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| Maryland to consider slavery reparations after Gov. Wes Moore's veto is overridden |
| 2025-12-17 |
| ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland will create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery after lawmakers voted Tuesday to override a veto by Gov. Wes Moore — currently the nation's only Black governor — that disappointed many fellow Democrats. CA has done the same with a Reparations Commission, even though it was NOT a slave state Moore said in his veto letter in May that it was a difficult decision to veto the bill, which was a priority of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. But he wrote there has been enough study of the legacy of slavery, and it was now time to "focus on the work itself" to address it. But Democrats who control both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly decided the commission was needed to better examine how to do that. "This topic isn't easy, but, again, without formal study, reparations risk being dismissed as symbolic or unconstitutional, regardless of moral merit," said Sen. Charles Sydnor, a Democrat. After his veto was overridden, Moore said that while he disagrees with the legislature's decision, "I am eager to move forward in partnership on the work of repair that we all agree is an urgent and pressing need." "I believe the time for action is now -— and we must continue moving forward with the work of repair immediately," Moore said in a statement. "That mission is especially vital given the immediate and ongoing effects of this federal administration on our constituents, including communities that have been historically left behind." Related: Reparations 12/15/2025 EU prepares to use £185 BILLION of frozen Russian assets to fund huge loan to Ukraine - sparking immediate response from Putin Reparations 12/14/2025 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: December 13, 2025 Reparations 12/13/2025 Sissi not planning to meet PM and won’t without changes in conduct toward Egypt – official Related: Maryland: 2025-12-15 California co-leads suit over $100,000 H-1B visa fee Maryland: 2025-12-14 Wes Moore: another Democrat serial fabulist? Maryland: 2025-12-09 Biden's supercharged federal contracting pipeline targeted for freeze after bribery bust, undercover sting Related: Wes Moore 12/14/2025 Wes Moore: another Democrat serial fabulist? Wes Moore 09/23/2025 Wild video shows cars spinning at illegal takeovers in Maryland as police announce hit-and-run arrest Wes Moore 02/17/2025 ‘Washington Recession Begins’: DC Active Home Listings Soar, Jobless Claims Spike As DOGE Drains Swamp |
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