Changes in Budgets and Leslie Johnson Formally Charged

to block County Executive Rushern Baker’s pick to head the county’s housing authority after reports surfaced detailing a troubled work history Monday night. Citing a lax vetting process that did not thoroughly look into the employment history of Eric C. Brown, tapped earlier this month to head the county’s Housing Authority, representatives from the Prince George’s Real Estate Agents for Change and People for Change asked council members to vote against allowing Eric C. Brown to take the helm of the agency.

The K-12 (kindergarten through 12th grade) budget produced last week by County Executive Rushern L. Baker III of Superintendent William R. Hite Jr.’s $1.604 billion version, adopted last month by the Board of Education. While Hite and school board members had hoped to see the county contribute some $621 million in school spending next year, Baker’s fiscal 2012 budget provides $613 million from the county—creating the $8 million disparity. Even so, Hite lauded Baker’s proposed budget through a March 14 press release.

The House of Delegates on Thursday that reforms pensions, restores a chunk of education cuts and raises several fees to generate tens of millions in new revenue.

, in connection with Thursday night's murder at the 4400 block of 23rd Parkway in Temple Hills. The victim was revealed to be Gregory Lucious Lawton, Jr., 31 of the Temple Hills address. Preliminary investigations revealed that Lawton, Jr. and Payne were involved in a neighbor dispute during which Payne used a handgun to shoot the victim. 

after a federal wiretap caught her destroying a $100,000 check from a developer last fall. 

Saturday afternoon. The fair raised $100 in their charity drive, Jars for Japan, that will all go to the Red Cross’ efforts to aid Japan.