Local & State Politics

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

March 25, 2016
Baltimore Harbor (Photo Credit: Forsaken Fotos via Flickr)
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Sound Bites: Impact Of Sewage Pollution In Baltimore’s Harbor | Detroit Black Community Food Security Network | Recipe: Palestinian Easter Kaik With Dates

March 24, 2016 - Hour 2 - On Sound Bites, we get an update on the state of sewage pollution in the Baltimore Harbor. Then, we talk with Malik Yakini, Executive Director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, and get a Palestinian Easter recipe from Laila El-Haddad.
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March 18, 2016
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Sound Bites: Sandtown–Building a Model for Food and Jobs

March 17, 2016 - Segment 3 - In a special archive edition of Sound Bites, we hear a rebroadcast of a Good Food Gathering town hall meeting called Sandtown: Building a Model for Food and Jobs.
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March 15, 2016
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All Baltimore Voices: Stories About and Beyond the Unrest

March 14, 2016 - Segment 3 - We hear about a special project coming in April to the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, recognizing the one-year anniversary of the Baltimore Uprising: All Baltimore Voices: Stories About and Beyond the Unrest. With: Roni L. Jolley, Ed.D., Director of Education at the Lewis Museum; and poet Kondwani Fidel.
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March 14, 2016
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Officer William Porter Legal Case Update

March 10, 2016 - Segment 2 - We discuss the legal case around the death of Freddie Gray, and the news that Baltimore police Officer William G. Porter can be compelled to testify against the other five officers who are his co-defendants.
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March 11, 2016
Over-Policed, Yet Underserved
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Over-Policed, Yet Underserved: West Baltimore Residents Share Stories Of Police Misconduct

March 10, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with a look at a report released by No Boundaries Coalition, a Central West Baltimore community organization, on alleged police misconduct in West Baltimore. The report is titled "Over-Policed, Yet Underserved," and details stories of police misconduct witnessed and experienced by West Baltimore residents.
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March 4, 2016
Delegate Dan Morheim (Credit: Baltimore Sun)
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Delegate Dr. Dan Morhaim’s Radical New Solution To The Heroin Crisis

March 4, 2016 - Segment 2 - We host a conversation with Maryland State Delegate Dr. Dan Morhaim, about bills he is introducing into the Maryland General Assembly proposing what is being called a "radical" solution to the heroin crisis.
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March 3, 2016
photo by Helen Glazer
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Sound Bites: Baltimore Ecosystem Study

March 3, 2016 - Segment 2 - In our latest edition of Sound Bites, our series about our food and our world, we speak with participants from the Baltimore Ecosystem Study, a consortium of long-term research projects examining Baltimore's ecosystem.
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March 3, 2016
source: Baltimore Sun
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Mayoral Candidate Forum on The Future of Transportation in Baltimore

March 3, 2016 - Segment 1 - We listen to a Mayoral Candidate Forum on The Future of Transportation in Baltimore that Marc moderated last week at the Real News, sponsored by Transit Choices, Citizens Planning & Housing Association, 1000 Friends of Maryland and the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance.
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March 3, 2016
Photo Credit: Brian Cantoni
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Maryland General Assembly: The Latest On Education Testing Legislation

March 2, 2016 - Segment 2 - Marc talks to Cheryl Bost, Vice President of the Maryland State Education Association and a Baltimore County elementary school teacher, about the school testing legislation that is making its way through the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis.
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March 1, 2016
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Baltimore Mayoral Candidate: Elizabeth Embry

March 1, 2016 - Segment 3 - We have a discussion with Elizabeth Embry, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Mayor of Baltimore, she shares her vision for the city. Embry is a senior member of the Maryland Attorney General's Office.
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February 26, 2016
Green mount West Mural (Credit: Flickr- Central Baltimore)
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Education In Baltimore: Baltimore Montessori, Dallas F. Nicholas Sr., and Structural Problems in Baltimore

