by Shelly Hettleman | Jan 30, 2026 | Latest News
BY KRISTEN GRIFFITH THE BALTIMORE BANNER JANUARY 30, 2026 Three Maryland school systems do not regularly screen their job applicants, despite a state law requiring them to do so. That’s among the findings in a recent audit of the Maryland State Department of... by Shelly Hettleman | Jan 21, 2026 | Latest News
BY WILLIAM J. FORD MARYLAND MATTERS JANUARY 21, 2026 The Maryland Office of the Public Defender laid out a legislative agenda Wednesday that calls for more funding for the office as well changes to sentencing and search laws, among others, that will help public... by Shelly Hettleman | Jan 16, 2026 | Updates from Shelly
Dear Friends, Today marks the end of the first week of the 2026 Maryland General Assembly legislative session. I am pleased to continue serving on the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee where I will have the new opportunity to chair the Subcommittee on Public... by Shelly Hettleman | Jan 13, 2026 | Latest News
BY PAULA MINSK BALTIMORE JEWISH TIMES JANUARY 13, 2026 In January 1826, the state of Maryland passed the so-called “Jew Bill.” The 200th anniversary of the bill being enacted into law was last week. The Maryland state legislature will hold an event in February, during... by Shelly Hettleman | Jan 6, 2026 | Latest News
BY ALAN FEILER JMORE JANUARY 6, 2026 Thomas Kennedy reportedly never actually met a Jew during his lifetime. But that still didn’t prevent him from doing what he felt was right. Kennedy – who was born in Paisley, Scotland, in 1776 and died in Hagerstown in 1832 —...
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