PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Glenn Ivey Leads Donna Edwards in High Stakes Race for Congress
William J. Ford WI Staff Writer
In one of Maryland’s most competitive races, Glenn Ivey maintains a lead to secure the Democratic nomination for the 4th Congressional District. According to unofficial results as of 7:07 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, Ivey received more than 24,800 votes with 229 out of 237 precincts reporting in the district that occu-
pies about half of Prince George’s County and a slither of Montgomery County. “It was a tough choice but I went with Glenn Ivey,” Phyllis Wright said after she voted Tuesday, July 19 at Concord Elementary School in District Heights. She also praised his work as Prince George’s County state’s attorney when elected in 2002. If Ivey remains in first place, he will run against one of three Re-
5 Former Rep. Donna Edwards, right, chats with Diane Young before she casts her vote for Edwards on July 19 at the Breath of Life Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Fort Washington. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
publican candidates in the November general election. However, state law restricts mail-in ballots from being counted until Thursday, July 21. The deadline to certify results statewide will be July 29. In second place stands former Rep. Donna Edwards, who held the seat from 2008 until January 2017, with nearly 17,032 votes.
5 Former Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey, right, chats with a couple of voters as they wait to go inside to vote July 19 at the Judith P. Hoyer Early Childhood Center in Cheverly. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
The other seven Democrats in the race in order of votes received stood as follows: former Del. Angela Angel (2,896 votes); Kim A. Shelton (907 votes); Tammy Allison (887 votes); Gregory Holmes (643 votes); James Levi Curtis, Jr. (457 votes); Robert McGhee (402 votes); and Matthew Fogg (400 votes).
Maryland to Receive $95M for Broadband Access William J. Ford WI Staff Writer Maryland will receive $95 million from the federal government for broadband access for more than 16,000 households and businesses in rural, urban and other underserved communities. The money comes from President Biden’s American Rescue
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Plan’s “Capital Projects Fund” administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury. Maryland, along with Kansas, Maine and Minnesota will receive nearly $357 million to support more than 83,000 households and businesses. In June, the treasury department announced in June that Louisiana, New Hampshire, Virginia and
West Virginia will receive more than $500M to increase internet access to over 200,000 homes and businesses. Nationwide, about 42 million people remain without internet access. “The pandemic literally brought that home in a way that we’ve never seen before where your ability to work from home and to learn from home was critical for economic, or academic . . . opportunity,” Gene Sperling, the White House’s American Rescue Plan coordinator, said in a Zoom press briefing July 14. “Having that national teaching moment, these members responded.” Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), one of the three senators who attended the briefing, said jurisdictions including Prince George’s County and Baltimore City, both of which represent majority-Black communities, will benefit from high-speed internet service for children to do homework, merchants to conduct business and other economic needs. The Maryland Office of Broadband will assess how internet service
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providers would provide broadband access. Van Hollen said no timetable has been established on when families and businesses would receive service. To provide some savings, he said eligible households will receive up to a $30 discount per month to receive internet access. “The goal is to make sure everybody in every part of our state is not just connected but connected in an affordable way,” he said noting that the money will be in addition to the $127.6 million Gov. Larry Hogan announced July 8, which also count as federal dollars. Approximately 13 counties or service providers in the identified jurisdictions will receive money to construct broadband networks to support more than 15,000 households that include access already made available in parts of Harford County. During this recent school year in Prince George’s, the library sys-
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Three Republicans on the ballot include Jeff Warner with 1,635 votes, George McDermott with 729 and Eric Loeb who received 362 votes. The seat became open after Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Maryland) chose to run for attorney general. Through the redistricting process this year, the district now houses the University of Maryland in College Park, Hyattsville and Greenbelt. Portions of Anne Arundel County are now in the neighboring 5th Congressional District overseen by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland). Edwards and Ivey received most of the attention with television campaign ads that attacked their opponent’s credibility from two pro-Israel groups. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, known as AIPAC, provided more than half of Ivey’s $1.2 million campaign which included an ad that alleges Edwards’ lack of constituent services during her time in Congress. J Street, a more liberal group that denounced the AIPAC ads, released an ad last week on behalf of Edwards that alleges Ivey’s support of AIPAC also back some Republicans who voted to overturn the 2020 election. Diane Young of Fort Washington praised Ivey’s work as state’s attorney but chose Edwards because she didn’t approve of the “negative ads that really had no meaning, especially against a Black woman.” WI @WJFjabariwill
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