The County Council voted to “clarify” a controversial budget transfer at the center of a lawsuit between the county government and a separate bi-county agency that oversees the region’s parks and recreation programs.
Immigrant rights and activist organizations have called for Prince George’s County to revoke the permit it granted ICE to expand its Hyattsville legal offices.
Ronald Brooks, treasurer for the city of Hyattsville for the last 13 years, has resigned in the wake of a recent audit showing the city’s financial cushion to cover day-to-day expenses was far lower than recent budgets have shown.
The County Council will consider whether to allow the county to issue up to $215 million in bonds to prepare National Harbor for Maryland’s mini Sphere.
A circuit court judge declined aspiring county executive candidate Tonya Sweat’s request to block the certification of general election ballots, which don’t currently include her name.
Hyattsville has a thinner financial cushion than previously thought, including a general fund balance that dropped 71% from fiscal year 2023 to 2024, according to a recent audit.
County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha is seeking public input to determine how to spend revenue from a controversial $5,000 annual fee on certain businesses.
After reviewing the signatures and documents Tonya Sweat submitted on Aug. 3, the Prince George’s County Board of Elections determined that the aspiring county executive hadn’t met the required threshold.
Local elected officials, economists and others believe the potential relocation of the FBI’s headquarters to Greenbelt could “reinvent” the city and be a boon to the county’s economy.
The technology company Cloudforce, which has created an artificial intelligence product used at some leading public universities in the U.S. and England, is expanding in Prince George’s County.
Prince George’s County officials would contend that they host the party of the week at the annual Maryland Association of Counties summer conference in Ocean City.
A coalition of 50 businesses has sued Prince George’s County over a new $5,000 annual fee charged to liquor stores, tobacco shops, gun sellers and storage facilities.