Politics

The dog selection criteria for the Moores includes a hypoallergenic pup that’s also a rescue.

Lieutenant governor may be the first holder of her office to use the Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu text.

Wes Moore and Aruna Miller made history Wednesday as they were sworn into their respective roles. Here is a recap of the historic day in a series of photos.

Under the new rules, a recent move by Mosby that kneecapped an administration request on the city’s 700-mile underground conduit would not have been possible.

“This state is something special," Winfrey said, as she praised Moore’s commitment to service and recalled her own years living in Baltimore.

Scenes from Wednesday in Annapolis as Democrat Wes Moore was sworn into office as Maryland’s 63rd governor amid promises to improve nearly every facet of life for the state’s residents, from better schools to cleaner air to more job opportunities. (Photos by Kaitlin Newman, Jessica Gallagher and Paul Newson / The Baltimore Banner and Terrance Williams for The Baltimore Banner)

Moore made bold promises in his speech, including ensuring that Maryland is both “a safe state and a just state.” He also pledged to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay and to put the state “on track” to have 100% of its energy from renewable sources by 2035.

“Today is not an indictment of the past; it’s a celebration of our future. And today is our opportunity to begin a future so bright, it is blinding. But only if we are intentional, inclusive, and disciplined in confronting challenges, making hard choices, and seizing the opportunity in front of us.”

Watch as Maryland Gov.-elect Wes Moore and Lt. Gov.-elect Aruna Miller take the oath of office.

“We stand here today in triumph,” said keynote speaker Sherrilyn Ifill, former president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

A myriad of notables are expected to attend Gov.-elect Wes Moore’s historic inaugural events.

Wes Moore's landslide election victory demonstrates that Marylanders view him as the right man to lead the state at this moment in history. He carries that broad support into office along with high hopes that his vision for the state and plans to build consensus will be realized.

“The past eight years have been phenomenal,” the Republican governor said.

The stamp would honor Cummings’ “life and legacy,” according to the Tuesday announcement.

Watch for live updates, including video and photos from Gov. Wes Moore’s inauguration in Annapolis.

Leach is best known to Baltimoreans as one of the chief architects of Scott’s squeegee collaborative plan, which has banned squeegee youth from interacting with motorists at six of the city’s busiest intersections. She also developed the city’s guaranteed income pilot, which gives 200 young parents $1,000 monthly cash payments.

Secretary of transportation is one key post that is yet to be filled by the incoming governor.

Americans have moved in recent years to re-examine how the nation's identity has been shaped by its history of slavery and racial discrimination. That kind of reckoning was again evident as President Biden signed a bill to remove a bust of Roger Taney from the U.S. Capitol and replace it with one of Thurgood Marshall.

Slogans have become a part of Baltimore’s constant struggle to earn respect. And they’ve often proven short-lived.

Thousands are expected to celebrate the inauguration at events in Annapolis and Baltimore on Wednesday.