Local Politics

Stevenson Celebrates Purchase of Rosewood Property

by Staff Report | Jul 6, 2017 | Baltimore, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News

At a press conference on July 6, elected officials and representatives of Stevenson University hailed the school’s recent acquisition of the state-owned Rosewood Center property in Owings Mills. Among those delivering remarks at the gathering, in the Manning Academic...

Freshmen Politicians Discuss the State of the City

by Peter Arnold | Jun 29, 2017 | Baltimore, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News

They call it Charm City. But Baltimore’s violent crime rate is up 23 percent so far this year, as compared to 2016. Meanwhile, the city now has 110,000 fewer residents than in 1993. What is being done to address these and other major issues confronting...

New Maryland Laws Go Into Effect on July 1

by Peter Arnold | Jun 28, 2017 | Baltimore, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News

On July 1, a number of new laws go into effect in Maryland that will have a profound impact on the state. Jmore selected four new laws in particular and recently discussed them with political and health care leaders in the Jewish community. Planned Parenthood The...

Jmore Exclusive: Orthodox Lawyer Runs for House of Delegates

by Peter Arnold | Jun 9, 2017 | Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News

You might say Dalya Attar is a trailblazer. A Bais Yaakov School for Girls alumna, wife, mother of two and attorney, she recently announced she is running as a candidate for the House of Delegates for the 41st District in 2018. A Democrat and Baltimore native who...

Attorney General Frosh Discusses Hate Crimes at BJC Forum

by Aliza Friedlander | May 19, 2017 | Baltimore, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, National, National Politics, News

Earlier this week, five Jewish headstones were knocked over in a Philadelphia cemetery, the second time that Jewish graves were vandalized this year in the “City of Brotherly Love.” In Manhattan, a 14-year-old was arrested May 17 for the arson of the Lower...

Jmore Exclusive With Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh

by Peter Arnold | May 15, 2017 | Baltimore, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News, ONLINE ONLY, Politics

Like most major American metropolitan areas, Baltimore has its share of obstacles and woes: rampant crime, a soaring homicide rate, a struggling schools system, police-community tensions, frayed race relations, population loss, just to name a few. But Catherine E....

Jmore Exclusive: Talking to Rep. Jamie Raskin

by Peter Arnold | Apr 27, 2017 | Local Politics, Maryland, News

Rep. Jamin B. “Jamie” Raskin represents Maryland’s 8th congressional district, stretching from northern Washington, D.C., toward the Pennsylvania border. A D.C. native and law professor, Raskin served in the Maryland Senate from 2007 to 2016. Raskin, a Democrat, has...

Jmore Exclusive: Howard Co. Executive Kittleman

by Peter Arnold | Apr 10, 2017 | Howard County, Local, Local Politics, News, ONLINE ONLY

Every year, Howard County receives accolades from national magazines and organizations as one of the premier places to live in the United States. In fact, Columbia, which turns 50 this year, topped Money magazine’s list last September of top places to live in the...

Activists Bring A Taste of Purim to Annapolis Legislators

by Melissa Gerr | Mar 15, 2017 | Local Politics, Maryland, News, ONLINE ONLY

It’s highly unlikely that the brave and beautiful Queen Esther, the heroine of the Purim story, would have ever let inclement weather stop her from lobbying on behalf of a cause she deemed important. Neither did the supporters of Jews United for Justice, who descended...

Community Leaders Meet with Legislators on Jewish Advocacy Day

by Peter Arnold | Feb 13, 2017 | Israel, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News, ONLINE ONLY

Speaking to more than 250 attendees of Maryland Jewish Advocacy Day in Annapolis, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz didn’t mince words when alluding to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. “This is about hate,” he said of the international effort to...