Setbacks (and a Downgrade) for Maryland Gov. Wes Moore

In speeches and statements, in television appearances and campaign fundraising pitches, Democratic Gov. Wes Moore has spent the first four months of his third year in office with a new turn of phrase: “Confront crisis with courage.”

And the crises keep on coming.

A $3 billion state budget shortfall and ensuing debate over new taxes and cuts to fix it. The loss of the Washington Commanders back to D.C. and the potential loss of a planned new FBI headquarters in Prince George’s County. A flooding disaster in Western Maryland just last week, and the daily barrage of hits coming from President Donald Trump’s administration.

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