Recent Prince George's County News (19 Jan 2016)

• General:
• Baltimore Business: @BaltBizOnline: 
• USPS has hiked some postal rates as much as 14% bizj.us/1kxn9q pic.twitter.com/PJ9kIS0zxe : View photo
• General Assembly 2016:
• MD Legislative Watch: @MDLegWatch: 
• 2016 MD HB 74/SB 117 Propose Increase in # of Judges marylandlegislativewatch.com/2016-md-hb-74-… : View details
• 2016 MD SB 127 Proposes to Eliminate the Marriage Penalty marylandlegislativewatch.com/2016-md-sb-127… pic.twitter.com/HhYr1VJbTR : View photo
• Matt Bush: @MattBushMD: 
• How MD Bill Gives Felons Voting Rights Faster - GA May Not Be Able To Override Gov's Veto Of It #MDGA16 #MDPolitics wamu.org/news/16/01/19/… : View details 
• Here's the latest schedule for veto overrides - House will take up 3 tmrw Felon voting rights, Maryland Hall & #HoCo tax #MDGA16 #MDPolitics : View details
• Those 3 bills originated in House last year, so they will be taken up first in that chamber #MDGA16 #MDPolitics : View details
• As you may have guessed those 3 bill originated in the Senate #MDGA16 #MDPolitics Whatever passes in each then heads to the other chamber : View details 
• Then on Thurs, Senate will take up other 3 bills (pot paraphernalia, civil forfeiture, online hotel sales tax) #MDGA16 #MDPolitics : View details
• Brian Witte: @APBrianWitte: 
• Maryland Senate president plans veto override votes seattlepi.com/news/article/M… via @seattlepi : View summary
• Josh Magness: @josh_mag: 
• Veto overrides to occur Thurs, Senate President Miller says. Issues include legalizing public marijuana use & felon voting rights. @CNSmd : View details
• Ovetta Wiggins: @OvettaWashPost: 
• Maryland’s veto-override battle begins Wednesday in Annapolis wpo.st/lQw41 : View summary 
• Brian Witte: @APBrianWitte: 
• Md. Legislative Teaders Plan to Act on School Testing wboc.com/story/31003617… : View summary 
• Leo Traub: @LeoTraub: 
• @CNSmd A higher proportion of minorities are pulled over by police for obstructions hanging from rearview mirrors, says Md Sen. Ramirez : View conversation
• Ovetta Wiggins: @OvettaWashPost: 
• Maryland Democrats say they will take up bills that deal with overtesting wpo.st/SQw41 : View summary
• Tanzi Strafford: @TanziStrafford: 
• .@Senatornjk pl do NOT override @LarryHogan' VETO on #SB517 cannabis bill,put public safety in jeopardy #MDPolitics redmaryland.com/2016/01/are-th… : View summary
• ABC7News: @ABC7News: 
• Maryland House speaker plans override votes on Gov. @LarryHogan vetoes. wjla.com/news/political… pic.twitter.com/7OuEn3UIM5 : View photo
• Elections & Politicians:
• MarylandReporter.com: @mdreporter: 
• Hogan's 67% approval rating in poll higher than tops for O'Malley, Ehrlich #mdpolitics #mdgop #govhogan ow.ly/XgwYR : View summary
• PGCBlogging: @PGCBlogging: 
• Race for Maryland Senate seat is TIGHT. #mdpolitics buff.ly/1RRlEne : View summary
• Matt Bush: @MattBushMD: 
• New Gonzales poll - Van Hollen leads Edwards 38-36% with a quarter of likely Dem voters undecided in #MDSen primary #MDPolitics : View details 
• Gonzales poll - Gov Hogan has 67% approval rating, 60% say state is headed in right direction #MDPolitics : View details 
• So, all this could be done by Friday. But don't count on it. GA could take all session if it wants to override #MDGA16 #MDPolitics : View details 
• Post Local: @postlocal: 
• Md.’s Donna Edwards, Chris Van Hollen pull even in bid for U.S. Senate wapo.st/1PD9rvP : View summary
• Matt Bush: @MattBushMD: 
• Hogan approval rating higher than O'Malley or Ehrlich ever had in a Gonzales poll during their tenures #MDPolitics : View details
• Politics1.com: @Politics1com: 
• MD USSEN DEM (Gonzalez): Cong Chris Van Hollen 38%, Cong Donna Edwards 36% : View details
• MarylandReporter.com: @mdreporter: 
• Tight Democratic Senate race: Van Hollen 38%, Edwards 36% #mdpolitics #mddems ow.ly/Xgxuo : View summary 
• Ovetta Wiggins:@OvettaWashPost: 
• Poll finds tight race for Senate seat in Maryland by @rachelweinerwp wpo.st/HRw41 : View summary  
• PGCBlogging: @PGCBlogging: 
• Our condolences to the family of local politician Greg Hall. buff.ly/1Ql7o4y : View summary
• Mel Franklin: @melrfranklin: 
• Greg Hall - Gone Too Soon: melfranklin.net/greg-hall-gone… #restinpeace : View details
• Maryland News: @WTOPinMD: 
• Md. House set to vote on veto override on felons voting bill bit.ly/1T3GVsR #WTOP : View summary
• Education:
• moses: @moses100000: 
• Pr. George’s community opposes Forestville High School’s closure sasscer.wordpress.com/2016/01/19/pr-… pic.twitter.com/xMH1woYN5s : View photo
• Ovetta Wiggins: @OvettaWashPost: 
• Maryland Democrats say they will take up bills that deal with overtesting wpo.st/SQw41 : View summary
• Planning, Development, Transportation:
• Grtr Grtr Washington: @ggwash: 
• Walmart backs out of building locations at Skyland and Capitol Gateway: bit.ly/1lpbonr ggwash.org/29460 : View summary 
• Grtr Grtr Washington: @ggwash: 
• When can Berwyn Heights expect to get their pedestrian bridge back?: wapo.st/1lpdR1d ggwash.org/29460 : View summary
• Baltimore Business: @BaltBizOnline: 
• Federal economic data bureau moving offices, 590 employees to Prince George's County bizj.us/1kxm92 pic.twitter.com/pkscj8U5XX : View photo
• Dan Sernovitz: @WBJDan: 
• Commerce agency to relocate from 1441 L St. NW to the Suitland Federal Center bizj.us/1kxl2a : View summary
• WashingtonBizJournal: @WBJonline: 
• U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis to move to federally owned Maryland campus bizj.us/1kxuzs : View summary
• Public Safety-Fire:
• Mark Brady: @PGFDPIO: 
• 2 Adults, 2 Toddlers Killed in Chillum House Fire | NBC4 Washington nbcwashington.com/news/local/2-A… via @nbcwashington : View summary 
• Marc Bashoor: @PGFD_Chief: 
• Knollbrook Dr - 4 fatalities are heartbreaking. Now we have found NO evidence of a smoke alarm in the home. Difference? We'll never know. : View details
• Molette Green: @MoletteGreen: 
• "there is no evidence of a smoke detector inside the home" @PGFD_Chief. @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/T8ZBfOmbLx : View photo
• Dana Hedgpeth: @postmetrogirl: 
• Two toddlers, two adults dead after Prince George’s County house fire wapo.st/23bX43K?tid=ss… : View summary
• The Sentinel: @PGSentinel: 
• PGFD Bladensburg apt fire 3rd floor 4107 51st Ave 7 people rescued from building by firefighters. : View details
• Public Safety-Police:
• PGPDNEWS: @PGPDNews: 
• Fatal hit & run update: Lookout for green or blue garbage truck, red lettering & fresh damage to the passenger side pic.twitter.com/0tLyNQPCGU : View photo
• UPDATE: Details on fatal crash this morning on Pennsylvania Avenue in Forestville. goo.gl/jrNmnq pic.twitter.com/tW762POcgD : View photo
• Post Local: @postlocal: 
• Police look for garbage truck said to be involved in fatal hit-and-run in Prince George's wpo.st/lps41 : View summary 
• Darcy Spencer: @darcyspencer: 
• Woman Killed in Hit-And-Run in Forestville nbcwashington.com/news/local/Wom… : View summary
• Post Local: @postlocal: 
• Police search for garbage truck in fatal hit-and-run in Prince George’s County wapo.st/1SuZOW9 : View summary
• Matt Yurus: @Matt_Yurus: 
• According to @PGPDNews, 37-year-old Ghada Ahmed of Upper Marlboro is the victim in today's fatal hit-and-run @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/JO1VVrhlfd : View photo
• Post Local: @postlocal: 
• Man escapes injury after a falling light pole pierces his car on the Beltway wpo.st/Jdw41 pic.twitter.com/86P7s1MAJH : View photo
• Laurel Leader: @laurelleader: 
• Laurel man charged in two armed robberies: bsun.md/1n7QU3J : View summary
• Gory Prince George's: Unidentified man, 19 Jan 2016 (16.004):
• PGPDNEWS: @PGPDNews: 
• We are on scene of a homicide investigation in the 4300 block of West Village Avenue. PIO heading to the scene, ETA 11:00 pm. : View details
  
