IN THE NEWS
Thank you WTOP for covering the story of Rashawn Williams’, the passage of HB 195 and the importance of a Purple Alert System in Maryland.
Thank you Baltimore Banner for listing the passage of HB 195 and the creation of a statewide Purple Alert as one of the key pieces of legislation from the 2024 session!
It is a true honor to be voted as the 1st Vice President of the Women Legislators of Maryland by my colleagues!
I am always happy to fight for funding for these types of projects. It was great to see the kids playing and have fun on their new playgrounds! Thank you Baltimore Sun for covering this great addition to the community!
Thank you DC News Now for covering HB 195. Having a Purple Alert System WILL SAVE LIVES!
Thank you Washington Post for covering the importance of my bill to create a state-wide Purple Alert system. Rashawn Williams’ family shared his story and the story at the recent hearing that demonstrated why this bill is so critical in protecting our vulnerable Marylanders.
The issue I hear the most about from constituents is speeding and reckless driving in neighborhoods and we know speed monitoring systems work to reduce dangerous driving. HB 58 came to me from community groups and will make our streets safer for everyone.
I have been fighting misinformation about HB 58, which simply allows the county, rather than the state, to make decisions about where, when, or whether to authorize speed monitoring devices. Unfortunately, some of my colleagues are not sticking to the facts regarding HB 58. I have had to correct many misrepresentations of this local control, public safety legislation in a lot of media. I recently appeared on Maryland Public Television's State Circle and debated one of the Delegates opposing this bill.
Speeding and reckless driving is one of the most common concerns I hear from constituents. HB 58 is a bill that transfers control over the placement of speed cameras from the state to the county and gives the police another tool in their tool box to address the issue.
Thank you Baltimore Sun for covering the work of the State Autism Coordinator Group and Advisory Stakeholder Group that was created by legislation I crafted!
You can read the full article here.
Thank you WMAR 2-News Baltimore for covering this very important bill. I am committed to fighting for Emma and others facing this same issue!
I appreciate being able to talk with Diana Wingate-Gaiser on The Grit and Grind of Autism podcast, sharing my story as a mom and now as a legislator fighting for supports for the autism community.
I am honored to be named on of Maryland’s Top 100 Women by the Daily Record for a second time!
Shortly before the beginning of Session I was invited to meet with the MOSH workers in their office in Hunt Valley. I was touched and frankly frightened by their stories and the implications of them. I felt that it was necessary to bring that into the light and I appreciate the Baltimore Sun for publishing my article about these problems that affect ALL Marylanders.
Thank you to the Avenue News for allowing me the opportunity to share what HB 1171 is and does. I am committed to fighting with my constituents to combat reckless driving!
Thank you Maryland Matters for covering this very important legislation.
"During a hearing on the bill this week, parents chronicled experiences trying to figure out what happened to their children after they came home from school bruised. The parents may be able to learn what happened if there is video footage of their child’s day, they said."
Thank you Frederick News-Post for covering this important legislation. It is imperative we pass this bill this year to protect vulnerable students.
Thank you WMAR-2 News Baltimore for once again covering such an important piece of legislation. I cried during my hearing for HB 226 listening to these horrible stories from parents about the abuse their children experience -- abuse that can be prevented with these cameras. We have to prioritize protecting our most vulnerable students NOW!
Schools are no place for symbols of hate. HB 418 will ban hate symbols from public schools, helping to create a safe and inviting environment for all students.
When a High School student approached me about their attempts to have hate symbols banned from schools had stalled many times I knew I had to get involved immediately. We cannot continue allowing students to wear or display symbols of hate in school. Thank you Tom Hindle for covering this story of why this bill is so important to me and my constituents.
Ensuring the ballot box is accessible for everyone is a priority for me. HB 247 is a critical bill in ensuring voters with disabilities and parents accompanies by kids with disabilities have appropriate access to the ballot box.
I am committed to protecting our most vulnerable populations. Having cameras in self-contained special education classrooms for non-verbal students will stop abuse against kids who cannot say where the abuse came from.
Delegate Eric Luedtke featured me as his guest on his podcast to discuss my upcoming legislative platform!
There is so much scientific data to show that Therapy Dogs are great ways to help lessen depression and anxiety while improving academic achievement at the same time in our students. Tom Hindle from Capital News Service Maryland covers HB 173.
I have quite a few bills focusing on special education needs and improvements this year. Maryland Matters covers them all.
The Baltimore Sun covers how a student petition had sparked a movement to ban hate symbols in Public Schools. I will be submitting a bill this year to ban hate symbols from public schools across the state.
Read the Baltimore Sun article here
Thank you WYPR and John Lee for covering this important story and for allowing me to weigh in and represent the viewpoints of so many concerned Maryland families! I sincerely hope that BCPS, MSDE, and The General Assembly will work together to try and address these inequities!
A Miner Detail covers my testimony to the Maryland State Board of Election to asking for curbside voting for November 3, election.
I discussed my shared concerns about the state’s re-opening plan for schools and by push for a hybrid learning environment for those who are falling behind in a virtual setting.
Thank you, WYPR for covering this important story. We have been waiting since June 17 for the Superintendent to act. I also want to reiterate that this is not about just one school or one district. I, and others, have seen these symbols in other schools. This is a systemic issue that needs to be dealt with and not just on a "case by case" basis after a child is brave enough to complain!
Maryland Matters covers my push for curbside voting for Maryland, which has been successful implemented in several states across the country already.
WMAR focuses on my bill HB 1292, which would install one video recording device in special education classroom to better protect students, parents, and teachers who come under scrutiny for incidents of violence.
Read the WMAR news story here
Maryland Matters profiles Michele Guyton’s HB 42: Public Information Act - Applications for Inspection - Responses and Time Limit
I discussed HB 1292 and the purpose and importance of installing video recording devices in special education classrooms on the C4 Radio Show.
Listen and watch the interview here
I joined Ryan Miner on A Miner Detail podcast to discuss HB 33, which would criminalize emotional abuse of vulnerable adults.
Listen to the Podcast Here
I had a tremendous interview with the MD Dems podcast, discussion some of my priority legislation in 2020.
Michele Guyton joined a team of colleagues to have the State Department of Education to adopt expanded Holocaust Education and in October the DOE announced their intentions to increase the curriculum on Holocaust history.
I love representing you as your delegate in 42B! My favorite part is working with constituents concerns to solve real problems. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve you and hope that you will continue to share issues with me so that we work together to make our community and state even more efficient and transparent.
Read the Gunpowder Gazette Article Here
The Baltimore Sun Highlight Legislative Priorities for the 42B District, read what I will be focusing on during the 2020 Legislative Session.
It is a real honor to have been profiled in this newly released book about women in politics and our success in the 2018 elections. It was fun to participate and is offered as a great guide to other woman who are interested in running (and winning) a hard race!