It’s week 4 of the 2019 Annapolis legislative session!
Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D-Prince George’s and Anne Arundel), the Vice Chair of the Health and Government Operations Committee was joined by House Republican Minority Whip Kathy Szeliga (R-Baltimore, Harford) with co-hosts Ryan Miner and Len Lazarick at Harry Browne’s Restaurant in Annapolis.
Peña-Melnyk & Szeliga discussed the rising costs of prescription drugs and legislation before the committee to curb drug costs in Maryland. The two prominent female state legislators also reacted to Gov. Larry Hogan’s (R) State of the State Address.
Ryan R. Miner, MBA is the founder, editor in chief, and senior reporter of A Miner Detail, the Maryland investigative journalism publication he launched in April 2015. He hosts the A Miner Detail Podcast, distributed across Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and seven other platforms. A native of Hagerstown, Maryland, Miner holds a B.A. in political science from Duquesne University (2008) and an MBA from Mount St. Mary's University (2020). He teaches at Frederick Community College. He is also the founder of Sentinel Silver, LLC, Maryland's first older adult technology institute, and the publisher of The Senior Soup, a Maryland senior advocacy platform. His longer story is at ryanrminer.com. Reach him at Ryan@AMinerDetail.com or (240) 244-7075.
