In one of his first acts as governor, Moore created the Department of Service and Civic Innovation and added a Cabinet secretary to oversee the department.
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Moore budget release begins new governor’s focus on equity
The budget boosts Maryland’s education system, including devoting $500 million from cash reserves to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund.
Moore’s Inauguration Showcases Maryland’s Diversity
It’s a historic day in Maryland as Wes Moore prepares to be inaugurated as Maryland’s first Black governor and Aruna Miller becomes Maryland’s first Asian-American lieutenant governor. From police vehicles on every corner to the 2,600 chairs laid out across the front of the historic State House, we look at the sights and sounds of this historic event.
Gov.-elect Wes Moore enters office with a unique perspective in mind
Wes Moore has said he wants to build an administration that “looks like the State of Maryland.”
Maryland Makes History with Moore’s Inauguration
Wes Moore became the 63rd governor of Maryland, and the first Black governor in state history. He is the fifth Black governor in U.S. history and only the third elected Black governor.
Maryland legalizes recreational marijuana
Question four on the Maryland ballot passed easily, which means Marylanders 21 years and older can expect to legally use, carry and grow recreational marijuana beginning July 1, 2023.
Democracy, inflation, political dissatisfaction drives Marylanders to polls
Before Election Day, 781,291 Marylanders had already cast their votes through early voting and mail-in ballots, according to the Maryland State Board of Elections.
Aboard the bus Wes Moore hopes leads to the governor’s mansion
Days out from Election Day and with a 2-to-1 lead in the polls over his rival, Republican Dan Cox, Democrat Wes Moore is still campaigning hard.
Post-UMD poll asks voters opinions on candidates, marijuana, abortion and more
The poll found a majority of respondents are leaning to vote for Wes Moore in the upcoming gubernatorial election. It also found issues respondents are most concerned about when voting for governor and their opinions toward abortion rights and recreational marijuana legalization.
Moore widens lead over Cox in governor’s race
Maryland Democratic gubernatorial nominee Wes Moore holds a 32-percentage-point lead over Republican opponent Dan Cox in the governor’s race on Nov. 8, according to a University of Maryland-Washington Post poll.