Lateshia D. Beachum

This will be the second time in less than a year that Tara H. Jackson will will a vacant seat caused by a special election.

Aisha Braveboy’s apparent victory in the race to fill the seat vacated by Angela Alsobrooks sets the stage for the county’s efforts to regain financial stability.

The bill sponsored by Prince George’s County Council member Wanika Fisher targeted the difficulties women of color face in receiving affordable reproductive care.

The parent company of Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor said they will close in November and the Bowie property will be marketed for redevelopment.

Maryland and Prince George’s County officials lobbied hard to keep the team in Landover. They now see a chance to revive a site that never took off.

Prince George’s was until recently the nation’s wealthiest majority-Black county. That standing has been fueled by workers who gravitated to the federal sector.

Eleven candidates are vying to replace Angela D. Alsobrooks as county executive. The county is facing a looming budget deficit and more economic uncertainty under the Trump administration.

Ivey’s departure leaves 10 candidates in the Democratic Party’s March 4 special primary election for Prince George’s county executive.

Officials closed dozens of schools and issued a boil-water advisory for southern parts of the county. They said several hundred thousand customers are affected.

The endorsement comes as a boost for Hawkins in a competitive race packed with well-known political names in Prince George’s.