Hours after formally launching his re-election bid, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore joined WBAL NewsRadio host T.J. Smith to outline a second-term agenda centered on sustaining economic momentum, public safety gains, and an aggressive push on housing.
Moore said his platform centers on “continuing the progress” of his first two and a half years, pointing to claims of more than 100,000 jobs added, over 30,000 new businesses started or relocated to Maryland and what he called, the “fastest drop in violent and property crime” in the country.
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He said his administration addressed teacher vacancies, cut the general fund three straight years, delivered tax relief to the middle class and veterans and enacted “the s