It’s crucial to have legislators who are my partners in Annapolis – on issues affecting the City and State and the many neighborhoods of the 41st District. I worked with Angela Gibson when she was in City Hall. I have worked with her for our District the past 14 months. Together, we have gotten things …more >
Whether it’s providing a quality education for all of our children, protecting us from gun violence, or building a 21st Century Pimlico Race Track that will benefit the entire community, Baltimore City and the 41st District need effective representation in Annapolis. I achieved significant progress on these issues and others during this year’s legislative session …more >
Even after a bill passes, the work continues. We took the final legislative action today on my bill modifying the law authorizing state funding of internships for college students with high-tech companies. Governor Hogan funded the internships this year, after I suggested that this could demonstrate to Amazon the state’s commitment to creating a well …more >
“Frosh joins suit on census” was the headline for the main story in today’s Baltimore Sun. It prompted me to write this letter to the editor. Dear Editors: It is the judiciary’s duty to “say what the law is,” declared Chief Justice Marshall in 1803. The lawsuits brought by Attorney General Brian Frosh in response …more >
A study is better than a dead bill. Especially when your bill has been amended to require that the study be done by the Board of Public Works, whose three members are the Governor, Comptroller, and State Treasurer. ard. The Laborers’ International Union of North America asked me to introduce House Bill 776. A contractor …more >
If you don’t get your bill passed by midnight next Monday, it’s wait ‘til next term. At the hearing on my bill to make the penalty for the sale of e-cigarettes to minors identical to that for tobacco products, one Senator was concerned that police would be arresting juvenile smokers. I asked one of our …more >
This is the prayer I gave at the start of today’s session of the House of Delegates. This is the earliest Opening Day in Orioles history. Fifty years ago, Opening Day was delayed one day. The day before, the funeral service was held for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Among those in the funeral march …more >
We were debating the Secure and Accessible Registration Act on the House floor. Under current law, when you renew your driver’s license or file for benefits, you’re asked if you want to register to vote. Under this bill, you would be registered to vote when you renew your license or seek benefits but asked if …more >
I walked by the Thurgood Marshall statue several times today. With special meaning, because of the passing of Linda Brown, the young girl on whose behalf Marshall sued in Brown v. Board of Education. The Marshall statue is the centerpiece outside the State House, but there are two smaller statues. One is of Linda Brown …more >
Bipartisanship shouldn’t start at the end of the 90-day session. It’s needed earlier in the legislative process. I’ve written in this diary about meetings I had with the opponents of my bills. In several instances, we reached a compromise. Sometimes people at a higher pay grade are needed to reach consensus. During my time here, …more >
