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County Executive Steuart Pittman interviews Maryland House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk about leadership and civility in government.

The news makes it feel like the government can’t be decent anymore, but Maryland House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk says civility is a decision you make every day. In the latest episode of the Pittman and Friends Podcast, County Executive Steuart Pittman sits down with Speaker Peña-Melnyk to discuss what it takes to lead a chamber of 141 delegates, travel the state nonstop, and still keep your focus on people who need government to work, not perform. Speaker Peña-Melnyk walks us through the e...

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Host: Steuart Pittman

Guest: Joseline Peña-Melnyk

Topics covered

• government
• leadership
• civility
• politics
• Maryland

Keywords

• Maryland
• House of Delegates
• civility
• government
• politics
• leadership

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Organizations: Maryland House of Delegates

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