Officials: Jobs bills would cancel each other out

Prince George’s County business leaders say two job-creation bills working their way through the county’s legislative pipeline would negate each other and any positive effects either bill may have for county workers. Council Members Mel Franklin, D-Accokeek, and Andrea Harrison, D-Bladensburg, pitched the “Jobs First” act to a Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce committee on Monday, a bill that sets ambitious goals for county agencies to spend their contract and procurement dollars on county-based business.