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Coverage dated May 16, 2025

Maryland’s Moore to veto reparations panel

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday he will veto a measure to create a commission to study potential slavery reparations in the state, saying that while it was a difficult decision, the issue already has been studied and now is the time "to focus on the work itself."

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  1. Seattle Times

    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore vetoes slavery reparations study, citing need for ‘the work itself’ (opens Seattle Times)

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    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has announced he will veto a measure to create a commission to study potential slavery reparations in the state.

  2. Black Enterprise

    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Vetoes Reparations Bill, Igniting Debates (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, the only Black governor in the country, reignited debates over reparations after his May 16 veto.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Md. Gov. Moore vetoes reparations bill, one of a list of measures he will reject (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Friday vetoed the Reparations Commission bill that called for a study of historic inequality endured by African descendants in Maryland.

  4. UPI

    Maryland's Gov. Moore vetoes proposed reparations commission (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Maryland Governor Wes Moore vetoed a measure that would have created a commission to study reparations in the former slave state.

  5. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Maryland’s Moore to veto reparations panel (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday he will veto a measure to create a commission to study potential slavery reparations in the state, saying that while it was a difficult decision, the issue already has been studied and now is the time "to focus on the work itself."

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