Local & State Politics

Archives of the show until 2018. For recent archives, go to: The Marc Steiner Show at the Real News Network

April 1, 2013

Local & State Roundtable: Baltimore Budget Cuts, Gas Tax, And More!

April 1, 2013 - Segment 1 - Co-host Anthony McCarthy joins me for a roundtable discussion on local and regional issues, including the Baltimore City budget for 2014 and the gas tax proposed by the state legislature.
March 28, 2013

Sound Bites: Ag Certainty, What the Pesticide Information Act Means for Maryland & A Palestinian Easter Recipe

March 28, 2013 - Segment 3 - This week on Sound Bites, we talk about the Ag Certainty Bill and the Pesticide Information Act, both of which are making their way through the General Assembly in Maryland right now, and hear a Palestinian Easter recipe.
March 28, 2013

Race, Class, Power, And Organizing In East Baltimore: Rebuilding Abandoned Communities In America

March 28, 2013 - Segment 2 - Dr. Marisela Gomez joins us to talk about her book Race, Class, Power, and Organizing in East Baltimore, which examines how economic development could be different if we took into consideration people, their health, and their communities.
March 27, 2013

Labor Update: Downtown Baltimore’s Hyatt Regency Hotel

March 23, 2013 - Segment 2 - We get an update about the organizing campaign happening at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Downtown Baltimore from Tracy Lingo, organizer with UNITE HERE Local 7 in Baltimore; and Brian Deller, a bartender at the Hyatt.
March 27, 2013

Occupy The Department of Education

March 27, 2013 - Segment 1 - We discuss issues concerning education, like school closings in Baltimore and beyond, standardized testing, and how people are trying to change the education system. We will also hear about an upcoming series of actions in Washington, DC called Occupy the Department of Education.
March 25, 2013

How We Police: Should Police Training And Community Relations Be Reformed?

March 25, 2013 - Hour 1 - We take a look at police policy and how it affects community relations with Imam Earl El-Amin, Doug Ward, and Eppie Chapman, a local man whose photo appeared on COP Toons, an unauthorized Facebook fan page where Baltimore City police officers post images of people they arrest.
March 21, 2013

Maryland Senate Finance Committee Kills Increase In Minimum Wage

March 21, 2013 - Segment 2 - A bill that would have raised the minimum wage in Maryland to $10.00 by 2015 was defeated in the Maryland Senate Finance Committee yesterday. We'll hear arguments for and against raising the minimum wage from local business owners and policy experts.
March 21, 2013

Study Finds Growing Inequality In Maryland

March 21, 2013 - Segment 3 - We discuss a recent report from the Center for Sustainable Economy and the Institute for Policy Studies called Closing the Inequality Divide: A Strategy for Fostering Genuine Progress in Maryland. The report covers growing inequality in the state of Maryland.
March 20, 2013

In Memory Of Christopher Brown, Bill Would Improve Police Training

March 20, 2013 - Segment 4 - We are joined by Chris Brown, mother of the Randallstown High School teen killed by a Baltimore County police officer, and Delegate Jill P. Carter of Maryland's 41st District in Baltimore City, who proposed a House bill that would improve police training to avoid future police-involved deaths.
March 12, 2013

Local News Roundtable – Legal Marijuana in Maryland?

March 12, 2013 - Segment 1 - We host a panel discussion about current events in local news with independent journalist Hassan Giordano and John Bullock, Professor of Political Science at Towson University. Delegate Curt Anderson joins us for part of the discussion to discuss the legalization of marijuana in Maryland.
March 11, 2013

The City On Baltimore’s Homelessness Problem Following Camp 83

March 11, 2013 - Segment 1 - We return to our coverage of Camp 83, a homeless encampment under I-83 that was cleared Friday morning, and the City's response to homelessness in Baltimore. We start with our coverage of Friday morning's Camp83 eviction and hear a response from the City.
March 8, 2013

Camp 83: Voices Of The Eviction

March 8, 2013 - Web Exclusive - We have been covering the homeless encampment of people living under the Jones Falls Expressway near Madison and Fallsway right by the prison complex for the last several weeks. What was left of Camp 83 the City bulldozed today. The City was met by advocates and the homeless to bear witness and to make sure belongings were not destroyed.
March 5, 2013

Models For Equitable & Sustainable Urban Development

March 5, 2013 - Segment 4 - A panel of equitable development experts joins us in time for this weekend's symposium exploring models for equitable and sustainable urban development, including Dr. Marisela Gomez, Dr. Rhonda Williams, Roque Barros, and Gus Newport.
March 4, 2013

Baltimore City Councilwoman Clarke’s Resolution To Halt Friday’s “Camp 83” Eviction

