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Wes Moore

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks earlier this year at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site on the second anniversary of the bridge’s collapse.
Wes Moore loves going fast. Government doesn’t.
Moore’s claims about rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge — part of his political persona as an outsider who can get big things done — seem to be slipping from his grasp.
Gov. Wes Moore delivers remarks before Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s annual State of the City Address earlier this year. Moore's executive order bans state employees from using insider information to place bets on predictive market apps.
Moore bans insider bets on prediction markets by state workers amid new scrutiny
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order aimed at state employees and prediction markets as they have come under heightened scrutiny.
Snow plows idle in the State Highway Administration parking lot at Falls Road and Joppa Road in January ahead of a major snowstorm.
Maryland’s boldest transportation reforms stuck in neutral
From restructuring the Maryland Transit Administration to new winter-weather driving rules, lawmakers passed modest transport reforms as bigger plans stalled.
Gov. Wes Moore is greeted by legislators ahead of his annual State of the State address in February.
Moore nabs some small housing wins, but his most ambitious ideas failed
Here’s an update on how some of the most talked-about housing bills fared this session.
The Morgantown Generating Station, built in 1970, is a 1,477 MW electric generating plant owned by GenOn on the Potomac River. The plant is expected to stop burning coal by 2027 but will continue to generate electricity burning  oil.
Potomac data center would sap more power than Baltimore. It says that’s good for the grid.
TeraWulf, the Eastern Shore-based data center developer, says its massive Charles County data center complex would benefit the region’s buckling power grid. Gov. Wes Moore seems to back the idea, but others are skeptical.
A close up image of three people wearing red t-shirts that say "RED LINE" and "redlinemaryland.com"
A Baltimore Red Line bus? MTA wants your feedback on possible pivot.
As Baltimore’s proposed Red Line light rail faces mounting obstacles, the Maryland Transit Administration will present alternative options.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore turns his attention from his legislative agenda and state budget to campaigning, as he makes a pitch to voters to send him back to the State House for another term.
Gov. Wes Moore prepares to make case to Maryland voters for another 4 years in office
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore faces token opposition in June’s Democratic primary and a flawed Republican field. But the moment isn’t without challenges.
Monday, April 14, 2026 - The House of Delegates Judiciary Committee holds a meeting in the final half-hour of the General Assembly session on Monday to discuss a bill that would have made changes to the process for seeking criminal charges from District Court commissioners. Time ran out before the bill reached final passage.
Efforts fail to change system that lets anyone file for criminal charges in Maryland
Attempts to reform a system that allows anyone to file for criminal charges without input from police or prosecutors failed on Monday at the 11th hour of the Maryland General Assembly’s 90-day legislative session.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore speaks to reporters following the signing a nearly $71 billion budget for state government.
Hutzell: Liar, liar, pants on fire? The truth about Wes Moore’s dishonesty numbers
COLUMN | Is Wes Moore trustworthy? There's an argument out there that the governor is not, based on a misinterpretation of a recent UMBC poll. The truth about trust is much more complicated.
Plenty happened at the State House over the past 90 days. Who is thrilled and who is wishing things went differently?
Winners and losers of the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session
From Senate President Bill Ferguson to Gov. Wes Moore and the poor megalodon, here are those who came out on top and those wishing things went differently at the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session.
The 21-story, mixed-use Constellation Building serves as the headquarters of Constellation Energy and a regional office for the Exelon Corporation.
Maryland Democrats turned Exelon into a punching bag. The real fight is just starting.
Exelon, whose subsidiaries include Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. and Potomac Electric Power Co., became a punching bag — in one case literally — for Democrats looking to establish populist bona fides in an election year defined by affordability.
State Sen. William C. Smith Jr. speaks at a rally organized by We Are CASA outside the State House in Annapolis on Friday, April 10, 2026. The Senate is moving forward the Community Trust Act, a bill moving forward that would further limit local law enforcement cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Smith, a Montgomery County Democrat, is chair of the Judicial Proceedings Committee that reviewed the bill.
Maryland House votes to further limit cooperation with ICE
The Community Trust Act would block corrections officials and law enforcement from holding or detaining an individual for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement unless a judge has issued a warrant.
Should state senators and delegates get raises? Pay for members of the Maryland General Assembly is likely to increase from $56,636 to $61,905 over the next four years — unless lawmakers act to reduce or cancel the raises.
Maryland lawmakers could get raises next year — and no vote is required
Over the next four years, the salary for state senators and delegates will gradually increase from $56,636 to $61,905. The governor, lieutenant governor, judges and other top state officials are in line for raises, too.
A warehouse off Hopewell Road outside Hagerstown has beed toured by government officials for possible use as an ICE detention facility.
ICE told Maryland agency about warehouse plans 2 weeks before they became public
A Jan. 12 letter to the Maryland Historical Trust from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security carried the heading “New ICE Baltimore Processing Facility.”
A semi-automatic pistol with a conversion device installed making it fully automatic is fired as four empty shell casings fly out of the weapon
Maryland lawmakers approve bill banning popular Glock handgun sales
Maryland’s bill would not require current Glock owners to get rid of their guns or modify them.
Senate President Bill Ferguson talks with House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk before a We are CASA rally outside the Maryland Statehouse before the signing of Senate bill 245 and House bill 444, ending Maryland’s 287(g) program which deputized local law enforcement to act as federal immigration agents.
Maryland Democrats can’t agree on how to save you $150 a year on energy bills
Ratepayer advocates argue that recent changes undercut Democrats’ promises to cut energy bills in Maryland.
Del. N. Scott Phillips, a Baltimore County Democrat, attends Gov. Wes Moore’s State of the State address in the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
Youth charging reform bill headed to Maryland governor after more than a decade
The Youth Charging Reform Act heads to Gov. Moore, shifting most teen assault and gun cases to juvenile court under new Maryland law.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s approval rating is 48% in a new poll from the UMBC Institute of Politics.
Gov. Wes Moore’s approval drops under 50% for first time in new UMBC poll
About 48% of Marylanders approve of the job the Democratic governor is doing, while 42% disapprove and 9% aren’t sure.
The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
US Supreme Court ruling against conversion therapy bans could affect Maryland law
An 8-1 high court majority sided with a Christian counselor who argues the law banning talk therapy violates the First Amendment.
Sen. Guy Guzzone, left, and Del. Ben Barnes, right, share a laugh before briefing reporters on a deal reached for next year's state budget at the State House on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.
Maryland politicians closed a shortfall, but they didn’t fix the state’s budget woes
The state government’s $71 billion budget for next year is balanced, but it doesn't address long-term projected shortfalls.
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