The Pri nce Ge orge’s Pos t A C ommuniTy newsPAPer for PrinCe GeorGe ’s CounTy Since 1932 Vol. 80, No. 3 January 19 — January 25, 2012 Prince George’s County, Maryland Newspaper of Record Phone: 301-627-0900 25 cents Governor Maryland General Assembly Convenes Edwards Presents Re-election Legislative Path Clears; Limits Map Ivey Quits The Plan Was Challenger Was Introduced as a Joint Unable to Raise Resolution to the Enough Money By SArAh hOGUe General Assembly Capital News Service By PRESS OFFICER WAShinGtOn - the road Office of the Governor to re-election for rep. Donna edwards cleared Wednesday AnnAPOLiS, MD (January, with the withdrawal of Glenn 2012) - in accordance with ivey, her chief rival in the 4th Article iii, Section 5 of the congressional District constitution of Maryland, Democratic primary. Governor Martin O’Malley pre - ivey, the former Prince sented to the President of the George's county state's attor - Senate and the Speaker of the ney, said he was quitting the house of Delegates his pro - race because he was unable to posed map setting forth the raise enough money to get his boundaries of the legislative dis - message out, particularly since tricts for electing members of the primary during a presiden - the Senate and the house of tial election year is pushed up Delegates. As required by the from September to April. constitution, the President of "Since this was going to be the Senate and the Speaker of CAPITAl NEwS SERvICE PHOTO BY ANA SEBESCEN a short timeline," ivey said, the house introduced the Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Mike Miller Jr. addresses the Senate chamber on the first day of the 2012 "you couldn't do your typical Governor’s plan as a joint reso - General Assembly session. canvassing." Plus, he said, "A lution to the General Assembly. lot of my previous donors in the Governor’s map submit - Prince George's county have ted today enhances minority been hammered by the real voting rights, pays exceptional Governor O'Malley Considers Tax estate collapse." attention to respecting natural Donna edwards could not and political boundaries, and be reached for comment. results in districts that are com - Hikes as General Assembly Opens ivey, of cheverly, pact, contiguous, and protects announced his candidacy on communities. By DAve nYcZePir creation initiatives and help deciding, said the governor well-received. Oct. 26, and the matchup in the “the map submitted today Capital News Service address the $1 billion budget during an interview with "i think it will be a year of heavily Democratic 4th directly reflects the demograph - deficit the legislature faces in WeAA 88.9 Wednesday cutting," Senate President District was expected to be ics of the State and the popula - AnnAPOLiS - Maryland's its $14 billion operating bud - morning. thomas v. Mike Miller Jr. tough. ivey said he was able to tion trends that have occurred 430th General Assembly ses - get. Also on the table is the said at the WeAA taping. raise about $150,000, although over the past decade,” said sion convened Wednesday, controversial same-sex much talked about 15-cent though O'Malley said his federal election Governor O’Malley. “equally promising more than a few marriage and wind-farming increase to the gas tax. finding money to renovate commission reports show no important, the map reflects the tough votes in the coming bills are also on the General "We'll be rolling these pro - roads and fund school con - money was raised. Year-end extensive public comments that weeks as Gov. Martin Assembly's agenda this ses - posals out over the next few struction is essential for job campaign finance reports are members of the committee and i O'Malley's agenda may call sion. days," said O'Malley, of the creation, some legislators not due to the fec until the heard from hundreds of for raising the state's sales or O'Malley is toying with the possible revenue-raising alter - argue tax hikes are counter - gas taxes. idea of raising the state sales natives. productive. end of this month. A tax increase would gen - tax by 1 cent to 7 cents, but While legislators braced erate the revenue needed to will consult with General for the proposed tax increases, See MAP, Page A 3 fund many of O'Malley's job Assembly leaders before some said they wouldn't be See TAX, Page A 3 See EDWARDS, Page A 5 More Than $370 Millions in NAACP Leaders Call for School Construction Funding Death Penalty Repeal An Estimate of 11,650 Jobs Will Be Supported By PreSS Officer the push by the nAAcP and By PRESS OFFICER in State history, bringing the NAACP other organizations follows the September execution of troy Office of the Governor Administration’s six-year school construction commitment to AnnAPOLiS, MD – the Davis in Georgia. the case, in AnnAPOLiS, MD (January, $1.94 billion and creating an Maryland State conference of which many key witnesses 2012) – Governor Martin estimated 2,400 direct construc - the nAAcP and Maryland civil later recanted their testimony, O’Malley today joined by tion jobs each year over the last rights leaders joined state legis - galvanized support for ending house Speaker Michael e. six years (including fY2013). lators today to call for repeal of the death penalty, and refo - Busch, and surrounded by stu - Additionally, the the death penalty, citing sys - cused attention on major flaws dents, educators and other offi - Administration will include PHOTO BY Office Of the GOvernOr temic flaws and racial dispari - in the nation’s capital punish - cials, announced that the $15.3 million in the Qualified The new Germantown Elementary School ties in the capital punishment ment system. O’Malley-Brown Zone Academy Bond Program system. “troy Davis’s tragic execu - Administration will propose (QZAB), under which the State December 2005, Anthony school construction because At a morning meeting tion last September has more than $370 million in sells bonds and allocates pro - Brown and i came to what was these investments we make national nAAcP President renewed commitment to end - school construction funding and ceeds to public school systems then Germantown elementary’s together are literally the building and ceO Benjamin Jealous ing the death penalty through - upgrades for Maryland public for capital improvements at eli - 43-year old building. We saw blocks of greater job creation met with several community out our country,” said Mr. schools in the fY2013 budget to gible public school buildings the temporary learning shacks, and opportunity.” leaders in Annapolis to share Jealous. “As troy’s case support an estimated 11,650 jobs and $6.1 million in the Aging and began an honest dialogue the Governor made the with them that the time has demonstrated, there are enor - with the local dollars these funds Schools Program. with the people of our State announcement at Germantown come “to make the death penal - mous flaws in how the death will leverage. the Governor is “it was only a few short years about choices and priorities elementary School in ty a part of Maryland and penalty is sought and racial dis - proposing more than $350 mil - ago, when the Kopp today, we’re asking the General Annapolis, where in December America’s past.” parities are rife in its applica - lion in capital funding for the commission rightfully declared Assembly to invest $372 million 2005, one day after announcing Maryland is one of a hand - tion. the death penalty is a Public School construction that we had a ‘crisis in school in fY2013 to create 11,650 jobs ful of states in which the Program (PScP), the second construction in our State,’” said and recapitalize Maryland’s nAAcP is currently focused highest single-year funding level Governor O’Malley. “in future with new investment in See SCHOOL, Page A 7 on abolishing the death penalty. See NAACP, Page A 7 INSIDE Indigenous Indian Tribes Child Poverty Blueprint for U.S. Agriculture Movie Review Earth Talk Governor Martin O’Malley signed As the new year’s news cycles the U.S. Department of Agriculture "The Iron Lady," a standard, sur - Dear EarthTalk: two historic executive Orders recog - turn to presidential politics and (USDA) must be built to meet the face-level biopic that's orderly and nizing Maryland indian status of two primary contests, there is another evolving needs of a 21st century clean and offers only a cursory Ever since the red dye #2 scare in groups indigenous to the State of story our leaders should be talking agricultural economy, Agriculture examination of what made Maggie the 1970s I’ve been wary of using Maryland. Governor O’Malley offi - a lot about -- and acting to allevi - Secretary tom vilsack said in pre - tick. though it's modestly engaging, food colorings or buying food that cially made the Piscataway indian ate. For millions of families there senting USDA’s Blueprint for the film is offering further evidence appears to contain them. Are there nation and the Piscataway conoy was another story: how to provide Stronger Service, a plan that helps that Meryl Streep will deliver per - natural and healthy food colorings? confederacy the first state recog - enough food and shelter for their producers continue to drive fectly good performances even in -- Nancy McFarlane, nized tribes in Maryland history. children. America’s economy. movies that are unworthy of them. Methuen, MA Community , Page A3 Opinion, Page A4 Business, Page A5 Out on the Town, Page A6 Features, Page A7 A2 — January 19 — January 25, 2012 — The Prince George’s Post Towns and eighborS N In and Around Morningside-Skyline Congresswoman Donna F.