March 4, 2013 - Segment 4 - We close out the show with Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke and Jeff Singer, founder and former executive director of Health Care for the Homeless, who will be discussing Clarke's resolution to halt the eviction of Camp 83, an homeless encampment under I-83.
March 4, 2013

Stop Snitching Culture in Baltimore: Still No Arrest In Case Of 15-Year-Old Stabbed

March 4, 2013 - Segment 1 - We discuss "snitching," an act in which a person informs the police of illegal activity in the community, in light of the 15-year-old that was killed during the Ravens Superbowl Parade in Baltimore - a case in which no one has been charged despite witnesses.
March 1, 2013

Camp 83, Homeless Community Under Jones Falls Expressway, To Be Cleared By City

February 28, 2013 - Hour 2 - We travel to a part of Baltimore that thousands of people drive over every day, yet have no idea it exists: an encampment of homeless people living in tents under I-83. On March 8, City officials are planning to shut down the encampment, but residents of "Camp 83" are demanding that the city provide adequate housing if they force them to leave.
February 26, 2013

Baltimore Youth Talk Gun Violence Prevention

February 26, 2013 - Segment 2 - We turn to the broader issue of gun violence with youth from The Intersection. Did you know that 51 youth under the age of 18 have been killed by gun violence in Baltimore over the past five years? Hear the perspectives of our young people on this harsh reality.
February 26, 2013

State & Local Roundtable: Dr. Nikita Levy, Annapolis, and More

February 25, 2013 - Segment 1 - Anthony McCarthy co-hosts as our roundtable of panelists discuss the latest in local news, including the controversy surrounding Dr. Nikita Levy, a former Johns Hopkins gynecologist who committed suicide after investigators discovered he was secretly recording patients.
February 11, 2013

2013 State of the City Address

February 11, 2013 - Hour 1 - Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will present her State of the City address, and tonight at 5:00 we kick off our week with a roundtable discussion of that speech. Co-host Anthony McCarthy joins me in-studio, and the panel will feature: attorney Sheryl Wood; John Bullock, Professor of Political Science at Towson University; and organic farmer and hula-hoop man Andreas Spiliadis.
February 6, 2013

Raising the Minimum Wage in Maryland

February 6, 2013 - Segment 2 - We examine the debate over raising the minimum wage in Maryland, with: Cory McCray, labor activist and co-founder of the BEST Democratic Club and; Michael Saltsman, Research Director at the Employment Policies Institute.
January 9, 2013

January 9, 2013 – Hour 2

In part two of our special two-hour broadcast from the 10th annual Annapolis Summit, we hear from Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley about issues affecting our state in the upcoming year, from the proposed youth jail in Baltimore to statewide gun control.

September 5, 2012

September 5, 2012 – Segment 2

The Democratic National Convention kicked off its first official day yesterday in Charlotte, NC with speakers who set the tone for the convention, including Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley. We host a roundtable discussion to talk about the DNC and what it means for the election.

March 7, 2011

March 7, 2011 – Segment 2

With federal stimulus money gone and the recession still far from over, Maryland faces a $1.6 billion budget gap this year.  In Governor Martin O'Malley's budget proposal for this year, one of the measures he suggests for closing that gap is $94 million in cuts to education.  Our guests today debate the necessity of the cuts, and discuss what they would mean for schools, municipalities, stude

January 27, 2011

January 27, 2011 – Hour 1

If you tuned in for On Delmarva last week, you heard Ted Wycall, Jake Day, and James Adkins take on the big questions facing farmers on Delmarva, our food systems, and how we can feed everyone at a low cost without harming the environment.  We enjoyed talking with them so much that we invited them back to continue the conversation!

November 11, 2010

November 11, 2010 – Hour 1

While Maryland remains a steadfastly Democratic state by and large, Maryland's 1st Congressional District voted to oust first-term Democratic Congressman Frank Kratovil in favor of Rebuplican candidate Andy Harris last week.  All other Congressional incumbents throughout the state, as well as Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley, held their seats.

October 12, 2010

October 12, 2010 – Hour 1

Last night, Maryland gubernatorial candidates Martin O'Malley and Robert Ehrlich had their first debate of this election campaign.  Today, we'll discuss the debate and the race between our current and former Governors.  Anthony McCarthy co-hosts with Marc, and we're joined by:

Susan Turnbull - Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party

August 17, 2010

August 17, 2010 – Hour 1

Marc co-hosts with Anthony McCarthy a discussion with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. We discuss topics including the re-opening of pools, the spike of violence in the city, and the upcoming elections. Be sure to phone in with your questions for Mayor Rawlings-Blake.