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Wes Moore

Gov. Wes Moore has signed on to participate in a CBS town hall, a debate series pushed by the network’s new Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss.
Moore will step into national spotlight with ‘Things That Matter’ town hall on CBS
A prime-time slot on a major network gives the governor the opportunity to introduce himself to a broad national audience — especially as he has eyes on his 2026 reelection campaign and a future beyond that.
Maryland lawmakers returned to Annapolis for a one-day special session that included overriding 18 of Gov. Wes Moore’s vetoes.
Maryland lawmakers reverse Gov. Moore’s veto of reparations study
The bill to study the lingering harms of slavery and state-sanctioned discrimination became a friction point between Wes Moore and the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.
Transmission lines travel north from Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, Constellation’s nuclear power plant in Lusby, Maryland.
Maryland lawmakers override Moore vetoes on trio of climate and energy bills
The overrides come as lawmakers prepare for a legislative session next month in which growing energy demand and utility bills promise to dominate policy debates.
Construction on the Maryland State House in Annapolis began in 1772 and it's the oldest state capital building in the nation still in continuous legislative use. The building's dome is undergoing a rehabilitation project.
The Maryland General Assembly will hold a special session. How does that work?
State lawmakers will return to Annapolis on Tuesday to elect a House of Delegates speaker, consider vetoes and maybe take up other matters.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks last week at the Chesapeake Bay Program's Executive Council meeting. On Friday, Moore and Comptroller Brooke Lierman made money available for a study of climate change's costs to Maryland.
Backtracking ahead of veto vote, Moore funds study of climate costs
As lawmakers prepare to hold override votes on three climate bills vetoed by Moore last session, Gov. Wes Moore said he would fund a study into the damages of climate change in Maryland.
When members of the Maryland General Assembly convene in a special session on Tuesday, they won’t consider whether to draw new congressional district boundaries.
Maryland’s top lawmakers say they won’t draw new congressional maps in special session
Senate President Bill Ferguson and House of Delegates Speaker Pro Tempore Dana Stein issued a joint statement emphasizing that the scope of the special session will be “strictly limited.”
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is calling a special session of the General Assembly, which will begin on Dec. 16.
Gov. Wes Moore calls special legislative session to choose new House speaker
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is calling a special session of the General Assembly to allow the House of Delegates to elect and swear in a new speaker.
Adrienne Jones, House Speaker listens as delegates speak on the house floor at the Maryland State House, in Annapolis, Monday, March 17, 2025.
As House speaker steps back, Jones leaves a legacy of policy and leadership
As Adrienne A. Jones steps down from the top position in the Maryland House of Delegates, those who have worked closely with her say she’s left her mark as someone who has quietly built coalitions, nurtured talent and set a high bar for integrity in the sometimes unwieldy House chamber.
Howard County Library System President and CEO Tonya Aikens said the library administration's thoughts and prayers are with staff who may have been affected by carbon monoxide exposure at the Savage Branch location last week.
Howard County Council advances plans for new Columbia lakefront library
The Howard County Council approved plans for a new library on Columbia's lakefront.
Annapolis Roads just south of the Chesapeake Bay is where ships headed into the Port of Baltimore  wait for an open pier.
As governors gather in Baltimore, the Chesapeake Bay shows gains worth cheering
Even if you’ve followed this stuff for years, even if you know the difference between a Taylor float and a Secchi disk, it can be hard to have hope about the future of the Chesapeake Bay. I’m here to help.
Rafael Lopez, Maryland secretary of human services, speaks during a panel on healthcare during the Baltimore Banner’s Inside the Legislative Session event.
Maryland human services Secretary López pleads guilty in DC DUI case
Maryland’s secretary of human services, Rafael López, pleaded guilty on Monday to driving under the influence as part of a deal that could result in no jail time and an eventual dismissal of the case.
A boater heads out toward the Chesapeake Bay at the Susquehanna Flats.
As the Chesapeake Bay cleanup enters a new era, it’s fighting for relevance
As the Chesapeake restoration enters a new era — governors from across the watershed are expected in Baltimore this week to extend cleanup to 2040 — the movement appears uncertain about its future.
Gov. Wes Moore is pushing ahead with a commission that will examine redistricting Maryland’s congressional districts in response to Republican gerrymandering in other states.
What profit if Maryland Democrats gain a seat, but lose their souls?
Ask Maryland Democrats if they would support a president who breaks all the rules, behaves like a despot and uses America’s divides for personal and political gain — but did it to advance ideas they support — and they would say no. Yet here we are, on the precipice of an unwise change to congressional boundaries.
The family history beneath Anne Arundel County’s apology for slavery
On Nov. 22, Anne Arundel County leaders will formally apologize for the county’s role in enforcing and supporting slavery. The issue is personal for County Executive Steuart Pittman, who grew up and lives on land where people were held in slavery.
Sagamore Farm in northern Baltimore County was founded in 1925 by Issac Emerson, the inventor of Bromo-Seltzer.
Kevin Plank wants Maryland to buy his luxury horse farm
Emails detail a pitch to turn Sagamore Farm into a state-owned horse training facility.
Crane barges are seen at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site at sunrise as test piles are installed into the Patapsco River bed to test the strength and stability for the new bridge's foundation.
Key Bridge rebuild expected to cost billions more than preliminary estimate
The new bridge is now expected to open by the end of 2030 and cost between $4.3 billion and $5.2 billion — more than twice initial estimates — Bruce Gartner, executive director of the Maryland Transportation Authority, said Monday.
People gather Sunday, July 27, 2025, on an Interstate 195 overpass near BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport to protest Avelo Airlines deal with ICE to operate deportation flights. Avelo operates a limited number of passenger flights out of BWI.
Can Maryland kick Avelo out of BWI over ICE flights?
A small airline is raising a big stir at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall airport.
The Maryland State House in Annapolis is the oldest state capital building in the nation still in continuous legislative use.
Marylanders weigh in on Democrats’ congressional redistricting plan
Members of Gov. Wes Moore’s redistricting advisory commission sat stone-faced Friday as dozens of Marylanders weighed in for two hours.
FILE - SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)
Maryland working to get SNAP back to normal
The federal government shutdown is over, but it’s going to take some time for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to get back on track.
Maryland Del. Jesse Pippy speaks during a press conference outlining Republican lawmakers' proposals on criminal justice for the 2024 General Assembly session. The press conference was held at the Miller Senate Office Building in Annapolis on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.
Maryland GOP aims to ban midcycle redistricting amid Democratic push
Republicans, in the minority in Maryland’s Senate and House of Delegates, say their plan will codify congressional map-making rules in state law.
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