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County execs Leggett and Baker push for gas tax

With the clock ticking for reaching a deal on transportation funding, lawmakers in Annapolis heard testimony Wednesday on Senate President Mike Miller's proposal to add a 3 percent sales tax on gas and to allow local counties to raise the gas tax to 5 percent.

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Baker: 'We need to do more' about teen deaths

"Senseless" and "Outrageous" is how Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker describes recent violence sweeping across neighborhoods.

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Prince George's Co. planning for $152M budget shortfall

Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker said the county is expecting a $152.2 million shortfall as officials plan the fiscal 2014 budget.

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2013: A critical year for the Purple Line

The Purple Line, a proposed light-rail line to connect New Carrollton and Bethesda in Maryland, has long been promoted as a way to ease congestion on the Capital Beltway and offer another commuting option between Montgomery and Prince George's counties.

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Penn National may bid for new Prince George's casino

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Ulman sings, picks up trash after losing football bet

There was singing, laughter and a lot of burgundy and gold Wednesday as Howard County Executive Ken Ulman paid off a friendly wager.

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Redskins vs. Ravens: Two local leaders, one wager (Video)

A wager between two local leaders is putting a different spin on the idiom "political football."

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Rushern Baker opens up about wife's illness

There were signs that something was wrong long before the diagnosis was made. But Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker and his family initially dealt with his wife Christa Beverly's illness on their own.

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Baker to talk about walkable urban places

Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker will be serving as a panelist for former Gov. Parris Glendenning's Conference on the Future of Walkable Urban Places.

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Pr. George's executive's wife has early-onset Alzheimer's

Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker says his wife, Christa, is suffering from early- onset Alzheimer's disease.

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