Year after year, the Maryland Municipal League (MML) welcomes a bevy of state and local leaders to the stage at its summer conference to discuss the future of Maryland. Among them Monday was Maryland Gov. Wes Moore who, as the official keynote speaker, addressed a large crowd inside Ocean City’s Roland E. Powell Convention Center. […]
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Gov. Wes Moore highlights innovation in agriculture with visit to Eastern Shore farm
For decades the farm was a cow pasture. Then it became a home for corn and other row crops. When Maryland’s governor visited Twin Maples Farm on the Eastern Shore this month, he was met (even enveloped) by something else: miscanthus. Miscanthus grass, the Asian native over 10 feet tall with bamboo-like stems, has been […]
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs order for more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore ordered more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions on Monday, saying the “most sweeping state-level pardon in any state” will help reverse harms from the past caused by the war on drugs. During a news conference, Moore said the executive order will affect “tens of thousands of […]
In historic move, Wes Moore issues pardons for over 175K misdemeanor cannabis convictions
BALTIMORE — Gov. Wes Moore issued more than 175,000 pardons for misdemeanor cannabis possession and use convictions Monday morning — one of the largest state-issued pardons in United States history. “We’ll be clear: This is just a step — this is not a conclusion,” Moore, a Democrat, said in a interview Monday morning. “You have […]
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs executive order on climate change and heat pumps at Baltimore elementary school
BALTIMORE — At an East Baltimore elementary school Tuesday, Gov. Wes Moore signed what he called “one of the most comprehensive executive orders on climate of any governor in Maryland history.” It wasn’t just any school. The Henderson-Hopkins School in Baltimore’s Middle East neighborhood is busy installing solar panels on its roof, which will provide […]
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Wes Moore’s big bet in the Maryland Senate race
Gov. Wes Moore is not on the ballot in Maryland this year. But Moore has been campaigning in the state’s Senate race as though his own future were at stake. That’s because it is, Moore said in an interview. A 45-year-old Democrat who is widely seen as a possible future candidate for the White House, […]
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs juvenile justice legislation, state budget, and bills in honor of Pava LaPere
BALTIMORE — Gov. Wes Moore, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson signed the state budget as well as other legislation Thursday that will expand the list of criminal charges that can be filed against 10- to 12-year-olds. “This is probably one of the most controversial and hard issues that we have […]
Despite calls to veto, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to sign hotly debated juvenile justice bill
BALTIMORE — At what is slated to be the last bill-signing ceremony of the year, Gov. Wes Moore will sign sweeping juvenile justice legislation Thursday morning, signaling a win for prosecutors and law enforcement who say crime among Maryland youth is out of control. The legislation will create oversight to ensure the Department of Juvenile […]
Gov. Wes Moore calls for Democrats to unite after Maryland US Senate primary
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — Maryland Governor Wes Moore is weighing in on the very tight Democratic U.S. Senate matchup in next Tuesday’s primary. DC News Now and its partners, Emerson College and The Hill, conducted a poll showing a tight race between Prince George County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representative David Trone. […]
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore issues executive order calling for environmental literacy
BALTIMORE — Gov. Wes Moore issued an executive order Monday establishing an environmental literacy program in an effort to empower Maryland youth to conserve and restore the state’s natural resources in the face of climate change. “We owe it to the people of Maryland to keep our drinking water clean, keep our air safe, and […]
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs legislation to aid workers, businesses affected by Key Bridge collapse
BALTIMORE — Returning to Annapolis after lobbying members of Congress for federal funding, Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation Tuesday to aid workers and businesses affected by the partial closure of the Port of Baltimore two weeks after a container ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, killing six people. “We have to understand what […]