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Open Agenda TV S3 E27 Fire Service "Dis"Agreement in Wicomico County
Perhaps nothing is more important in local government than issues of public safety and emergency services. Currently, the City of Salisbury and Wicomico County are once again at odds over the “correct” amount that is being allocated for the annual f...
Open Agenda TV S3 E23 Will Salisbury Gut Collective Bargaining?
April 13 was one of the most consequential and dramatic meetings in recent Salisbury City History as the Council and Administration progressed with a plan to strip away collective bargaining from first responders and municipal workers.
Open Agenda TV S3 E19 Mayor Randy Taylor talks Parks and Rec in Salisbury
This Week on Open Agenda, Michael Lankford had the chance to conduct an in-depth interview with Salisbury Mayor Randy Taylor and City Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Chair Michael Piorunski to discuss the exciting new developments and improve...
Open Agenda TV: S3 E12 April Jackson Discusses the Forward Progress of Salisbury City Council
We conduct a candid interview with April Jackson, the newly selected president of the Salisbury City Council. President Jackson will explain the circumstances that compelled council members to reorganize their principal officers and shares her vision...
Open Agenda TV S3 E10 Salisbury City Council Coup
The sudden and astonishing reorganization of the Salisbury City Council's principal officers is the topic of discussion on the Friday, February 13 edition of OPEN AGENDA (S3 E10). At this week's legislative session, without prior warning the newest m...
Open Agenda TV S3 E9 Lobbyist Push Ranked Choice Voting in Salisbury
On the Monday, Feb. 9 edition of OPEN AGENDA (S3 E9) we ask, “If you don't like the results of an election, should the electoral system be changed to get what you want?” Well, that's precisely what certain “progressive” political elements are attemp...
Open Agenda TV S3 E7 The Truth over the Rhetoric for Ranked Choice Voting
On this week's episode of OPEN AGENDA (S3 E7) we analyze why city council president Angela Blake and her cohort, Michele Gregory, continue to push for “ranked choice voting” in city elections. Despite their assertions, there are no indications that S...
Open Agenda TV: S3 E5 Survey Says City Council Distracts with Election Reform
On the Monday, January 19 edition of OPEN AGENDA (S3 E5) we discuss why the new Salisbury city council president, Angela Blake and her sidekick, Michele Gregory, are pushing to impose “ranked choice voting” in city elections when voters have shown ab...
S2 E80 ICE Arrest Intimidates Pinehurst Neighborhood
OPEN AGENDA has produced a special year-end episode (S2 E80) to address ICE's recent arrest and ongoing detention of a 24-year-old mother, Vanessa Parrazal, who was brought to the U.S. illegally at the age of two. The arrest, which involved busting o...
Open Agenda TV S2 E78 Salisbury City Council Closes the Year with More Controversy
If you didn't like the way in which the vacant Salisbury City Council seat was filled or how its officers were elected, you're going to love the Friday, December 19 edition of OPEN AGENDA (S2 E78). We show you the video clip of Councilwoman April Jac...