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      <news:title>Task Force Flags Equity Concerns on Stop-Sign Cameras and Discretionary Funds — and Its Co-Chair Announces Departure</news:title>
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      <news:title>County spends big on courthouse repairs and fire company insurance — and a traffic fight erupts over Freedom District development</news:title>
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      <news:title>Residents urge task force to scrutinize the city&apos;s AI license plate readers</news:title>
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      <news:title>Ethics Commission flags problems with a councilmember&apos;s financial disclosure form</news:title>
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      <news:title>Ethics Commission OKs amended disclosure from Council Member Nisbett, notes 3 city staff filings still missing</news:title>
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      <news:title>Election Board will pitch ranked-choice voting to Council in October — no recommendation yet</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T13:27:07.250Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T13:23:42.552Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T12:39:16.749Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T12:36:57.319Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Ethics Commission flags three officials&apos; campaign finance filings — two reports rejected or outstanding</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T12:33:36.416Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Election board hears push for ranked-choice voting as supporters pack public comment</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T12:33:35.469Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Fines for unsafe rentals and overgrown grass may be going up — committee pushes city code changes</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T12:33:31.004Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Tree Board OKs July minutes, eyes a 9th-member rule fix and a Heritage Tree plaque relaunch</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T12:31:45.748Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:title>Environment Committee backs pursuing Bird City designation for Hyattsville</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T12:22:41.102Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>County committee votes 3-0 to move DPIE enforcement transfer to Homeland Security forward</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T12:21:45.041Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Police accountability board reports complaints down a third, but officers charged up — plus a push to let cops erase frivolous complaints</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T12:21:39.459Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>New Youth Center Naming Contest Set: YAC Elects Officers and Plans Community Survey</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T12:21:33.743Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Board of Health hears stark numbers on tobacco and liquor store density — District 7 has nearly double the county average</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T12:13:55.504Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Commissioners reject taking storage facility deferral extension to public hearing, then dig into senior housing code</news:title>
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      <news:title>Committee greenlights two parking fixes: West Annapolis district change and driveway parking rights</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T11:57:09.548Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T11:48:01.579Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Committee clears path to fund union contracts, fires debate over why the city keeps waiving fees</news:title>
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      <news:title>Council sets Nov. 9 special election for mayor — and shrugs off the ousted mayor&apos;s version of events</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T11:19:12.237Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Finance Committee fast-tracks $20K youth mentoring grant, okays snow blade transfer after marathon budget debate</news:title>
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      <news:title>Zoning &apos;cleanup&apos; plan draws sharp pushback as council revamps public art program, committee rules</news:title>
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      <news:title>Audit Committee unanimously recommends AGAINST a forensic audit of city finances</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T09:53:15.757Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T09:52:06.859Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Council adopts M-NCPPC budget resolution 8-2 after contentious split vote; adds $70M for new 9-1-1 radios</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T09:52:06.638Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Hyattsville pay panel finds council salaries rank near bottom of peer cities</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T09:51:31.211Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Hyattsville pay committee sets January deadline plan and adds a resident survey on council compensation</news:title>
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      <news:title>County clears way for 700-home Saddle Ridge development in District 9 — and lets Mellwood Hills plan stand</news:title>
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      <news:title>Annapolis leaders sketch out plans for a new Spa Road government center — and big decisions loom before 2030</news:title>
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      <news:title>Greenbelt annexes Lanham Boys Club land, backs bikeshare expansion — and fields a wave of union complaints</news:title>
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      <news:title>Mayor defends denying posthumous citation for activist Phil Ateto as dozens pack council chambers</news:title>
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      <news:title>Council appoints Marcel Emerson as county auditor — but not without fireworks over conflicts and notice</news:title>
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      <news:title>Annapolis leaders spar over new citywide &apos;community plan&apos; — and get first look at a brand-new city logo</news:title>
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      <news:title>Council adopts updated Community Pledge 7-0, affirms interest in old Greenbelt High School property 5-2</news:title>
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      <news:title>Greenbelt moves ahead with ranked choice voting charter change, splits 5-2 on mailing ballots to all voters</news:title>
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      <news:title>Commissioners back $10M fire company loan fund, hand 75 acres to the IDA — but Krebs breaks ranks on sports complex spending</news:title>
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      <news:title>Data centers face possible countywide zoning ban as commissioners extend deferral and move to tighten tax supermajority rule</news:title>
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      <news:title>Commissioners buy 46 acres near Westminster for $3.4M to expand Northern Landfill — and OK new bus routes</news:title>
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      <news:title>Board denies mobile home park expansion in Westminster after neighbors pack hearing; cell tower case postponed</news:title>
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      <news:title>Frederick Planning Commission weighing data center rules, a big annexation, and 30,000 sq ft of retail — here&apos;s what&apos;s on the docket</news:title>
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      <news:title>Montgomery County lands the plane: FY27 budget adopted 9-2 after a bruising budget season</news:title>
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      <news:title>Recreation budget talk: $9M plan, museum construction coming, and Crescent Road parking crackdown ahead</news:title>
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