20231213 Governor Wes Moore 2024 Year for Maryland Military Families

Governor Moore announces first items in 2024 legislative agenda to support Maryland military families

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ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week declared 2024 as the ‘Year for Military Families’ in Maryland and announced a package of legislation that will support and empower Maryland’s servicemembers, military spouses, and caregivers. This is the first legislation announced by the Moore-Miller Administration for the upcoming 2024 legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly. “Our military families sacrifice everything so […]

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Governor Wes Moore Owings Mills Roundtable 202312

Governor Moore joins roundtable in Baltimore County to discuss the year ahead in Maryland

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ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week joined the Owings Mills Corporate Roundtable for a conversation about success and prosperity in Owings Mills, Baltimore County, and the entire state of Maryland. Chairman of the Owings Mills Corporate Roundtable and Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore Barak Hermann moderated the fireside chat at the Caves Valley Golf […]

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Governor Moore Speaks at Winter MACo 2023

Governor Moore delivers address on Maryland’s budget, installs officers at 2023 Maryland Association of Counties Winter Conference

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ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Wes Moore recently attended the 2023 Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) Winter Conference inaugural banquet. Governor Moore presided over the installation of MACo’s new officers and delivered remarks on Maryland’s fiscal health. The governor discussed the Moore-Miller Administration’s proposed transportation capital budget and spoke candidly about the disciplined approach required to address structural budget shortfalls that […]

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Judge Gavel Court

Attorney General Brown files petition for rehearing in handgun licensing case Maryland Shall Issue v. Wes Moore

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UPDATE: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has granted Maryland’s petition for rehearing in this case. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—The Office of the Attorney General has filed a petition (PDF) for a rehearing en banc in the case of Maryland Shall Issue v. Wes Moore, in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth […]

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Booker-Dwyer Pumphrey BCPS

Tiara Booker-Dwyer selected as Chair of Board of Education of Baltimore County, Christina Pumphrey selected as Vice Chair

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TOWSON, MD—On Tuesday, December 5, Tiara Booker-Dwyer was selected to serve as chair of the Board of Education of Baltimore County, while Christina Pumphrey was selected as vice president. Both officers will serve a one-year term. A resident of Owings Mills, Booker-Dwyer (Member At-Large) was appointed to the Board of Education in April 2023 by Maryland Governor Wes Moore. She […]

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Real Estate Mortgage Housing Home Buying

Governor Moore announces program to increase homeownership opportunities in historically redlined communities

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ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week announced the UPLIFT (Utilizing Progressive Lending Investments to Finance Transformation) program to increase homeownership opportunities, one of the most powerful drivers of the racial wealth gap, in chronically underinvested communities with a history of redlining. Administered through the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, the program will address homes impacted by appraisal gaps […]

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Wes Dawn Moore Maryland Open House 202312

Governor Wes Moore, First Lady Dawn Moore to host public holiday open house [VIDEO]

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ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore and First Lady Dawn Moore have announced that they will open the Government House of Maryland to celebrate the holidays during a Public Open House on Saturday, December 9, at Government House, located at 110 State Circle in Annapolis (21401). The event will be open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. “Over the […]

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Real Estate Mortgage Housing Home Buying

Governor Moore announces record-setting housing bond to support affordable, sustainable homeownership for first-time homebuyers

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ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore on Wednesday announced that the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the largest mortgage revenue bond in the agency’s history. The $400 million bond from the department’s Community Development Administration through the Residential Revenue Bond program generated tax-exempt and taxable bond proceeds that may be used to finance affordable, sustainable mortgage loans to first-time […]

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