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 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 —... by Shelly Hettleman | Jan 5, 2026 | Latest News
BY SIMONE ELLIN JMORE JANUARY 5, 2026 Not long after she was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2015, Sen. Shelly L. Hettleman (D–11th) read a newspaper article that deeply disturbed her. It was about a young woman in Baltimore County who was raped. The... by Shelly Hettleman | Dec 10, 2025 | Latest News
BY WILLIAM J. FORD MARYLAND MATTERS DECEMBER 10, 2025 If it was supposed to be musical chairs, it was a short song. Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) announced committee chairs for the 2026 General Assembly, his seventh as president, but most of the...
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