ft. Senator Mary Washington (D-Baltimore City). The podcast opens with a recap of the historic 6-hour, 4-committee, hearing on the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future (2:25) and the democratic on full public display (6:45). Senator Washington discusses some of the outcomes from the hearing (10:20) and then shares some of her own legislative priorities for Session 2020 (13:00). The conversation turns to Baltimore City. Arinze asks, “What will it take to fix Baltimore’s issues?” which opens the door to a lengthy discussion about crime and and the cynicism that has taken root in the City (25:30). The episode closes with an exchange about “hope” and the impact an effort to expand access to opportunity would have on Baltimore (42:20).