Marylanders have a chance to transform the state into the nation’s center of Black political power, electing a Black governor, attorney general and U.S. senator.
“People need to be careful around how you portray your service and don’t embellish things,” one veteran said of the inaccuracies of Gov. Wes Moore’s Bronze Star claim.
Two veterans who help investigate cases of people lying about their military records said Gov. Wes Moore inaccurately claiming a Bronze Star on a White House application was not stolen valor.
“I made an honest mistake by including something because my commanding officer thought it was a good idea,” Moore said Thursday. “He thought that I earned it and he was already going through the paperwork to process it.”
Will Tilburg has shaped the state’s medical and recreational cannabis rules, educated lawmakers on national best practices and established several first-in-the-nation cannabis policies and standards during his nearly seven-year tenure.
A federal appeals court ruled Friday in favor of Maryland’s tough requirements for obtaining a handgun license, a blow to gun rights supporters who have been fighting the law for years and a win for gun safety advocates.
Christian Siriano, an Annapolis-native and Baltimore School for the Arts alum, struck the right note on the third night of the convention by creating a purple-hued pantsuit for the queen of talk, Oprah Winfrey.
In his nearly eight minute spot Moore wrapped an earnest story about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and some familiar — for Marylanders — arguments about service, patriotism and perseverance into his defense of a Harris-Walz administration.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will take the Democratic National Convention stage Wednesday night and make his best case why Americans should elect Kamala Harris president.
Gov. Wes Moore will be one of a handful of Maryland politicians to speak during the four-day event. U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin is on today’s schedule and U.S. Senate candidate and Prince George’s County executive Angela Alsobrooks is also expected to speak.
Gov. Wes Moore’s remarks came at the close of the Maryland Association of Counties annual conference, which draws thousands of local and state officials to the beach to hash out policy issues, along with an unofficial roster of political fundraisers and receptions.
The raucous event marked the first time the pair appeared together since Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race against Republican Donald Trump and endorsed Kamala Harris and also spotlighted two Maryland politicians with rising national profiles