Del. Gerron Levi leads charge against Baker & slots

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Earlier today former Prince George’s County Delegate Gerron Levi blasted Executive Rushern Baker and Senate President Mike Miller’s plans over the stalled state budget, the plan for a new casino, and the need for expensive special sessions at a cost of about $25,000 per day.

From Delegate Levi:

Former Delegate Gerron Levi (D-23A)

Thomas V. Mike Miller, Maryland’s President of the State Senate, demonstrated just how far gambling supporters will go to force a slots parlor in Fort Washington.  In a gross abuse of power, he blocked a compromise on Maryland’s budget in order to get what he wants — Maryland’s 6th casino in Prince George’s County. As a result, Prince George’s County now faces over $60 million in cuts, and counties, cities, schools, police departments, colleges and popular programs across the state are staring down the prospect of over $500 million in cuts.

You see, Mike Miller is the Master of the Senate, and one of the three most powerful men in the State of Maryland.  Having served in Annapolis for over 40 years, he is also a master of political brinksmanship.  A Special Session of the Maryland General Assembly will now have to be called at taxpayers expense to raise taxes and solve the state budget.  And, if all goes according to Mike Miller’s calculation, a Prince George’s slots parlor will be on the agenda.

Mike Miller’s Plan:  With enough time, the “hue and the cry” of teachers and college students and others across the state facing “doomsday” cuts will be so loud and the pressure on the Governor and the Speaker of the House so great, that one of them will have to blink and bend to His will and give him “something” on the Prince George’s slots deal.  All he needs is for one them to get behind his casino and round up the votes in the House of Delegates to pass it so that it goes to statewide referendum in November.  He knows that no Prince George’s politician wants this on the ballot when they have to run for reelection in 2014.  So, this is the year!  He has been waiting for this day for a long time — slots in Prince George’s within his grasp — and he has no intentions of retiring from the State Senate before he gets it; he has been planning it for over a decade.

Follow the Leader thinking and cold political calculation led a number of Prince George’s lawmakers to shudder their campaign opposition to slots in the county and follow Mike Miller’s model on abuse of power.

These are just a few examples:

• Cuts to the Education Trust Fund:  Two Prince George’s lawmakers introduced, the County Executive urged support, and  for bills (SB 892) that would cut 15% of slot revenues going education to go instead to profits for casino operators. Recall in 2007/2008 gambling was sold to statewide voters as a way to fund education.   5 Prince George’s Senators voted for that bill.

• Promised a “Local Vote” for Prince George’s and then took it back:  A County Council resolution sought to condition a county slots parlor on the will of Prince George’s voters.  When casino supporters realized they did not have the votes for a county slots parlor in the House of Delegates they dropped that “local vote” provision, leaving it to voters statewide to decide for Prince George’s County.  5 Prince George’s Senators voted for that bill.

• Baker’s Exaggerated Revenue Numbers:  While Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker claims the county will win $69 million in revenue from his slots parlor, he fails to mention that the state has yet to reap the revenue promised in 2008 from the existing slots program.  In fact, The Maryland State Lottery Agency reported that the state is spending $71.5 million per year to provide slot machines to three casinos — that is $10 million more than the  leasing cost projected for all 5 casinos in the coming year.

• End-Run Around Prince George’s Leaders:  The customary rule is this: the will of the Prince George’s Delegation is communicated to the Speaker of House or other House leaders after a discussion among delegates and either a vote of the delegation or a decision to send a delegation letter from the Chairwoman.  At the request of County Executive Rushern Baker, several delegates decided instead to send their own “group letter” to House leadership to express “the will” of the delegation.  12 state delegates signed that letter.

• The customary rule is this:  the will of the Prince George’s County Council on legislation is communicated to leaders in Annapolis after a discussion of the Council and a vote or a Council letter from the Council Chairwoman.   At the request of the County Executive and Senate President, several County Council Members decided instead to send their own “group letter” to Annapolis to express “the will” of the County County.  6 County Council Members signed that letter.

