Lateshia Beachum

Washington, D.C.

Prince George’s County Government and Politics Reporter

Education: S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, M.A.

Lateshia Beachum is a reporter covering Prince George's County government and politics. She joined The Washington Post as a general assignment reporter in 2019. She previously worked for The Center for Public Integrity, where she covered underrepresented groups involved in electoral spending.
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As Md. lawmakers seek to protect dispensaries, Pr. George’s clamps down

A bill before Gov. Wes Moore would ensure dispensaries can’t be subject to stricter zoning rules than those for alcohol stores. County leaders want more control.

April 10, 2024
Cannabis at Maryland's first legal outdoor marijuana farm, in Cambridge, in 2019.

A thriving Black woman-owned cannabis business meets suburban resistance

Hope Wiseman wants the next wave of cannabis entrepreneurs ushered into Maryland’s recreational market to have choices. Some elected leaders want more control.

April 7, 2024
Wiseman displays some cannabis candies for sale in her cannabis dispensary.

Rushern Baker endorses Angela Alsobrooks in race for Maryland’s Senate seat

The announcement comes just a day after Alsobrooks secured the endorsement of Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.).

March 26, 2024
Angela Alsobrooks at a campaign event for her U.S. Senate run in Baltimore in October.

After voting to legalize weed, Marylanders are mixed on impact, poll finds

Voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure in 2022 to allow recreational cannabis sales, but a March poll shows mixed feelings on the impact.

March 21, 2024
Cannabis grows in Cambridge, Md., in October 2019 at the state's first legal outdoor marijuana farm.

Post-UMD poll: GOP’s Hogan leads both Democrats in Maryland Senate race

A Post-UMD poll finds most Maryland voters know and like Larry Hogan (R). Nearly half have no opinion of Trone; a majority have no opinion of Alsobrooks.

March 20, 2024
Then-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) greets supporters after a speech on Nov. 30, 2022.

Alsobrooks proposes freezing 800 county positions in tough budget year

Prince George’s County leaders have for months sounded alarms about decreased revenue and increased expenses heading into this year’s budget cycle.

March 15, 2024
Prince George's County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks presents her spending plan for the 2025 fiscal year on Friday.

High winds close Washington Monument

it’s not the first time inclement weather has caused the historical tourist attraction to be off-limits to onlookers.

March 10, 2024
Winds whip American flags at the Washington Monument on Sunday. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Washington Post)

Pr. George’s lawmakers back bills shifting tax funds to pay for schools

State House members from Prince George’s County gave their support Friday to two bills that would give County Executive Angela Alsobrooks more discretion over paying for schools.

March 2, 2024
Prince George's County Public Schools Superintendent Millard House II and Prince George's County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D) at Hyattsville Middle School on the first day of school on Aug. 28, 2023.

Pr. George’s board, split on dispensary zoning, opposes state weighing in

Maryland state lawmakers took action after the Prince George’s County Council considered limits on where new cannabis shops could open.

February 19, 2024
Cannabis grows at Maryland's first legal outdoor marijuana farm at Culta in 2019 in Cambridge, Md.

Alsobrooks pitches shifting tax funds to pay for Pr. George’s schools

As Maryland law requires more education spending, Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks asks legislators for more discretion on funding schools.

February 8, 2024
Prince George's County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks and schools Superintendent Millard House II visit Hyattsville Middle School in August.