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On March 31, 2023, Moore became the first Maryland governor to recognize International Transgender Day of Visibility when he issued an official proclamation. [224] In May 2023, Moore signed the Trans Health Equity Act into law [214] and allowed a bill furthering an earlier repeal of the state's sodomy law to become law without his signature. [225]
The governor of the State of Maryland is the head of government of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers in both the state and local governments, as specified by the Maryland Constitution (1867, and revisions/amendments).
The Maryland Lieutenant Governor is elected on the same ticket as the state's Governor and is nominally the second highest-ranking official in the state. The position was first created by the short-lived Maryland Constitution of 1864 and functioned from 1865 to 1868 before being abolished by the state's present constitution , which was ratified ...
In late 2008, the Moores moved from Riverside to Guilford, where they lived until Moore's election as governor in 2022. [165] They reside in Government House, the official residence of the Maryland governor and First Family in Annapolis, Maryland. [166] From 2015 to 2023, Moore attended services at the Southern Baptist Church in east Baltimore ...
The governor of Maryland is the head of government of the U.S. state of Maryland and is the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [1] The governor is the highest-ranking official in the state, and the constitutional powers of Maryland's governors make them among the most powerful governors in the United States.
Currently, there are 26 local emergency management offices in Maryland – all 23 counties, along with Annapolis, Baltimore and Ocean City. Article 14 also gives the governor emergency powers—such as temporarily waiving state laws that may interfere with emergency response operations.
A "New and Expanding Businesses in Maryland 2010" report released by the Department on March 3, 2011 showed 364 projects in the state were announced in 2010, a 25 percent increase from 2009. The report also stated that Maryland businesses planned to make more than $4 billion in capital investment and add more than 15,000 jobs.
Kelly M. Schulz (born January 2, 1969) is an American politician who served as the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Commerce from January 2019 to January 2022 [1] [2] and earlier as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation. [1]