Pamela Wood

Political Reporter at The Baltimore Banner

Covering Maryland politics for @baltimorebanner | @capgaznews forever | Also a gymnast | she/her Tips: [email protected]

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Articles

From New York to South Carolina, Moore nurtures his national ambitions

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Pamela Wood

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Jacque Bostick Legette had driven 65 miles from the town of Rock Hill and was not going to miss her chance to get a photo of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore. Cellphone in hand, she weaved throughthe crowd and inched her way right in front of a stage overlooking the Congaree River, where Moore was revving up hundreds of Democrats at a Southern fish fry. “This is our time. This is our moment. We will not shirk; we will not flinch; we will not blink.
Forensic Failures: 36 Police-Custody Deaths Should Have Been Ruled a Homicide, Audit Finds

1 week ago | portside.org | Justin Fenton |Ben Conarck |Pamela Wood

Forensic Failures: 36 Police-Custody Deaths Should Have Been Ruled a Homicide, Audit Finds Published May 31, 2025 An unprecedented independent audit found that 36 deaths in police custody over a two-decade span in Maryland should have been ruled homicides by the state’s top medical examiner, a stinging rebuke of Maryland‘s past efforts to investigate the deaths of those once held by law enforcement.
Gov. Moore to South Carolina Democrats: ‘Let’s deliver the alternative’

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Pamela Wood

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Speaking to an audience of voters who could cast the first ballots in the 2028 Democratic presidential primaries, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore exhorted them to embrace an urgency as they fight against Republican President Donald Trump. In fact, Moore told a crowd of hundreds of South Carolina Democrats, their party could learn something from Trump. “Urgency is the instrument of change. And do you know who understands that really well?
Police investigating break-in at State Center office building

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Pamela Wood

Police are investigating a break-in at the state Department of Health headquarters building at State Center in Baltimore — the second intrusion in less than a year. Maryland Capitol Police responded to a reported break-in at the Herbert R. O’Conor State Office Building at 201 W. Preston St. on Thursday, according to the state Department of General Services, which owns and manages state buildings.
Maryland keeps two top credit ratings after suffering downgrade

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Pamela Wood

Two of Wall Street’s bond firms have given Maryland their top rating after the third, Moody’s, downgraded the state government earlier this month. S&P Global affirmed Maryland’s AAA rating on its bonds Wednesday, following a similar decision from Fitch Ratings last week. The three ratings agencies assess the creditworthiness of government agencies, assigning a rating to the bonds that agencies issue to finance debt such as construction projects.
Black Agenda Report

1 week ago | blackagendareport.com | Chris Hedges |Justin Fenton |Ben Conarck |Pamela Wood

With his veto earlier this month of legislation to study reparations for the descendants of enslaved Africans, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, a Democrat, signaled two things: first, he intends to seek his party’s nomination for the White House in 2028; and secondly, he plans to redeploy the discredited strategy of appealing to white voters by distancing his campaign from African Americans.
Maryland Democratic Party leader Ulman steps down

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Pamela Wood

Ken Ulman, chairman of the Maryland Democratic Party, is stepping down from the position and switching to a role boosting Gov. Wes Moore’s “economic growth agenda.”Ulman, a former Howard County executive, is an economic development strategist and president of the Margrave Strategies consulting firm. He was an unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014. Ulman will leave his role on June 13, with Vice Chair Charlene Dukes serving as acting chair until the election on June 21.
Maryland’s new cabinet agency is focused on equity — but we’re not calling it that

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Pamela Wood

Maryland’s state government is getting a new cabinet-level department to oversee social equity efforts — only it won’t include the word “equity” in the title. House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones to consolidate the government’s existing equity and small business programs that currently are scattered across state government. Her legislation passed the Maryland General Assembly and was among dozens of measures signed into law at the State House on Tuesday.
Who watched Preakness from Maryland's taxpayer-funded tent?

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Pamela Wood

During a day of racing capped by a dramatic come-from-behind Preakness Stakes win by the colt Journalism, dozens of fans watched the action in a trackside tent paid for by Maryland taxpayers. Gov. Wes Moore has continued the custom of having the state government host a tent for VIPs at Pimlico Race Course, a chance to woo companies to come to the state and for politicians to schmooze.
Gov. Moore vetoes bill creating a state commission to study reparations

3 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Pamela Wood

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Friday vetoed a bill requiring a study of reparations for the lingering effects of slavery and state-sanctioned discrimination, pledging that he’ll move forward with his own proposals. “Together, we must take urgent action to address the barriers that have walled off Black families in Maryland from work, wages, and wealth for generations,” Moore, a Democrat, wrote to top lawmakers in his veto message.