Local Politics
Legislators Show Support for Constituent Victimized by Racist Sign
Legislators representing the 11th District recently took a unified stand to show their support for tolerance and social justice issues while condemning racism and hate. It all started last Thursday, June 18, when Del. Jon S. Cardin (D-11th) received an email from...
Del. Dana Stein Receives Award for his Years of Service in the House of Delegates
Del. Dana M. Stein (D-11th) has been called “the Quiet Warrior of Baltimore County” by his Annapolis colleagues and constituents for his steadfast and unobtrusive work in the state legislature. As a result, Stein — whose district includes Pikesville, Owings...
Activists Meet with Legislators at Maryland Jewish Advocacy Day
More than 250 community and political activists converged on Annapolis Feb. 18 for Maryland Jewish Advocacy Day, an annual meet-and-greet for state legislators and members of the local Jewish community. The three-and-a-half-hour gathering at the Miller Senate Office...
Critical Issues to be Explored During the 2020 General Assembly
The 441st legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly will convene this Wednesday, Jan. 8, in Annapolis and runs through April 6. To gauge the issues that will be of most importance to Marylanders, Jmore recently spoke with four local Jewish political leaders...
Sen. Bobby Zirkin to Resign after Two Decades in the General Assembly
A veteran of state politics and the local Jewish community, Sen. Robert A. “Bobby” Zirkin (D-11th) announced he will resign from office next month. The highest-ranking Jewish member of the State Senate, Zirkin, who has served as chairman of the high-profile Senate...
Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer Insists Democrats Don’t Have an ‘Israel Problem’
Rep. Steny Hoyer, the longtime congressman from Maryland’s 5th District, is currently the Democratic Party’s majority leader, one step below Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. But for years he was the party’s house whip, responsible in part for managing how...
Takoma Park Will Screen Anti-Israel Film Narrated by Roger Waters
After canceling an earlier screening of an anti-Israel film — following complaints by Washington area Jewish officials — a Maryland suburb of D.C. will now screen the movie narrated by British rock musician Roger Waters later this month. The municipality...
Jmore Exclusive: Q&A with City Council President Brandon M. Scott
In the wake of former Mayor Catherine E. Pugh’s resignation, Baltimore City Councilman Brandon M. Scott (D-2nd) was unanimously elected president of the Baltimore City Council on May 6. A Democrat and two-term councilman first elected to office in 2011, Scott...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Reads her Dissent to Ruling Allowing 40-ft. Cross to Stand in Md.
(JTA) — The Supreme Court will allow a 40-foot memorial cross to remain standing on public land in Maryland. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was not happy with the ruling June 20 and read her dissent out loud to emphasize her opinion. “By maintaining the Peace Cross on a...Upcoming Events
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