Organizations Opposing A Casino in  Prince George’s County:     1.   Coalition of Central Prince George’s County Community Organizations 2.    Indian Head Highway Area Action Coalition (IHHAAC) 3.    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 4.    Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 5.    Collective Empowerment Group (CEG) 6.    Prince George’s County PTA Council 7.    Progressive Cheverly 8.    Mission of Love 9.    Men Aiming Higher 10.   Kettering Civic Federation 11.   Executive Committee, Hillcrest-Marlow Heights Civic Association 12.   Suitland Action Team 13.   Mission Baptist Ministers Conference 14.   Original Free Will Baptist Conference 15.   Fairfield Knolls Civic Association 16.   Helping Hand Club 17.   Concerned Citizens of Seabrook Park Estates 18.   Forestville Park Homeowners Association 19.   District III Coffee Club 20.   Page After Page 21.   Integrated Processing Labs 22.   Family, Faith, and Future 23.   Veteran’s Advocacy Group 24.   Former Prince George’s County Councilman Thomas Dernoga 25.   Former Maryland State Delegate Gerron S. Levi 26.   Former Prince George’s County School Board Member Patricia Fletcher 27.   Lewisdale Citizens Association 28.   Community of Hope AME Church 29.   First Baptist Church of Highland Park 30.   Jerusalem AM.E. Church 31.   Greater Mt. Nebo AME Church 32.   Bride of Christ Church 33.   New Creation AME Church 34.   Cornerstone AME Church 35.   Mt. Victory Baptist Church 36.   Triumphant Church 37.   New Hope Baptist Church 38.   Christ Kingdom Church 39.   Wayman Memorial AME Church 40.   United By Faith Christian Church 41.   Solid Rock Missionary Baptist Church 42.   Marlboro Meadows Baptist Church 43.   Embry AME Church 44.   Antioch Baptist Church – Clinton 45.   Shalom Ministries Christian Center 46.   The Sanctuary at Kingdom Square 47.   Judah Temple AME Zion Church 48.   Higher Place of Praise Ministries 49.   New Community Church of God in Christ 50.   Bethel Deliverance Outreach Church 51.   Christ Missionary Baptist Church 52.   Disciples of Christ Christian Church 53.   Carolina Missionary Baptist Church 54.   Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church 55.   Union Bethel AME Church 56.   Mt. Enon Missionary Baptist Church 57.   Ebenezer AME Church 58.   New Vision Baptist Church 59.   Gethsemane AME Church 60.    New Liberation AME Church 61.    Millwood-Waterford Citizens Association 62.    Hunter Memorial Church 63.    South Potomac Citizens Association 64.    Wilburn Civic Association 65.    Central Civic Association (Wilburn Community) 66.    Maryland Family Alliance 67.    Greater Accokeek Civic Association 68.    Laurel Clergy Association 69.    Bethany Community Church 69.    New Chapel Baptist Church 70.    Jericho City of Priaise 71.    Community of Hope AME Church 72.    Reid Temple AME Church (North) 73.    From The Heart Church Ministries 74.    Glenn Dale Citizens’ Association 75.    New Revival Kingdom Church Follow The Real Prince George’s on Facebook and Twitter. Also get the latest in your inbox by subscribing on the right side of the page.

Sen. Muse comes out against casino in special session

State Senator C. Anthony Muse today released the following editorial opposing consideration of a new billion dollar casino during the expected special session. The opposition from Muse for consideration is interesting as he represents the area that both potential sites, National Harbor and Roscroft, are located.

“The Only Gaming During a Special Session Should be Doubling Down on the People’s Business”

 

Whether you support casinos in Maryland or not, one thing is certain, the proposed expansion of gaming will have no direct impact on the fiscal year 2013 budget.  In fact, projected revenues from a proposed casino in Prince George’s County would not be realized for nearly six years, at best; and projected revenues from table games are a few years off as well. Further, the expansion of gaming hinges on the voters of Maryland agreeing to support the referendum, which some may say is likely, but there are no guarantees.  For these reasons, and many others, it seems irrational and irresponsible to tie the ability of the General Assembly to pass a responsible budget for this year to the condition that we send a question to referendum that may fail.  This is a gamble that I don’t believe the state should take.

