price tag of $1 trillion, Republicans plan to offer a measure much narrower in scope and more modest in its goals. GOP leaders are unable to say yet how much their bill would cost or how many Americans would gain health insurance under their plan, but House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Monday that his party's bill had been sent to the Congressional Budget Office for scoring. "We expect it to be ready in the next several days," Boehner said. Click here to read the full story
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Could
America Go Broke? The idea that the government of a major advanced country would default on its debt -- that is, tell lenders that it won't repay them all they're owed -- was, until recently, a preposterous proposition. Argentina and Russia have stiffed their creditors, but surely the likes of the United States, Japan or Britain wouldn't. Well, it's still a very, very long shot, but it's no longer entirely unimaginable. Governments of rich countries are borrowing so much that it's conceivable that one day the twin assumptions underlying their burgeoning debt (that lenders will continue to lend and that governments will continue to pay) might collapse. What happens then? |
The
Take: The grassroots prevail in N.Y. Significant battles sometimes take place in obscure places. Until the past month, New York's 23rd Congressional District was known mostly for its cold climate, its history of electing Republicans to the House and its relatively moderate politics. The GOP has held the district for more than a century. As a result of a surprise announcement on Saturday, Republicans are likely to continue to hold it for the time being. But the developments that put Republicans back in a stronger position to win a special House election on Tuesday will reverberate unpredictably far beyond the district's boundaries. By the time this fight is over, several questions will be front and center heading into the 2010 midterm elections. One is who really controls the Republican Party. Another is whether grass-roots anger is now the driving force in politics. A third is whether all this is a wise and winning strategy for Republicans or a great gamble by what has been a beleaguered party. Click here to read the full story
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GOP
Chairmanship Competition Narrows
Delegate
Griffith Fights Back Against The 'Haters'
Arrogance
of Power--City Cops Pay for Pols Marriage Proposal
Pols
Party While Budget Burns
GOP
Reclaims Virginia
Christie
Bests Corzine In Election For New Jersey Governor