Local Politics
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Jun 22, 2020 | Baltimore, Community, Community Resources, Education, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News, Pikesville
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... read more
by Staff Report | Mar 24, 2020 | Baltimore, Community, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News, Pikesville
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... read more
by Peter Arnold | Feb 20, 2020 | Community, Local Politics, Maryland, News
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... read more
by Peter Arnold | Jan 7, 2020 | Baltimore, Community, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News, Pikesville
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... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Dec 3, 2019 | Baltimore, Community, Elections, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News, Pikesville
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... read more
by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Aug 9, 2019 | Israel, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, National, National Politics, News
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... read more
by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Jul 15, 2019 | International, Israel, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, National, News
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... read more
by Peter Arnold | Jun 24, 2019 | Baltimore, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News
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... read more
by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Jun 21, 2019 | Local, Local Politics, Maryland, National, National Politics, News
(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... read more
by Staff Report | Jun 19, 2019 | Baltimore, Business, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, News, Pikesville
The Pikesville Owings Mills Regional Chamber of Commerce announced June 19 that Beth Rheingold will serve as the organization’s new president, effective July 1. She succeeds Jessica Normington, who came to the chamber in July of 2011. Normington is working for... read more
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