Articles & Q&As
Op-eds and questionnaire responses, unedited. Where I stand, in my own words, on schools, public safety, growth, and the county budget.
Annapolis Is Balancing Its Books on Talbot County
Maryland began this budget year with a $1.4 billion structural deficit, and counties are where the state comes to close it. It isn't politics. It's arithmetic.
ReadTalbot County Voters Bought an Ambulance Station. Here's the Receipt.
Station 95 in Cordova exists because of 400 people, the margin by which voters renewed the penny tax. The least we owe them is an accounting they can read.
ReadWhen Talbot Grows, Someone Pays. Callahan, Stepp Want You to Pay
On July 14, the County Council weighed who pays when new development drives up the cost of roads, schools, and libraries. Two members chose developers over the public.
ReadResponse to Richard M. Potter Jr., Talbot County Branch NAACP
Civil rights, voter ID in Easton, meaningful input for underrepresented communities, police accountability, and how to measure progress. Real questions, real answers.
ReadTalbot County Education Association Candidate Questionnaire
Education funding, teacher recruitment and retention, collective bargaining, community schools, and the top three things Brian would accomplish in four years.
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