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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announces $62M in funding for SNAP benefits for November

Days after declaring a state of emergency via executive order concerning the government shutdown, Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced the state will deliver $62 million to help fund SNAP benefits for November. “One of the first and most basic priorities of governing is to ensure that families do not go hungry,” Moore said in a statement. “We will continue to do everything in our power to protect our people in these difficult times. But no state can fill the enormous […]

todayNovember 4, 2025

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Maryland Democrats blast political group’s AI videos of Wes Moore as racist

A political campaign dedicated to attacking Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is being called out for AI videos it posted that Maryland Democrats say are racist and harken back to America’s dark history. The “No Moore” campaign, launched as an anonymous website and social media platform earlier this year, seeks to call out the leadership of Moore, who became Maryland’s first Black governor in 2022 and announced he is running for re-election in 2026. “Wes Moore torched a $5.5 billion surplus, rammed […]

todaySeptember 19, 2025

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‘It’s an insult’: Gov. Wes Moore vows to take Trump to court for blocking FEMA aid to Maryland

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has vowed to take President Donald Trump to court after the president denied the governor’s request for FEMA disaster assistance relief following devastating floods in May. “It’s an insult to Marylanders and the community still suffering in the aftermath of this storm,” Moore said in a video response to the Trump administration’s decision. Moore explained that despite meeting the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s “longstanding set of criteria,” the Trump administration said Maryland’s request was “not warranted.” […]

todayJuly 25, 2025

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs bill to tap unused ACA insurance funds for abortion grant program

Maryland will become the first state to use money collected from a surcharge on insurance plans sold under the Affordable Care Act to fund a program to pay for abortions, regardless of a patient’s insurance coverage, under a measure signed into law Tuesday by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore. The law will make about $25 million available when it takes effect July 1, because a $1 surcharge has been unused and growing over the last 15 years since the ACA took effect in […]

todayMay 15, 2025

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Democrat Angela Alsobrooks wins a US Senate seat in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Angela Alsobrooks won a U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday to become the first Black candidate to be elected senator in Maryland, as the Democrat prevailed in a blue state against popular Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan. The race has been widely watched with control of the Senate potentially at stake. Alsobrooks campaigned heavily on abortion rights in a year that Maryland voters approved a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. She said she heard […]

todayNovember 6, 2024

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says light rail planned for Baltimore

BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s administration is moving forward with plans for a new light rail project in Baltimore, the governor wrote on social media on Thursday. Last year, Moore said his administration was reviving an east-west transit project that was nixed by his predecessor, former Gov. Larry Hogan. However, Moore was not specific last year about how the project would take shape, whether as a light rail, rapid bus system or a combination of mass transit options. In a […]

todayJune 29, 2024

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore set to issue more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is scheduled to sign an executive order to issue more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions Monday, the governor’s office said. The administration is describing the pardons as the largest state pardon to date. The governor’s action regarding cases relating to use of paraphernalia make Maryland the first state to take such action, his office said. The pardons will forgive low-level marijuana possession charges for an estimated 100,000 people, according to The […]

todayJune 17, 2024

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Kamala Harris stumps for Angela Alsobrooks in Maryland

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that more must be done at the federal level to prevent gun violence during a campaign stop in Maryland to support Angela Alsobrooks, a Democrat whose U.S. Senate race could determine control of the chamber. Harris, speaking on the 10th annual National Gun Violence Awareness Day, marked the occasion by underscoring the need to pass more laws to stop gun violence. The vice president also highlighted the experience of her longtime friend […]

todayJune 9, 2024

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Angela Alsobrooks wins Maryland Democratic primary, continuing her bid to become the 4th Black woman to serve in U.S. Senate

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Republican voters advanced strong Senate contenders in Maryland and West Virginia on Tuesday, giving the GOP a big boost in its push to claim control of Congress’ upper chamber. Former Gov. Larry Hogan claimed the Republican nomination in what will be a marquee race in Maryland against Angela Alsobrooks, a top local official who could become the fourth Black woman in U.S. history to serve in the Senate. Meanwhile, another popular Republican, Gov. Jim Justice, won […]

todayMay 15, 2024