Shelly in the News
Relief & Updates
Click here for the newsletter! Dear Friends, We are in the thick of session where I zoom into committee hearings, participate in in-person committee voting sessions, and vote on bills from my desk on the Senate floor. In between, I'm on the phone with constituents,...
Baltimore County Librarians Seek to Unionize
By TAYLOR DEVILLE BALTIMORE SUN MEDIA | JAN 12, 2021 AT 5:30 AM Citing a lack of transparency and communication from Baltimore County Public Library leadership and seeking health care benefits for almost half the library system’s workforce, library employees are...
Proposed Maryland Legislation Expands Hate Crime Law
By: Capital News Service Kimberly SeifFebruary 3, 2021 COLLEGE PARK — Judges will be allowed to require people charged with hate crimes to complete anti-bias education programs if a bill to expand the current Maryland hate crime law is passed. Sen. Shelly Hettleman,...
Want to Reduce Overdoses? Give People a Safe Place to Do Drugs
By BALTIMORE SUN EDITORIAL BOARD BALTIMORE SUN | JAN 29, 2021 AT 11:16 AM Dr. Bethany DiPaula, a pharmacist with the Howard County Health Department, demonstrates how to put together a syringe of Naloxone which can reverse and overdose, at an opiate overdose response...
Maryland Considers Giving a Lawyer to Low-Income Renters Facing Eviction
JAN 29, 9:28 AM Ally Schweitzer Most tenants sued for eviction in Maryland don’t have legal representation, making it more likely they lose their homes. Tyrone Turner / WAMU Thousands of Marylanders are sued for eviction every year. Most of them don’t have lawyers,...
Detention Fees Unfairly Burden Poor People
Detention fees unfairly burden poor people | COMMENTARY By DOUG COLBERT and COLIN STARGER FOR THE BALTIMORE SUN | JAN 29, 2021 AT 6:24 AM Irvin Haygood looks through receipts that he paid at his Dundalk apartment as he fights to regain his life with the weight of...
February Session and Vaccine Update
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Vaccine Town Hall
Dear Friends, One of my goals this session is to stay accessible and engaged with my constituents despite the restrictions on in person activities. I hope to see you at one or both upcoming virtual events. Just click the links below to register: Shelly@ the Deli on...
Session Begins!
Dear Friends, The 442nd Legislative Session of the Maryland General Assembly began yesterday. I am proud to serve in the Maryland Senate representing the residents of District 11. The ongoing public health crisis ensures that this session will be unlike any other. The...
9 Days…
It is my privilege to have the opportunity to serve in the Maryland State Senate. I want to continue being a strong voice in Annapolis for the citizens of the 11th district – for fairness and transparency – for women, men, older adults, children, and families. Thank...