February 24, 2016 - Segment 2 - We examine a local issue between two public schools in one Baltimore neighborhood - the Baltimore Montessori charter school and Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary School, and how it relates to the larger structural issues of the education system in Baltimore.
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February 26, 2016
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Updates From The Maryland Legislature

February 24, 2016 - Segment 1 - We get an update on what's happening in the Maryland Legislature in Annapolis. With: Bryan Sears, Government Reporter for The Daily Record; and Charles Robinson, Political and Business Correspondent for Maryland Public Television.
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February 24, 2016
Baltimore Police Scene (Credit: Baltimore Sun)
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Police Reform & The War on Drugs: Baltimore’s Shifting Focus

February 23, 2016 - Segment 2 - We host a panel which talks about police reform and the war on drugs, with news that the Baltimore Police Department has shifted its focus away from persons committing lesser drug-related crimes and more toward large-scale players in the drug trade.
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February 15, 2016
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State Politics Roundtable: Criminal Justice Issues in the General Assembly

February 15, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with a look at criminal justice policy issues that are facing the Maryland General Assembly. With: Dayvon Love, Caryn York, Curt Anderson; and Neil Parrott.
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February 9, 2016
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Education Roundtable: Baltimore Overcounting Students Could Result In Loss Of Millions

February 9, 2016 - Segment 2 - Today we have our Education Roundtable, where our guests will discuss the idea that the Baltimore City School district might have inflated student enrollment numbers, a revelation that could result in the loss of millions of dollars.
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February 8, 2016
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Adnan Syed Hearing Continues In Baltimore

February 8, 2016 - Segment 3 - We cover the hearing in the case of Adnan Syed, which began last week in Baltimore. Syed is serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, and the purpose of the hearing is to determine whether Syed deserves a new trial. His case is the basis of the Serial podcast series.
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February 8, 2016
Obama's visit to Islamic Society of Baltimore (Photo Credit: New York Times)
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President Obama’s Visit To The Islamic Society Of Baltimore

February 8, 2016 - Segment 2 - Last week President Barack Obama visited The Islamic Society of Baltimore, his first visit to an American mosque after 7 years in office. We talk with two people who were present during President Obama's visit.
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February 8, 2016
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Baltimore Mayoral Race: Councilman Carl Stokes

February 8, 2016 Segment 1 - We begin the show with an interview with Baltimore Democratic Mayoral candidate Councilman Carl Stokes. Stokes represents the 12th District on the Baltimore City Council, where he is Chair of the Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee.
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February 3, 2016
Baltimore Housing Roundtable
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Baltimore Housing Roundtable: Community Land Trusts For Development Without Displacement

February 3, 2016 - Segment 1 - Last week the Baltimore Housing Roundtable, a coalition of affordable housing advocates, announced its plan to press Baltimore leaders to use a combination of land trusts, bonds and local hiring initiatives to develop struggling neighborhoods in the city.
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February 1, 2016
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From Flint to Baltimore: Clean Water, Environmental Racism & Infrastructure In Our Cities

February 1, 2016 - Segment 2 - We discuss our cities from Flint to Baltimore, looking at clean water, environmental racism & infrastructure. With: Dr. Lawrence Brown, Mijin Cha, Henry Louis Taylor, Jr. and Jacqui Patterson.
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January 28, 2016
Photo Credit: Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore
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Sound Bites: Community Impacts of Industrial Poultry Operations On The Eastern Shore

January 28, 2016 - Hour 2 - On our newest edition of Sound Bites, we look at Community Impacts of Industrial Poultry Operations. Last week I took a trip to Exmore, Virginia, a small town south of Chincoteague on Virginia's Eastern Shore, where I moderated a forum for the Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore, exploring community impacts of industrial poultry operations.
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January 24, 2016
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Sound Bites: Maryland Legislators Debate Poultry Litter & Farmer’s Rights | What Are Food Policy Councils?

January 21, 2016 - Segment 2 - On Sound Bites, we reflect upon two agricultural issues before the Maryland General Assembly: The Poultry Litter Management Act and the Farmer's Rights Act. And we look at Food Policy Councils - what they are, and why they are important.
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