I received this blast email from the Howard Park Community Association: Subject: House Bill 1136: Regulating opening and closing times of Liquor Stores in the Liberty Heights Corridor Our bill passed at 11:48 p.m. Monday night, one of the last bills to be enacted by the 2017 General Assembly. When it takes effect on …more >
My work on your behalf in Annapolis these last 90 days is summarized in my 2017 Session Summary: protecting us against harmful actions by the Trump administration, preserving a woman’s right to choose where to seek her health care, and keeping the Preakness at Pimlico. I welcome your thoughts on what we accomplished, as well …more >
I didn’t give the speech I expected to make today. Governor Hogan did not veto my bill mandating a $1 million appropriation for the lawyers that Attorney General Frosh will need to take legal action against the Trump Administration. The governor let House Bill 913 become law without his signature. If he had vetoed the …more >
During today’s floor debate on the paid sick leave bill, I sent this email to one of the people who had asked me to make a charitable donation to Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital. We’re in the midst of debating the paid sick leave bill. It reminded me of the meeting I had with …more >
It was not déjà vu all over again. Yesterday, I was the floor leader when we debated eight amendments to the bill regulating medical marijuana. Our goals were twofold, I told my colleagues. 1. Make possible the treatment needed by the many people who would benefit from it, as evidenced by the testimony of people …more >
My rabbi grew up in Chicago – the North side. His people – his fellow Cubs fans, wandered in the desert – the baseball desert, for 108 years. The afternoon of the seventh game of the World Series last fall, Daniel Burg and his wife, Miriam, who’s also a rabbi, were in line to vote …more >
More batting practice (BP) has been scheduled on the medical marijuana bill. The Democratic caucus will meet tomorrow to learn about it. I expect this will be a favorable audience. But even if they’re BP fastballs and very hittable, the practice will be worthwhile. — There will be floor debate on the bill on Monday. …more >
The floor of the House of the House of Delegates is the main room, as they used to say in the Borscht Belt. It’s where debates are held, votes are cast, and bills pass or die. However, few votes are changed on the House floor. The whips have already taken their count, and party lines …more >
I usually hang up on telephone solicitors. But not this time. This call was from Planned Parenthood. I did, however, interrupt the caller’s spiel to tell him what we are on the verge of doing in Maryland. Tonight, the Senate will debate the House bill that would require the State to fund reproductive health services …more >
I’ve spent more time in my committee’s conference room this week than I have in our public hearing room. One meeting was about a bill that would have created a new right to sue in family law. The question arose whether people could afford the cost of bringing such a lawsuit. I said that we …more >