• PIO on scene, staging area for media is West Village Ave @ Auth Way. pic.twitter.com/CQ1WCayAnZ : View photo
  
• Officers responded for a shooting @ 9:30 pm. Once on scene, officers located man suffering from a gun shot wound. Pronounced dead on scene. : View details 
• Detectives do not believe this incident is random. $ reward for information leading to an arrest in this case through @PGCrimeSolvers. : View details
  
• Please continue to monitor social media for updates in this investigation. Any further info will be released here. : View details 
• PIO has cleared the scene. : View details
  
• The Sentinel: @PGSentinel: 
• PGPD 3rd homicide of the year, 4300 West Village Ave in Suitland Adult male shot dead DOA on the scene : View details 
• Post Local: @postlocal: 
• Homicide in Prince George’s; killing on West Village Avenue wapo.st/1Ovue74 : View summary 
• Maryland News: @WTOPinMD: 
• Man fatally shot in Prince George’s Co. bit.ly/1lulnbl #WTOP : View summary 
• NBCWashington: @nbcwashington: 
• Prince George's County police are investigating the shooting death of a man in Suitland, Maryland. nbc4dc.com/7xLZC1n : View summary
• Mailing List Digests:
• Snow and Ice Control
  
• Arthur Turner - #23362
• How to Prevent Your Pipes From Freezing As Temps Drop | Patch
  
• Arthur Turner - #23361
• Snow and Ice Removal from Sidewalks in Prince George's County 
  
• Arthur Turner - #23360
• RE: ALERT: Prince George’s Should Allow Dead Sp
  
• I think I responded to this, Marcy. On a single family piece of land, you maybe have 3-5 people consuming services; on townhouses you may have 600-1200
• Judith Robinson - #23359
• RE: ALERT: Prince George’s Should Allow Dead Sp
  
• I agree, Marcy. It is the absolute taking of voting and charter rights, the outright arrogance of the political class, that makes me so angry. They couldn’t
• Judith Robinson - #23358
• Recent Prince George's County News (18 Jan 2016)
  
• Pg Politics - #23357