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March 17 – Out of the box first

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Top Maryland Democrats agree to $290 million package to help Baltimore

That was the headline on a front page story in today’s Baltimore Sun.

There would be new funding for demolition of vacant housing, redevelopment of distressed areas, after-school and summer programs, college scholarships for 7th and 8th graders, and mentorship programs.

I’ve already talked with my 41st District colleagues about working with our neighborhoods to get their fair share of this money.  If we’re out of the box first, we’ll succeed.

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As my parents taught me by both words and deeds, the life of public service is as much a gift to the person who serves as it is to those he is serving.

            I could have said that, but it was Judge Merrick Garland, speaking in the Rose Garden yesterday.

On the whole, I’d rather be in…

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“Yes, the schools are still a problem, crime is still a problem, gun violence is still a problem,” said a statewide elected official who has watched the city evolve over several decades. “But people have much more optimism about the future now.”

“While its public school system remains a mess, its crime rate elastic and its poverty rate high,” adds the reporter, “Philadelphia has been revitalized over the last decade and a half, with celebrity chefs, a vibrant technology sector and thriving art scene, all boxes to check for cities on the move these days.”

Could the same be said about Baltimore? If not, what needs to happen for that to be the case?

  • My Key Issues:

  • Pimlico and The Preakness
  • Our Neighborhoods
  • Pre-Kindergarten
  • Lead Paint Poisoning