Governor Martin O’Malley was right when he said, “Our republic was not built on gambling gimmicks, bingo games or bake sales.”  I believe that our republic was built on intellect, courage and humanity; and the future of our republic depends on brave men and women standing for the greater good and putting personal interests aside to get a job done for the citizens of Maryland. 

We ended this session with the people’s business unfinished, because the special interest of gaming dominated the closing days of the General Assembly.  As a result, Maryland must cut $512 million from education, public safety and other services.  In addition, tuition rates will increase at state universities, making higher education less affordable for our young people.  My home county, Prince George’s, will likely see a $65 million reduction in state aid, resulting in cuts to k-12 education, public safety and other services.

I understand that Senate President Mike Miller and County Executive Rushern Baker have a desire to bring slot machines and table games to Prince George’s County, but I believe it is mutually exclusive from this year’s budget and should be dealt with during the course of the regular session next year.   I don’t believe it is worth gambling with the important issues that we as public servants must face today.  Right now, the Prince George’s County Public School System ranks 24th of 24 in the state, yet we are now facing devastating cuts to our education system because we could not pass a responsible budget.  Just a couple of weekends ago, there were five killings and four shootings in Prince George’s, yet we are now risking cuts to public safety.  Conditioning this year’s budget on gaming is at best poor judgment, or at worse one of the greatest abuses of power that this state has ever seen.

The state of Maryland is facing a structural deficit, and yet we allowed one special interest to potentially cost taxpayers additional money to bring the General Assembly back into session to pass the budget that should have been and could have been passed in the 90 days the people have allotted for us.  If we allow gaming to play a role during a special session, shame on us!  We would be sending a message to the world that Maryland can be bought and bossed by special gaming interests, and that we are willing to sacrifice education, healthcare, public safety and transportation for the promise of revenues generated by slot machines and table games.  I believe the people of Maryland deserve better of us.  Let’s not gamble with their future.

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O’Malley blast GOP, Senate and PG Democrats over budget, PG Young Dems hit back

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Yesterday Governor Martin O’Malley took to this campaign email to blast members of the GOP for cheering the cuts the doomsday budget lays out:

Ten days ago, Democrats in the Maryland General Assembly failed to reach a consensus on a budget to move Maryland forward.  Now, there is more work to do.

As Democrats, we know we need to come together to protect our investments in public education, affordable college and public safety — and we will come back to complete this important work.

The failure to pass a budget to move Maryland forward is bad enough, but the Republican reaction is even worse. When Republicans in Annapolis learned that the inaction by the Maryland General Assembly would result in more than $500 million in cuts to public education, public safety and social services, they cheered.

They cheered about the possibility of turning back Maryland’s progress over the past six years.

They cheered for cuts that will harm every school in every county.

They cheered for cuts that will harm every student in every classroom, every library, and every local police department.

They cheered for cuts that will raise tuition on every Maryland college student, make our community colleges less affordable and reduce funding for life-saving and innovative research and development.

For all of this, they cheered.

After blasting the GOP for cheering the cuts, the governor tried to play the elder statesman in Annapolis by imploring his party leaders to come together on a deal.

If there is ever a time to come together as Democrats, it is now. You and I both know that a modern economy requires modern investments, by all of us, for all of us.

Governor O’Malley has received a lot of bad press following the legislatures failure to reach a budget deal. Many blame his national ambitions as a reason the budget package wasn’t passed. Now he is fighting back.

Earlier today O’Malley took to twitter to blast Senate Democrats focus on gambling and that didn’t sit well with the Prince George’s County Young Democrats. See the governor’s tweets below and then the PGCYD response that follows.

Earlier this week Senate President Mike Miller, who represents part of Prince George’s, sent a two page letter to members of his chamber hitting back at efforts to blame him and County Executive Rushern Baker for pushing the National Harbor Casino project as the cause of the budget deadlock. With the special session likely weeks away, both sides of this inter-party struggle seem far apart.

