Senate President Says Tense Session Still Respectful
Kathy Cornwell has spent over 40 years in local media, starting her career with an internship at WCBC in the late 1980s. After graduating from Frostburg State University, she worked extensively in cable television advertising and programming with Comcast. From 2002 to 2005, she was married to WCBC's Jim Robey. Kathy returned to the News Department at WCBC in 2023. She lives in Cumberland with her husband, retired radio station manager Rich Cornwell.
Last week, the Maryland Senate had a few difficult days with discussion on bills dealing with immigration enforcement. At his weekly press conference, Senate President Bill Ferguson told reporters that respect reigned over the proceedings and allowed for constructive conversations overall…
“I was just really proud of the way the Senate operated. It was tense, which it should be because these are hard issues, but it was respectful, it was thoughtful. And while there are differences of opinion and we disagree on some of the outcomes, I think it was a showing of what the best of Maryland can be that we can have these thoughtful, value-based conversations and still find a way to move forward.”