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Wes Moore

A man stands at a brown podium in front of a blue and white bus that reads "zero emissions bus" on it inside a large bus depot.
MTA goes green with first zero-emission buses, but larger transition to take longer than expected
The state transit agency plans to fully electrify its fleet of passenger buses as part of an ambitious plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but budget cuts could delay the full transition.
Locust United Methodist Church located in Columbia, Maryland, with ties to Harriet Tubman, received a $233k state grant to preserve history.
Historic church with ties to the Underground Railroad gets new life
A 150-year-old church in Columbia founded by formerly enslaved people was awarded a state grant worth almost a quarter-million dollars to preserve African American history.
Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller listens at a press conference in the Maryland State House on Monday, April 3. Miller, a former Montgomery County traffic engineer, is leading administration efforts to improve road safety.
Lt. Gov. Miller, former traffic engineer, champions road safety bills
One bill would increase enforcement efforts to combat speeding in road work zones, and the other would apply harsher penalties to motorists who fail to yield to cyclists in bike lanes.
Senate President Bill Ferguson, flanked by Gov. Wes Moore as well as Maryland House and Senate leadership, announces new juvenile justice legislation in the Maryland State House lobby on Jan. 31, 2024.
3 takeaways from state analysts’ review of the juvenile justice bill
Just how many more children will be affected and in what ways couldn’t be measured because of a lack of available data, according to the racial equity impact note released Tuesday and prepared by the Maryland Department of Legislative Services.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore testifies before the House of Delegates Environment and Transportation Committee on three bills he has proposed to address housing issues on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.
Gov. Moore asks lawmakers to support bills expanding housing, protecting renters
“When we talk about the housing crisis that we’re all wrestling with and dealing with, we know that this is about individual lives. It’s about individual livelihoods. It’s also about the health and the success of our entire state,” the governor told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Charlotte Hall Veterans Home
Veterans affairs agency still cleaning up at troubled Charlotte Hall facility
Gov. Moore fired the previous health care contractor for abuse allegations.
The Maryland Department of Health offices in Baltimore.
State replaces health system contractor auditors found cost the state millions
The current vendor “has just failed to deliver” the level of service that Marylanders deserve, said Gov. Wes Moore, one of three members of the Board of Public Works that approved the contract.
Mass transit in the Baltimore region needs restored funding and additional funding to cover the costs of construction and maintenance, says Jon Laria, who chairs the Baltimore Regional Transit Commission.
Commentary: Maryland needs to reconsider transportation funding cuts
With state transportation budget cuts proposed, mass transit in the Baltimore region needs restored funding and additional funding to cover the costs of construction and maintenance, says Jon Laria, who chairs the Baltimore Regional Transit Commission.
In this file photo, Gov. Wes Moore celebrated a vote to extend the Orioles’ lease at Camden Yards.
Gov. Wes Moore: New Orioles ownership will ‘make sure these players don’t go anywhere’
Gov. Wes Moore joined The Adam Jones Podcast to talk sports and a few other topics.
Gov. Wes Moore on the Orioles sale and his sports heroes | The Adam Jones Podcast
Gov. Wes Moore joins former Orioles All-Star Adam Jones and broadcaster Jerry Coleman to discuss the Orioles sale, what it would take to get an NBA franchise in Baltimore and the possibility of Camden Yards getting a commercial name.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, shown here at a press conference in January, has a 58% approval rating, according to a new poll from Gonzales Marketing & Media Services.
Poll: Gov. Moore’s latest approval rating is 58%
Over the last year, the Democratic governor’s approval rating has ranged between 53% and 60% in public polling.
The Maryland Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program testing station near Annapolis on Sept. 1, 2023.
Maryland transportation officials have ambitious climate goals - can they get there?
New greenhouse gas reduction targets are part of the department's larger — and daunting — climate goals.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced in his State of the State address Wednesday the creation of a “state plan” to measure progress toward his goals. He unveiled details to state workers on Thursday.
Gov. Moore details ‘state plan’ to measure progress toward key goals
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore unveiled a “state plan” with 10 priorities for state government, ranging from ending child poverty to making the state safer.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore delivers his second State of the State speech to a special joint session of the Maryland General Assembly.
Moore promises to revamp state government in State of the State speech
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced an ambitious plan to reshape state government and better measure the progress toward serving residents during his second State of the State address in Annapolis Wednesday.
Gov. Wes Moore, standing in front of House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, delivers his first State of the State address on Feb. 1, 2023 at the Maryland State House.
Watch Gov. Wes Moore’s State of the State speech
Moore has teased the speech as a chance to outline “this year’s plans to make Maryland safer, more affordable, more competitive, and the state that serves.”
Amtrak President Roger Harris approaches the lectern at the opening of a newly constructed train platform at Baltimore’s Penn Station on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.
Amtrak awards $1B-plus contract for new West Baltimore tunnel
The supergroup Kiewit/J.F. Shea Joint Venture has been awarded a $1 billion-plus contract to bore two new tunnel tubes underneath West Baltimore. The project will ultimately replace a 151-year-old passenger rail tunnel that is a major bottleneck in the Northeast Corridor.
Del. Luke Clippinger, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Will Smith, chairman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, speak with reporters following a news conference announcing new juvenile justice legislation in the Maryland State House lobby on Jan. 31, 2024.
Why lawmakers say they have to change Maryland’s youth justice laws
Coming into this legislative session, the leaders of Maryland’s Democratic supermajority faced public outrage over mounting auto thefts committed by children and adults and a raft of high-profile gun crimes involving teens as suspects and as victims.
File photo of Main Street in Annapolis, Maryland, on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. The MTA has proposed eliminating commuter bus service between Annapolis and Washington, D.C., and on seven other routes as a cost-cutting move.
MTA proposes eliminating 8 commuter bus routes, reducing service on others
The Maryland Transit Administration has proposed eliminating eight commuter bus routes and reducing service on 26 others to help close a budget gap facing the state Department of Transportation.
Orioles CEO and Chairman John Angelos did not reach out to Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to notify him of a pending sale of the team, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
Orioles sale left state leaders in the dark, capping year of difficult negotiations
David Rubenstein, the billionaire Maryland resident who is leading the purchase of the team, has, however, been “actively communicating with the governor,” a source said.
The Maryland State House is encircled by construction scaffolding for an ongoing renovation project, as lawmakers returned to Annapolis for the first day of their 90-day General Assembly session on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.
A housing program that kept Marylanders out of hospitals could get state funding
The little-known housing program supports about 900 households statewide and is now set to expand.
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