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Students and education officials put pressure on for special legislative session

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One the setbacks to the General Assembly not reaching a deal on the revenue package (taxes) that will fund the spending plan is the cuts to public education. This week students at the University of Maryland, who face the possibility of a 10% increase in tuition, plan to take to the public square at College Park in protest demanding Governor Martin O’Malley call a special session to address the unfinished business. In addition PGCPS Superintendent Hite also is sounding the alarm.

In a statement posted to his blog and emailed to community stakeholders, Hite writes: ” Because the General Assembly session ended without the approval of the Fiscal Year 2013 budget submitted by Governor Martin O’Malley, our school system is now faced with an additional $51 million in cuts. Needless to say, this would have a substantial impact on our students, teachers, staff and schools.” A member of the Prince George’s County House Delegation to the House of Delegates called Dr. Hite’s estimate “conservative” and warned the cuts could be far more than that. The superintendent also wrote that he and the members of the board have already written to the governor, senate president, and speaker of the house to request they reconvene to solve the problem and encouraged citizens to do the same.

Here are the details of the University of Maryland event:

Rally on the Mall- Prevent 10% Tuition Increases!

Thursday, April 19th @3:00PM

McKeldin Library, University of Maryland

McKeldin Library, College Park, MD 20742

As you may have heard by now, the Maryland General Assembly failed to fully fund the operating budget, which means as of now the so called “Doomsday Budget” goes into effect. The “Doomsday Budget” will have devastating affects on our university, as the University System of Maryland could face cuts up to $50 million.

These cuts will mean that more of the burden will fall on students next year and there will likely be at least ten percent tuition increases for the incoming fall semester.

Now, is the time for action! Governor O’Malley still has the option to call a special session to raise the revenues to offset the cuts to the university. We will rally on the mall (in front of Testudo) and urge legislators in Annapolis to get their act together and protect higher education.

Balancing the budget on the backs of students is not acceptable. We need to have a special session, so that students that are struggling to get by will not be unduly burdened by petty politics.

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Pr. George’s House Delegation Chair statement on legislative session

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Prince George’s House Delegation Report

Delegate Melony G. Griffith, Chair

 

Members are awaiting word whether the legislature will re-convene in a special session or face a “Doomsday Budget” following last night’s uncertain end to the 90-day 2012 Maryland General Assembly Session, Delegation Chair Delegate Melony G. Griffith said.

 

“We are disappointed that our work requires the possibility of more time to resolve these key pieces of legislation,” Griffith said. “I know we all would have preferred to resolve this by the deadline.”

 

Amid debates over whether to allow casino gaming in Prince George’s County and negotiations over how to fund the state’s budget going down to midnight, the delegation was divided this session. Members met in March to be briefed on one of several late gaming proposals, Senate Bill 892, but no formal position was taken.

 

With the gaming bill stalled, the two chambers passed the state’s budget by midnight. But several key pieces of the budget concerning taxes and other revenues for the state failed to pass, including a proposal that set the amount of teacher pension costs to be shared with counties, along with revenue to local jurisdictions to smooth the transition.

 

It is now up to Gov. Martin O’Malley to decide whether to call a special session before the July 1 start of the fiscal year, or to allow a previous alternative “doomsday budget” with $500 million in cuts to education, colleges, grants and other state funding to take effect.

 

Before Sine Die, Prince George’s County’s 23 delegates passed 17 bills through the House and Senate, including a proposal by County Executive Rushern L. Baker III for tax incentives to lure new companies and growth to the county, a commission to advocate for adults with developmental disabilities and

a requirement for all county public schools to recycle.

 

The bills were among 34 the delegation examined during the 90-day session that ended Monday. In addition to their normal legislative duties, the 23-member delegation also collaborates on state-level laws that regulate County Affairs, Law Enforcement, and its two bi-county agencies, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.

 

Other bills debated by the delegation this year included a proposal that would have prohibited home alcohol delivery in the county and a proposal to allow charging a 5-cent tax on plastic bags that passed the delegation but did not get sufficient committee votes to pass on to the full House of Delegates.

