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The Pri nce Ge orge’s Pos t A C OMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FOR PRINCE GEORGE ’S COUNTY Since 1932 Vol. 79, No. 8 February 24 — March 2, 2011 Prince George’s County, Maryland Newspaper of Record Phone: 301-627-0900 25 cents Legislators Debate In- State College Tuition for Illegal Immigrants Out-of-State Tuition is Often Up to Three Times More Expensive By MAGGIE CLARK and status, pay in-state or in-county MAITE FERNANDEZ tuition. Advocates on both sides Capital News Service of the issue are expected to descend on Annapolis ANNAPOLIS -- Jesus Wednesday to testify on the Perez's mother always encour - tuition measure before the aged him to work hard and go Senate committee on to college, so he could make Education, Health, and something of himself. Environmental Affairs. "I want to have a purpose, a Sen. Victor Ramirez, D- profession," Perez, 18, said. Prince George's, a lead sponsor But Perez is undocumented. of the legislation, said the bill Born in Mexico, Perez came to would keep Maryland's work - the United States when he was force educated. PHOTO BY JAY BAKER 5. In Maryland, he can only "It (going to college) is the Governor Martin O’Malley today testified before Maryland Senate and House committees in support of InvestMaryland, his attend college if he pays out-of- dream of many high school stu - 2011 signature legislative initiative to create thousands of jobs and fuel investment in Maryland’s Innovation Economy. state tuition, which is often up dents," Ramirez said. to three times more expensive The bill would allow any than in-state or in-county student to pay in-state or in- tuition reserved for legal county tuition as long as they O’Malley Testifies Before Committees On Jobs Bill Maryland residents. graduated from a Maryland InvestMaryland Would Infuse $100 Million to Help Early Stage Companies Now, legislators in the high school and attended that Maryland General Assembly school for at least two years. Their parents also need to public-private partnership to were a number of Maryland is well-positioned to transform are debating a bill that would By PRESS OFFICER let students like Perez, who prove that they had Maryland Office of the Governor invest $100 million in business and education leaders the challenges we face into jobs Maryland’s start-up and early and industry experts, including and opportunity,” said Governor graduate from Maryland high stage companies, effectively Johns Hopkins University O’Malley. “With our highly- schools but do not have legal ANNAPOLIS, MD quadrupling the State govern - President Ron Daniels, Greater educated workforce and the See TUITION, Page A 3 (February 16, 2011) – ment’s previous investment and Baltimore Committee CEO Don skills and talents of our people, Surrounded by hundreds of sup - spurring a culture of organic Fry, Maryland Department of InvestMaryland will help us porters, Governor Martin growth in the State. Business and Economic take a significant step forward O’Malley today testified before Among its benefits, the pro - Development Secretary in generating capital for our Legislators to Close Maryland Senate and House gram has the potential to create Christian S. Johansson and Dr. businesses and creating jobs for committees in support of thousands of jobs in Innovation Julia Sass Rubin, a Rutgers pro - our families as we fight for our InvestMaryland, his 2011 signa - Economy sectors – life sciences fessor and national expert on economic future.” Cell Phone Loopholes ture legislative initiative to cre - By HOLLY NUNN cell phone to be given a ticket and biotechnology, cyber secu - state-sponsored venture capital “Two aspects of ate thousands of jobs and fuel Capital News Service for the secondary offense. rity/IT and clean/green tech and programs. InvestMaryland make it particu - investment in Maryland’s "If you look at what is hap - attract billions of follow on cap - “As a global hub of innova - Innovation Economy. pening, people were finding out ital, all with no immediate cost tion – a leader in science, secu - ANNAPOLIS -- Maryland InvestMaryland - SB that the cell phone ban was a to taxpayers. Joining Governor rity, health, discovery and infor - legislators are looking to close 180/HB173 - seeks to create a secondary offense," Malone O’Malley at the witness table mation technology – Maryland See O’MALLEY, Page A 5 gaping loopholes and ease enforcement of laws prohibit - said. "Then they were finding ing cell phone use behind the out that they had to be doing wheel. something else wrong to get a Bills heard Tuesday in ticket for using their cell House and Senate committees phones. And people started Inventors Showcase Ideas for TV Products would amend laws that took using their cell phones again." By JESSICA HARPER Friday for a pitch-a-product effect last October, which The bill is supported by the Capital News