“This is an opportunity to prove that a single building can unite an often-divided city, provide launchpads for under-represented entrepreneurs, and be a catalyst for further inclusive economic development in the area,” Thibault Manekin said in a statement announcing that his development firm had secured financing for an overhaul of Lexington Market. Lexington Market was …more >
I went to a forum on Sunday morning about the Kirwan report for pre-k-12 education. Then I watched football. Today, I did my follow up. The report declares that there should be “incentives to attract high-quality high school graduates into careers in teaching.” I’ve introduced bills that have created such financial incentives. The Nancy Grasmick …more >
There is no doubt as to my priorities for the upcoming legislative session. Kirwan. Crime. Pimlico. The future of Baltimore, as a constituent wrote me, is inside our schools. The Kirwan Commission has proposed investments and reforms that are necessary to give every Maryland child access to a world class education. I will scrutinize what the …more >
Every Little Leaguer dreams of playing in the seventh game of the World Series. Getting the game-winning hit or making the big play in the field. Among those American dreamers, perhaps, were two recent arrivals in the United States from Ukraine, growing up in Brighton Beach in Brooklyn. http://carolkitman.com/Artist.asp?ArtistID=20867&AKey=twlnv9g5&ajx=1#!pf116792_im0 Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, one of …more >
“We didn’t lose him, mind you – we gained so much knowledge from this man,” Christopher Johnson said of Congressman Elijah Cummings. https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/10/18/baltimore-mourns-its-native-son-and-champion/ Elijah Cummings and I were in the 1982 class of newly elected members of the House of Delegates. We knew each other from high school. Elijah said, “City College was the first …more >
Lyndon Johnson called them red hots. Johnson was the majority leader of the US Senate. Mitch McConnell’s job. The red hots were the liberal Democrats – passionate on civil rights and other issues but not very good at counting votes and getting bills passed. Bernie Sanders is a red hot. I am not. I’m working …more >
This is what Governor Hogan said about school funding in a prepared speech last Saturday: With little thought, the legislature rushed through the so-called Kirwan plan, which will require billions and billions more in mandated spending increases for county and state taxpayers. They took this action without any regard to funding formulas and with absolutely …more >
My first reaction to Saturday’s slaughter in El Paso and Dayton was despair. Nothing to prevent future killings will come of this. In the 48 hours since then, my outlook has changed. President Trump has reduced funding for the Department of Homeland Security to assess the threat from homegrown violent extremists and domestic terrorists. https://www.thedailybeast.com/homeland-security-disbands-domestic-terror-intelligence-unit …more >
This is our home. This is our democracy. We solve problems by seeking common ground. “If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.” President Reagan said that. That commitment is central to the American dream, President Trump.
A criminal indictment is not the usual source for my legislation. Celebrities creating bogus athletic records for their children headline the college admission scandal. I used to visit high schools on behalf of Amherst, the college I attended. What did I learn? Students whose parents have a college degree understand the admission process. On the …more >