 

“I’m pleased with the way our delegation united in a common understanding that we must invest in our future,” Griffith said. “But among our colleagues, our own members and our citizens, there is honest disagreement about whether a casino is a good investment for Prince George’s County.”

 

The 17 delegation bills passed this year included House Bill 898, which authorizes Prince George’s County to implement a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) program to attract companies and investors. The bill empowers the county to offer reductions in property taxes over the next five years for developments that bring at least 100 jobs to the county in select areas.

 

The legislation was one of the top legislative priorities this year for County Executive Baker, who worked with the delegates to refine the proposal.

 

Other bills passed by both the delegation and legislature include:

 

• House Bill 803: Pre-authorizing the Prince George’s County School Board to test a year-round school program in the county in the future.

 

• House Bill 805: Requiring Prince George’s County Public Schools to implement a recycling program at all facilities.

 

• House Bill 897: Allowing residents over the age of 62 to pay their county property tax bill in up to six installments.

 

• House Bill 903: Creating a citizens advisory committee to study and work with state officials on behalf of adults with developmental disabilities.

 

A complete list of all legislation and its current status is available on the county delegation website at www.princegeorgeshousedelegation.com

 

All bills still require the signature of Gov. Martin O’Malley to become law.

 

 

Contact:

Prince George’s County House Delegation

301-858-3074

Pg2@mlis.state.md.us

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Community groups plan major town hall on budget and priorites

Prince George's Executive Rushern Baker

A group of Prince George’s and Maryland organizations plans to host a town hall at the Prince George’s Community College on November 7th with a political who’s who in the county.

Shift the Budget Debate

Fund Our Communities, Put Wall Street to Work for Main Street , Bring the War Dollars Home

 

A Prince George ’s County Town Hall

Prince George’s Community College, Largo MD

Marlboro Hall lecture room 1097, 301 Largo Road  

 

Monday, November 7^th – 7:00 to 9:30 pm

    

Help find PROGRESSIVE SOLUTIONS to the fiscal crisis in Washington and Annapolis .

JOIN US to organize for A  PEOPLE’S BUDGET – We must:

 

Ø     Put America back to work                                 

Ø     Save our environment

Ø     Protect America ’s health

Ø     Preserve Social Security

Ø     Bring all the troops and military contractors home

Ø     Raise taxes from the rich

PARTICIPANTS:       

                                                US Congresswoman Donna Edwards

                                                County Executive Rushern Baker

                                                MD State Senator Paul Pinsky

                                                MD Delegate Aisha Braveboy (invited)

                                                Institute for Policy Studies Fellow Karen Dolan

                                                Fund Our Communities Coalition coordinator Jean Athey

                                                Community activist, Human Services Coalition David Harrington 

                                                IPS Fellow and Occupy Together participant Matias Ramos

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Double speak on specialty busing causes confusion for parents

PGCPS Superintendent William Hite

“The County Council added $7.5 million to the Board of Education Budget to restore funding for specialty program bus service, Reading Recovery, HeadStart/PreK, and Camp Schmidt,” is what citizens who receive Councilman Eric Olson’s newsletter read about the issue of specialty school transportation. However “the budget today, regardless of what the council says, does not include a restoration of transportation for these programs,” is what other parents heard when they called the office of Dr. William Hite, Superintendent of the Prince George’s County Public Schools. After seeing these two view points you can imagine how parents who are still getting acceptance letters with deadlines to make decisions can be confused and even angry.

“It is clear to me that the left hand has no idea of what the right hand is supposed to do,” said Gina Thompson whose daughter was just admitted to one of the specialty programs. “How can they tell us here your daughter has just got accepted, she can come, we need you to sign the paper by today accepting or she won’t be able to come but we can’t tell you if she will have a bus to get there or not?”

A constituent services representative for one of the Prince George’s County Councilmembers, who asked not to be identified because they aren’t authorized to speak to publicly on the issue, blasted the school system, “Our office is fielding dozens of calls a day about this and the least they could do is provide some type of clarity for parents to know what is going to happen.” These comments weren’t unlike what a dozen legislative aides to the county delegation’s delegates and senators also say they are experiencing.

