Roughly Speaking

Luke and Mileah are joined by reporters Pamela Wood and Doug Donovan and state Sen. Justin Ready.

In the fourth episode of ----Roughly Speaking: Government Edition,---- Baltimore Sun reporter Luke Broadwater and Goucher College pollster Dr. Mileah Kromer talk about criminal justice issues affecting Maryland, including the Anton Black case and a proposed police force for Johns Hopkins University, before interviewing State Sen. Jill P. Carter, a Baltimore Democrat who is the former director of Baltimore's Office of Civil Rights. Sun reporters Pamela Wood and Talia Richman join the discussion.Roughly Speaking: Government Edition---- is a partnership between the Baltimore Sun and Goucher College that will run during the 90-day Maryland General Assembly session.Links:https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-anton-black-greensboro-20190124-story.htmlhttps://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-bloomberg-hopkins-police-20190122-story.htmlhttps://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-ci-carter-letter-20181018-story.htmlhttps://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-house-livestream-20190122-story.html

Listen to episode 4 of reporter Luke Broadwater and pollster Mileah Kromer's podcast series.

Baltimore's long-standing problem with thousands of abandoned houses and blighted communities is gradually being addressed -- with state funds for demolition and initiatives by the city to raise funds for affordable housing and new development in previously overlooked neighborhoods. One of the key organizations on the affordable-housing front is Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake. Since it came on the scene in the 1980s, Habitat Chesapeake has built or restored about 750 homes in the city, Baltimore County, Howard County and Anne Arundel County.On this show: A catch-up conversation and ride-along with Mike Posko, CEO of Habitat Chesapeake, about the non-profit's building projects and its HabiCorps skills-training program.We visit two neighborhoods where Habitat has completed projects -- Woodbourne-McCabe in north Baltimore, and Orchard Ridge in the northeastern part of the city.

Baltimore Sun reporter Luke Broadwater and Goucher College pollster Dr. Mileah Kromer talk about Gov. Larry Hogan's inauguration, budget and whether ----Hogan 2020---- is real, before interviewing District 20 State Sen. William C. Smith Jr., a Montgomery County Democrat who is chairman of the Veterans Caucus. Sun reporters Pamela Wood and Liz Bowie join the discussion.Roughly Speaking: Government Edition---- is a partnership between the Baltimore Sun and Goucher College that will run during the 90-day Maryland General Assembly session.Links:https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-hogan-inauguration-20190116-story.htmlhttps://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-hogan-niskanen-20190117-story.htmlhttps://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-budget-takeaways-20190118-story.htmlhttps://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-hogan-budget-preview-20190117-story.htmlhttps://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/bs-md-kirwan-report-20190118-story.html

Luke and Mileah discuss Larry Hogan's presidential prospects and other Maryland government topics.

In the second episode of ----Roughly Speaking: Government Edition,---- Baltimore Sun reporter Luke Broadwater and Goucher College pollster Dr. Mileah Kromer talk about Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller's cancer diagnosis and other issues before interviewing State Del. Kathy Szeliga, a Baltimore County Republican who was the target of what prosecutors say was an illegal robocall. Sun reporter Pamela Wood joins the discussion, and we hear some of Miller's best zingers from the General Assembly floor against Comptroller Peter Franchot.Roughly Speaking: Government Edition---- is a partnership between the Baltimore Sun and Goucher College that will run during the 90-day Maryland General Assembly session.

Luke and Mileah recap the legislative session's first week and interview Del. Kathy Szeliga.

Even as the Trump administration drastically curtails the nation's refugee resettlement program -- in the midst of the worst global refugee crisis in history -- Atwater's, the local restaurant group, has been putting refugees to work baking cookies and making soup. Working with the International Rescue Committee in Baltimore, Atwater's has provided jobs at its central ----Big Kitchen---- in Morrell Park and at two of its six locations for 11 refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Central African Republic and other nations. In this episode, we hear from Ned Atwater, the founder and owner of Atwater's Traditional Food; David Miliband, president of the International Rescue Committee, and Mary Ricchezza, employment specialist with the IRC in Baltimore.

In the first episode of ----Roughly Speaking: Government Edition,---- Baltimore Sun reporter Luke Broadwater and Goucher College pollster Dr. Mileah Kromer talk about the results of the recent Gonzales poll before interviewing District 43 State Sen. Mary Washington and District 40 Del. Nick Mosby about their new legislation concerning exorbitant water bills and other issues affecting their Baltimore districts. ----Roughly Speaking: Government Edition---- is a partnership between the Baltimore Sun and Goucher College that will run during the 90-day Maryland General Assembly session.Links:https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-luke-broadwater-20141007-staff.htmlhttps://www.goucher.edu/learn/academic-centers/people-politics-and-markets/faculty/mileah-kromerhttp://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=sponpage----tab=subject6----id=washington----stab=01http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=sponpage----tab=subject6----id=mosby01----stab=01https://baltsun.carto.com/builder/3af4ef26-96cd-4897-929a-9bd679957dc3/embedhttps://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-tax-sale-legislation-20190107-story.htmlhttps://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-gonzales-poll-20190107-story.html