Pr. George’s County Council inches toward virtual voting, after outcry

A controversial vote against loosening virtual meeting participation rules for Prince George’s County Council members made in the weeks before council member Krystal Oriadha (D-District 7) goes on maternity leave will get another look, after public outcry. In a committee-of-the-whole meeting Tuesday, at-large council members Mel Franklin (D) and Calvin S. Hawkins II (D) flipped their votes to support the resolution they previously opposed, providing the eight votes needed for it to be presented before the council.