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King: The key question as the House considers D.C. statehood: Do we believe in the ‘consent of the governed’ or not?
March 22, 2021 -

The nation’s capital will shrink dramatically if H.R. 51 — otherwise known as the Washington D.C. Admission Act, and the subject of a congressional hearing Monday — is enacted and fully implemented. The nation’s capital will be reduced to a two-square-mile zone encompassing federal buildings, monuments and properties near the Mall and the Capitol, including the White House, Supreme Court and other executive and judicial office buildings. Pretty much all of the territory bordered by Maryland and Virginia will become a state with the name “Washington, Douglass Commonwealth.”

Read More: Washington Post
Editorial: Meet the members of The Baltimore Sun’s Business and Civic Hall of Fame 2021
March 22, 2021 -

The Baltimore Sun is pleased to announce the 2021 class of inductees into our Business and Civic Hall of Fame, chosen for their leadership and community focus. We will honor these 13 accomplished women and men and at an awards banquet to be held at The Center Club in Baltimore on Sept. 9 and in a special section to be published shortly thereafter.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Olszewski, Scott & Elrich: Racial Justice and Economic Recovery Go Hand in Hand
March 19, 2021 -

Men and women working on the frontlines at BWI Marshall Airport and Penn Station risk their health and lives every time they go to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite how crucial these sites are to Maryland’s infrastructure and economy, contracted workers are paid as little as below the state minimum wage. The majority of these workers are Black, and thus three times more likely to be infected by COVID and twice as likely to die from the virus.

Read More: Maryland Matters
Good food and good hearts at Baltimore’s Ekiben restaurant, a story for our times
March 19, 2021 -

Anyone who hasn’t eaten the tempura broccoli from Baltimore’s Ekiben restaurant is missing out on a real treat. It’s light and crispy with lots of flavor. But the sooner you eat it, the better the experience, lest it get soggy sitting around. You often hear of people devouring it in the car on the drive home from picking it up. It tastes that good. Some might say that the broccoli has its own cult following; at the very least it’s one of the popular fusion restaurant’s most loved dishes. This week, it made news around the world and showed that Ekiben’s owners aren’t just great chefs and businesspeople, but kindhearted and compassionate folks as well — people to look up to and emulate.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Increase the federal minimum wage ─ it’s long overdue
March 19, 2021 -

The provision for a federal minimum hourly wage of $15 was stripped from the recently passed COVID-19 relief bill, disappointing many. That wage was last increased in 2009, some 21 years ago. It’s now $7.25 or $15,080 annually before taxes. In contrast, inflation increased 24% during the same period, and recent profits of some large retailers has increased 69%.

Read More: Capital Gazette
Re-imagining Baltimore’s Inner Harbor as a place for residents rather than tourists
March 18, 2021 -

Stand on the edge of Federal Hill Park and look out on Baltimore; it’s an amazing view. Look closely, however, and you’ll notice the Inner Harbor’s visible signs of neglect and decay. You’ll also notice skyline additions shifting our city center eastward, a vacuum more than expansion. Now close your eyes and imagine people across time taking in that same view from the hill. Our native predecessors looked out over a grassy shoreline and woodland streams long before “Baltimore” existed. In recent centuries, people originating from all corners of the globe — arriving by choice, circumstance or capture — have rebuilt Baltimore many times over. Our cultural inheritance today is the sum of their experiences: booms and busts, triumphs and tragedies, hierarchies of power and privilege, and uprisings of resistance and resilience.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Josh Kurtz: Are Dems Overconfident About 2022 in Maryland?
March 18, 2021 -

The Maryland Democratic Party is giddy. Two national political handicapping websites, The Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball, recently took early assessments of the 2022 political landscape and rated the Maryland gubernatorial election as a very good pickup opportunity for the Democrats. The state Democratic Party and the Democratic Governors Association last week sent out fundraising emails boasting about it.

Read More: Maryland Matters
Parris Glendening: Energy deregulation was a mistake in Maryland
March 18, 2021 -

As Texans dealt with the serious consequences of last month’s energy crisis, the policy debate to determine what went wrong is underway in Texas and across much of the nation. As the Texas Tribune reported, grandmothers slept in their cars, and millions of others were left in the cold and dark. Texans — and the rest of the country — deserve answers.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Our Say: On St. Patrick’s Day, these four stories show how the Irish help make Annapolis
March 18, 2021 -

If there were a St. Patrick’s Day like any other St. Patrick’s Day, we’d all be out sometime today hoisting a pint of perfectly poured Guniess, or tucking into a dinner of corned beef and cabbage or — maybe — sorting through green articles of clothing looking for something that qualifies as a celebratory nod to the Irish. But this is not a normal year. COVID-19 concerns and social distancing will keep many people away from bars and many more at home because offices remain closed or jobs have evaporated.

Read More: Capital Gazette
Increase the federal minimum wage ─ it’s long overdue
March 18, 2021 -

The provision for a federal minimum hourly wage of $15 was stripped from the recently passed COVID-19 relief bill, disappointing many. That wage was last increased in 2009, some 21 years ago. It’s now $7.25 or $15,080 annually before taxes. In contrast, inflation increased 24% during the same period, and recent profits of some large retailers has increased 69%.

Read More: Capital Gazette

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