The Baltimore Banner's Inside the Legislative Session

Join The Baltimore Banner for its 2nd annual Inside the Legislative Session, a breakfast event featuring Senate President Bill Ferguson, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, State of Maryland Comptroller Brooke E. Lierman, Maryland Secretary of Health, Laura Herrera Scott and other key legislative leaders, along with key business and civic leaders.

The morning will include remarks from the presiding officers as well as panel discussions and fireside chats on the most pressing policy issues facing our state.

Breakfast begins at 7:00am. Program to start promptly at 7:30am.

RSVP required. This event is free to attend thanks to: Maryland Alliance for Fair Liabilities Law, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, The Arc Central Chesapeake Region, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials Association, Global Refuge, AARP of Maryland, Solar Energy Industries Association, and Turner Construction Company 

AGENDA

The program will begin promptly at 07:30am

Budget Fireside Chat:

Brooke E. Lierman, Maryland comptroller

Guy Guzzone, senator, chair of the Budget and Taxation Committee

Stephen Hershey Jr., senator, Maryland Senate minority leader

Moderator: Pamela Wood, state politics reporter, The Baltimore Banner

A conversation with the Leadership

Senate President Bill Ferguson

Speaker of The Maryland House Of Delegates, Adrienne A. Jones

Moderator: Pamela Wood, state politics reporter, The Baltimore Banner

Powering Maryland’s future: Balancing energy needs with climate realities

Lorig Charkoudian, delegate, Economic Matters Committee

Brian Feldman, senator, chair of the Education, Energy and the Environment Committee

Leah Meredith, mid-Atlantic Regional Director, Solar Energy Industries Association

Paul Pinsky, director, Maryland Energy Administration

Moderator: Rick Hutzell, columnist, The Baltimore Banner​

Remarks from Kristin Jimison, Regional Director for the Mid-Atlantic, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 

The Future of Health: The impact AHEAD will have on hospitals, insurers, and Marylanders  

Lester Davis, chief of staff, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, Maryland secretary of health

Rafael Lopez, Maryland secretary of human services

Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, delegate, chair of the Health and Government Operations Committee

Moderator: Brenda Wintrode, state government, agency and politics reporter, The Baltimore Banner

Remarks from Michael Sakata, President & CEO of Maryland Transportation Builders & Materials Association 

The Debate over Housing and Community Development: The rise of “Yimbyism”

Jake Day, Maryland secretary of housing and community development

Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO, Global Refuge

Jonathon Rondeau, president and CEO, The Arc Central Chesapeake Region

Michael Sanderson, executive director, Maryland Association of Counties

Vaughn Stewart, delegate

Moderator: Hallie Miller, housing reporter, The Baltimore Banner 

Doing business in Maryland: The economic impact and opportunities ahead

Kevin Anderson, Maryland secretary of commerce

Vanessa E. Atterbeary, delegate, chair of the Ways and Means Committee

Ricky Smith, executive director and CEO, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

Grason Wiggins, vice president of government affairs, Maryland Chamber of Commerce

Moderator: Rick Hutzell, columnist, The Baltimore Banner​

09:30am: A Conversation with Governor Moore

Moderator: Kimi Yoshino, editor in chief, The Baltimore Banner

Parking Information: 

Valet Parking is $16 per car for up to 4 hours, and $20 per car for up to 8 hours. The hotel is cashless but accepts credit cards and Apple Pay.​​

Self-Parking is $15 per car for up to 8 hours. The self-parking can be accessed from right out front of the hotel (near lobby) located at 126 West Street. It is the hotel’s parking garage and is named “Graduate Annapolis Parking Garage”.