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Prince George's County Council awarded millions to ‘best friend' of council chair
The Prince George’s County Council has awarded millions of dollars in grants this year to an organization with close ties to Council Chair Krystal Oriadha but has not publicly said why the organization was chosen and for what the funds will be used. Using documents obtained through an open records request, the News4 I-Team found the council awarded awarded...
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Safe and beautiful ‘is not free': DC Courts under pressure with flat funding since 2022
Since Congress left D.C. Courts’ funding at 2022 levels, criminal cases are up 160%, with President Trump pushing a tough-on-crime agenda.
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Inside the Prince George's fight for control of millions in park, planning funds
The I-Team shows how the Prince George’s County budget battle led to a lawsuit and millions being allocated to councilmembers’ preferred organizations.
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‘You come Monday, someone's gone': How immigration enforcement is affecting DMV schools
Teens who spoke with the News4 I-Team described classmates disappearing. One said she fears her mom won’t return from her routine check-ins.
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Freedom 250 Grand Prix: Who's footing the multimillion-dollar bill?
4 More Context on who’s paying and how big your Grand Prix bill will be, the News4 I-Team walked the course with the man behind the race, who’s writing checks to make it happen.
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Prince George's County sheriff's chief of staff on leave after I-Team questions
A senior member of the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office has been placed on leave, one day after News4 asked questions about their recent social media post.
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Ex head of Prince George's planning board sues over ‘forced resignation'
The county executive nominated Darryl Barnes to the planning board last year, but he resigned in May after complaints raised in a confidential memo.
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Judge pauses Prince George's Council's transfer of $39M in parks funding
A Prince George’s County circuit court judge ruled in favor of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, granting a temporary restraining order against the Prince George’s County Council and saying the Council’s attempts to balance its budget by using $39 million of the commission’s money caused “immediate, substantial and irreparable harm to the commission.” M-NCCPC filed a lawsuit...
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Prince George's leaders react to lawsuit claiming park funds went to pet projects
Councilmember Ed Burroughs defended the council’s actions. Another said the state legislature may need to intervene.
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Prince George's County faces lawsuit over $39.3M in parks funding
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission filed a lawsuit against Prince George’s County in a rift over millions of dollars the commission says county officials have unlawfully attempted to transfer during its annual budget process, the News4 I-Team has learned.
