The Prince George’s County Council is considering legislation that would heavily favor local businesses when county agencies determine how and where to spend their budgets. The “Jobs First” act, proposed by Councilman Mel Franklin, D-Accokeek, and Councilwoman Andrea Harrison, D-Bladensburg, sets ambitious goals for county agencies to spend contracts on Prince George’s County-based businesses, rather than on companies outside the county’s borders.

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