Jim Shea Named City Solicitor, Dana Moore To Become First Chief Equity Officer wypr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wypr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Updated: 9:50 AM EST Dec 22, 2020 Mayor Brandon Scott has appointed Jim Shea to serve as City Solicitor in his administration.As City Solicitor, Shea will lead the Law Department and serve as legal advisor to the City. By Charter, he will also serve as a member of the Board of Estimates. Shea will assume his post as City Solicitor in January 2021.“Jim brings unmatched legal and civic experience to City Hall, and he is committed to charting a new course for Baltimore,” said Mayor Brandon M. Scott. “His dedication to good lawyering, equity and accountability will make him an effective City Solicitor and critical part of my team as we work to build a better city.”Scott was Shea s ticket mate in 2018 gubernatorial election. Scott was the candidate for lieutenant governor when Shea unsuccessfully ran in the Democratic primary for governor in 2018.Shea is chairman emeritus of Venable LLP, a Global 100 law firm with over 800 attorneys headquartered in Baltimore. He served
History was made Dec. 15 when President-elect Joe Biden named former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg as his Secretary of Transportation. In addition to being the first openly gay member of a U.S. President’s Cabinet, Buttigieg is also noteworthy both for his lack of hands-on experience managing any sort of transportation department or agency and for his small-city background. But according to one analysis of the appointment, this may actually be a good thing, for it may mean that federal transportation policies may actually pay attention to those Americans who get the lowest quality of transit service, namely, those living in our smaller cities.
Baltimore transit needs much more than a tweek | COMMENTARY baltimoresun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baltimoresun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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