So what is real?

Councilman Eric Olson is correct in saying the Prince George’s County Council did provide the school system with the funds they needed to save the troubled transportation program for specialty schools. Technically Dr. Hite’s office is also correct that there has not been a change in the system budget. In order for the program to be saved Dr. Hite will need to submit a formal change to the school board by June 15th and a formal board vote on June 20th. The problem is that is what is what could had been explained from the Office of the Superintendent in order to give parents some help in making these important decisions. “We know the funding has been saved, there are some legal things that have to happen but the buses will continue,” said the constituent representative from the county council.

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Results are in! 50% support fee for specialty school busing

This week Maryland State Delegate Jolene Ivey (D- Cheverly) wrote to community groups and listserves asking residents for their thoughts on ways the legislature could help resolve a transportation issue in the county.

In the budget presented by Superintendent Dr. William Hite busing for students going to out-of-boundary schools or specialty schools, would be eliminated. During the board meeting before the plan was adopted Hite said after his proposal returned from the county council where it must also be approved for final approval by the board of education he hoped to also present a plan where parents of these students could keep school buses for their children by paying a fee. That plan ran into a bump when Ivey announced the results of an Attorney General’s opinion which said any attempt to enact the fee without legislative approval would be a violation of the constitution.

Now less than two weeks before the General Assembly adjourns for the year (maybe they are rumored to be returning in the summer for a special redistricting session) legislators from the county are rushing to help find a solution. Three proposals Ivey announced that are under consideration are allowing the buses to be eliminated, enacting the law the schools need to allow for the fee, or the county passing a telephone tax which could be directed for public school transportation.

We asked our readers to weigh in on the questions and the results are finally in!

The legislature passing a law allowing the school district to charge a fee for “specialty” school busing — 138 votes

A telephone tax spread countywide directed toward school transportation funding — 128 votes

Elimination of transportation for “specialty” school busing — 8 votes

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Executive and School System disconnection on full display with lack of coordination of public forums

Just about everyday it seems that the active and concerned residents of Prince George’s County are tracking all over the county to attend some budget forum, roundtable, or hearing. While all of the discussion over the finances for the county maybe a refreshing welcome from the days before when the Johnson Administration held no forums to hear from the public on their ideas and thoughts, they also can be frustrating when they are not coordinated well.

Yesterday more than a hundred people turned out for a standing room session to share their thoughts on the superintendent’s proposed budget for the public schools where he is calling for drastic cuts to student services and programs in Upper Marlboro. While this was happening at the very same time in Laurel the County Executive Rushern Baker was holding his own budget session promising that while the “budget looks bleak” he would use the limited funds to “spur economic growth to create jobs and improve our education system.” Two different meetings, two very different speeches, both at the same exact time. It gave an image of a county leadership very disjointed and working at two opposite ends of the very same line. For a parents and community activists concerned about the deep cuts to the education budget the system faces balancing both forums could be just too difficult, especially on those with young children. In fact if you were to attempt to make all of the hearings both sides of this line were holding you’d be at a forum just about every night for the next two weeks.

Executive Rushern Baker will hold his third public budget session on February 17th in Fort Washington at Harmony Hall located at 10701 Livingston Road at 7:00PM. The Prince George’s County Public Schools will hold their last public budget work session on Saturday February 19th beginning at 9:00AM in preparation for their February 24th meeting to adopt a budget which will start at 7:05PM. Both of their meetings will take place at the school administration building located at 14201 School Lane in Upper Marlboro.

After the school system adopts their budget it will be sent to the Executive where he will decide just how much county aid will be provided as apart of his overall budget presented to the council later this Spring. After the council and the executive approve the new budget and the state passes their budget in April the Board of Education will reconsider their funding plan to make amendments in line with their realized funds. Mr. Baker has yet to present his budget and in fact is using these forums to help get guidance in the drafting of that plan. To read Dr. Hite’s submitted budget to the Board of Education click here.

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