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Maryland: Prince George's County

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 16:30

Ivey keeps name in game for U.S. Attorney

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

Prince George's County state's Attorney Glenn Ivey (D) isn't ruling out a potential bid for U.S. Attorney in the district of Maryland, but he's also making clear that it's far from the top of his agenda.

"I'm enjoying being state's Attorney in Prince George's County," Ivey told PolitickerMD.com, but said he was flattered to hear his name being kicked around. "I'm not expecting to do anything in the administration besides some transition assistance."

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Wed, 10/29/2008 - 16:09

Power to the purple

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

The Montgomery and Prince George's County legislative delegations have joined forces to push for the Purple Line, a light rail transit line that would stretch from Bethesda to New Carrollton.

The new Purple Line Legislative Caucus, made up of state senators and delegates from the respective counties, announced last week it would begin pushing for a Purple Line transit system in the General Assembly.

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Thu, 10/02/2008 - 11:22

Johnson's name appears in list of items seized by FBI

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

After the offices of Prince George's County officials were raided by the FBI last month, documents filed in federal court this week shed light on some of the findings, according to The Washington Post.

Evidence  obtained from the Sept.

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Wed, 09/24/2008 - 18:07

Leopold implements hiring freeze, furloughs last resort

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

A third hiring freeze is to be implemented in Anne Arundel County effective October 1, according to Republican County Executive John Leopold.

Enacted in response to the state's financial woes, Leopold says the freeze will not apply to public safety positions.

"These are austere times and it's going to take some tough medicine to weather a struggling economy and cuts to local government," said Leopold in a statement.  "We must take every step available to find savings where we can."

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Mon, 09/15/2008 - 13:04

Johnson points finger at unions for ‘unnecessary' furlough plan

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson submitted legislation Monday to tackle the county's budget deficit for fiscal year 2009, but said the special measure could have been avoided had it not been for the "ludicrous" demands of organized labor.

The legislation calls for a furlough plan, which would cause all general fund employees to take 80 hours of unpaid leave by June 20, 2009.

According to a statement, Johnson said that all county unions were demanding wage increases of 8 percent, despite knowing there were budget shortfalls.

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Wed, 06/18/2008 - 10:17

Edwards’ voters cited desire for change as key factor in decision-making process

By Kevin Agnese

Voters exiting the polls across Maryland's 4th Congressional District yesterday cited their desire for change as the most important factor in their decision to support U.S. Rep.-elect Donna Edwards (D-Fort Washington) in both her successful primary and general election campaigns.

"She brings a freshness and new blood," Phyllis Widemon of Upper Marlboro told PolitickerMD.com after casting her ballot for Edwards.

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Fri, 05/16/2008 - 15:43

Kratovil calls notion he’s a liberal ‘ridiculous,’ refers to Harris as ‘an extremist’

By Kevin Agnese

Frank Kratovil (D-Stevensville), responding to our interview with Andy Harris (R-Cockeysville), said the notion that he is liberal is "ridiculous when you consider my background."

"When you talk to people in Annapolis and around the state-they do not consider me a liberal," Kratovil said.

Speaking with PolitickerMD.com earlier today, Harris referred to Kratovil as a "Prince George's machine Democrat," referencing his opponent's younger days in the heavily Democratic county.

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Wed, 05/07/2008 - 09:45

Harrison wins by a landslide in Prince George’s County

By Kevin Agnese

Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D-Springdale) cruised to victory in Tuesday's special election to fill the District 5 vacancy on the Prince George's County Council. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Harrison received more than 87 percent of the vote over Republican Steven Johnson, a businessman from Cheverly. The victory was expected in the heavily Democratic district.

Harrison has served the past five years as the deputy chief of staff for the District 5 council office, where she worked as the policy director for Councilman David Harrington (D-Cheverly).

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Fri, 04/04/2008 - 11:13

Absentee ballots increase Harrison's lead in Pr. George's County

By Kevin Agnese

New numbers just released by the Prince George's County Board of Elections show Andrea Fletcher Harrison (D-Springdale) with a lead of more than five percentage points over Mayor Adam Ortiz (D-Edmonston) in the race to fill the open District 5 seat on the Prince George's County Council.

Harrison's lead increased from 137 to 171 votes after absentee ballots were counted.

Only provisional and military/overseas ballots remain.

The board plans to certify the results next Friday, April 11.

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Tue, 03/25/2008 - 14:35

Ortiz runs on his record

By Kevin Agnese

Mayor Adam Ortiz (D-Edmonston) is the only elected official seeking to fill the open District 5 seat on the Prince George’s County Council. With that line on his resume, the two-term Democratic mayor from Edmonston is running on his record against six Democratic opponents, as the April 1 primary election approaches.

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