A little bit of everything
Republican proposals to slash veterans programs have been drawing fire this week from Democratic veterans and delegates, including Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
Read more
One-hundred thirty-eight Maryland delegates and political officials have come to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention this week, looking to build on the surging energy in the party generated by the candidacies of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Read more
After the accident, Biden was quick to pledge full support from the federal government. His administration has granted Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s request for $60 million in immediate federal aid for emergency work.
Read more
Maryland Governor Wes Moore is requesting $60 million from the Biden administration as an initial emergency relief fund for the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. Two bodies were recovered yesterday from a truck under the water in the Patapsco River. Officials are focused on removing the collapsed structure to continue recovery efforts.
Read more
Governor Wes Moore issued a state of emergency after a cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday morning, causing the bridge to collapse as vehicles fell into the river. Rescue efforts are underway.
Read more
Nearly seven years after construction began, transit authorities returned to the Board of Public Works yet again this month, this time seeking an additional $425 million for the light-rail project. It was the fourth such request since 2016 to supplement the Purple Line’s original $5.6 billion budget.
Read more
News of the sale to billionaire Baltimore native David Rubenstein emerged Tuesday, less than two months after the state and the Orioles reached an agreement to keep the team in downtown Baltimore for at least 15 years. The deal marked the end of a fraught, drawn-out negotiation and came weeks before the team’s lease at the state-owned Oriole Park at Camden Yards was set to expire.
Read more
I am surprised that no one in the Baltimore press seems to have a problem with our new Governor taking a walk off the map with John Angelos regarding the new, yet-to-be-signed lease for Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Read more
Moore signed SB 781, the POWER Act, which sets goals for offshore wind energy; the cross-filed bills SB 224 and HB 230, known as the Clean Trucks Act of 2023, which would set sales targets for clean medium-heavy and heavy-duty trucks with the goal of reducing emissions; and HB 550, the Clean Transportation and Energy Act, which would extend rebates for electric chargers.
Read more
One month almost to the day after Moore officially took office, he appeared on “DMV Zone” on Fox5 – a top station in a top-10 national media market, and was asked by anchor Marina Marraco, “You’ve been in office for 23 days and people are already raising your name as a potential Democratic nominee for 2024. What do you say to the constituents who voted you into the State House in Annapolis that you could potentially be leaving in the next year?”
Read more