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Hyattsville

$5.9B Budget Proposed for Prince George’s County

A balanced budget could be on its way to Prince George’s County after County Executive Aisha Braveboy unveiled a proposed $5.9 billion plan for fiscal year 2027 during a press conference March 12. The proposed budget represents a 2% increase compared with the fiscal 2026 budget. The proposal also eliminates a $170 million structural deficit…

by JOSHUA GARNER

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College Park

MOM’s employee asks for 2nd vote on mandatory union dues

An employee of MOM’s Organic Market at the Hollywood Shopping Center has asked the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to throw out the result of a Jan. 13 ballot that failed to stop the local union from collecting mandatory dues and allowing the store to fire those who refuse. In a Jan. 27 filing, employee…

Hyattsville

Hyattsville spent over $500,000 on software that won’t work

In a meeting Jan. 27, Treasurer Ron Brooks told the Hyattsville City Council that a five-year effort to update the city’s record-keeping software must be abandoned and begun again.  The failed effort will cost the city $524,000 in payments to a contractor called BC Systems, Brooks said in an interview.  The city spent much more…

The Laurel Independent

Laurel AA group seeks new home after fire

Members of the Laurel Alcoholics Anonymous community could soon have a new centralized place to attend 12-step meetings — an effort that began after a building used by the recovery community burned down late last year. Laurel Recovery, the city’s oldest continuous 12-step group since its founding 55 years ago, had been holding 20 AA…

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