Gov. Wes Moore wants Democrats to deliver results. If he pulls it off, he could change Maryland for decades.

Mon, 07/17/2023 - 09:20

Wes Moore speaks in front of Maryland. White stars dot the background. — Gov. Wes Moore, who ran for office as a first-time political candidate, is laser focused on his goal of ending child poverty in Maryland.
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore recently sat down with Insider to discuss his first few months in office.
Moore spoke of his success in expanding critical tax credits and his work to aid military veterans.
He stands firmly behind a new law aimed at curbing gun violence, which led to an NRA-backed lawsuit.

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — In Gov. Wes Moore's office, a regal space where a chess set sits near his desk, a nearby message reads: "Things do not happen. Things are made to happen."