Service casting call in honor of National Department of Transportation, Inventors' Day. banned hand-held cell phone AAA, insurance companies, The pitch session, hosted by use while the vehicle is in WASHINGTON - After and law enforcement. Telebrands Corp., is an open motion. Under the new rules, years of placing her electric "This gives a tool to the casting event for inventors cell phone use would be illegal toothbrush on her bathroom sink police," Malone said. "Once it's across the country eager to mar - any time the car is in the travel top, Lisa Morris decided to find a primary offense, they can ket at-home products that are as portion of the road, including a more creative place to store it. enforce it more effectively." unique as they are helpful. when stopped at a stop light or "It would always fall off, so I Another bill, also sponsored TeleBrands, headquartered in in traffic. said, 'Someone needs to come by Malone, would clarify that Fairfield, N.J., was founded in One bill, sponsored by up with an idea to hold this the law prohibiting texting 1983 by CEO A.J. Khubani. The Delegate James Malone Jr., D- thing,'" she said. while driving applies to drivers company seeks inventions to Baltimore County, would make Morris discussed her dilem - under the age of 18. market to consumers from all cell-phone use without a hands- ma with her husband James, an Legislation would also over the world, and it has free headset a primary offense, artist who paints and draws. Her broaden the prohibition to launched more products through which means law enforcement idea became the impetus for her apply to electronic messages direct response television than could pull drivers over when PHOTO BY CAPITAL NEW SERVICE'S JESSICA HARPER husband's self-designed organiz - such as emails sent while dri - any other media corporation, they are observed using a hand - Shirley Hayden wears her invention, the Unique Seat, in er called "The CloverHolder." held device. ving. Reading electronic mes - the National Press Club hallway. The backpack converts The Catonsville couple is As the law is now, drivers sages of any kind would also be into a seat offering all-in-one seating for one to two people. among 22 inventors who gath - have to commit another viola - INVENT, 7 ered at the National Press Club See Page A tion, like speeding or running a stop sign, while talking on a See PHONES, Page A 7 INSIDE TDheiMvoest rDisveirtseyCoBmmeunlitiess aMre ClausrteryedlBaetnweden'InsterMstatei2d70saendcRtoiuote 5n 0 Neighbors Columns: Prenatal Services By STEVE KILAR moved to Adelphi from India Morningside-Skyline, Greater Baden Medical Capital News Service about 10 years ago to pursue Brandywine-Aquasco, and Services, a Federally higher education. "Everything" Clinton Conversations Qualified Health Center COLLEGE PARK -- Pick nearby includes dozens of inter - announced that it would two residents, at random, of national supermarkets and eth - Neighbors Page A2 begin providing access to Adelphi -- the bedroom com - nic food restaurants. Baker, III Testifies prenatal services at its munity wedged between Silver Adelphi is the heart of Walker Mill Health Center, George’s County Executive Spring and College Park -- and Maryland's diversity corridor. located in Capitol Heights. there's more than an 80 percent The state's most diverse com - Rushern L. Baker, III testi - Community, Page A3 chance that they will be of dif - munities -- where there is a fied before the Maryland ferent races, according to U.S. more than 75 percent chance, as MARYLAND NEWSLINE PHOTO BY MAITE FERNANDEZ Kimberly Castillo, 3, and Marc Anthony Rodriguez, 3, play near Senate’s Education, Health, Financial Literacy Census Bureau data released determined by the USA Today the freezers in the H & A Supermarket in Langley Park on Feb. and Environmental Affairs Comptroller Peter Franchot Wednesday. Diversity Index, that two ran - 11, 2011. Langley Park is near the heart of Maryland's diversity Committee in support of Calls for passage of legisla - It is Maryland's most diverse dom residents are of different corridor, which stretches from Germantown in Montgomery SB-167. SB-167 would tion mandating a financial community: About 25 percent races -- are clustered between County, down Interstate 270, to Route 50 in Prince George's allow qualifying Maryland literacy graduation require - white, 37 percent black, 8 per - Interstate 270 and Route 50, County. high school students to ment. for all Maryland stu - cent Asian and 25 percent who stretching across county lines attend Maryland colleges dents. Students, educators, self-identify as "other." More from Montgomery Village mountains and the Eastern The diversity in Maryland's and universities at the in- consumer advocates and than 40 percent of the residents down to Colmar Manor. business leaders rallied for Shore, where the state's least middle is no accident. In state tuition rate.