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Pamela Wood

Pamela

Pamela Wood covers Maryland politics and government, focusing on how powerful people make decisions that affect daily life for people living and working in and around Baltimore. She previously reported for The Baltimore Sun, The Capital and other Maryland newspapers on topics as varied as politics, local government, the environment, healthcare and breaking news. Though not a Maryland native, she's spent most of her life here, graduating from Howard High School and earning a degree in journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park. She now calls Anne Arundel County home.

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Maryland Senate Minority Leader Stephen Hershey sits in the Senate Chamber in the Maryland State House on March 15, 2024.
Republican Sen. Steve Hershey explores run for Maryland governor
Maryland state Sen. Steve Hershey, one of the top-ranking Republicans in Annapolis, said he’s forming an exploratory committee for a potential run against incumbent Democratic Gov. Wes Moore.
President Donald Trump speaks with members of law enforcement and National Guard soldiers, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington, as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Attorney General Pam Bondi listen.
Trump hints at sending troops to Baltimore; White House won’t clarify
President Donald Trump was declarative on his plans for Chicago but ambiguous when it came to Baltimore.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks at the South Carolina Democratic Party's Blue Palmetto Dinner in Columbia, S.C., on Friday, May 30, 2025.
Gov. Moore spent Labor Day at George Clooney’s home in Italy
The Daily Mail tabloid published pictures Monday night of a shirtless Gov. Wes Moore and his wife, Dawn Moore, on a boat. The tabloid reported that the Moores were staying at a home on Lake Como owned by actor George Clooney.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 06: Governor of Maryland Wes Moore speaks onstage during the 2025 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture presented by Coca-Cola - Day 3 at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 06, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Moore’s war of words with Trump is good politics, experts say
President Donald Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore have gone toe-to-toe in recent weeks. Is there a downside to Moore’s tougher tone?
Donald Trump vs. Wes Moore: Everything the president has said about Baltimore
In an escalating war of words, President Donald Trump threatened to send the National Guard to Baltimore, revoke funding for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge and questioned Gov. Wes Moore's military awards. The Democratic governor wants Trump to come see Baltimore for himself or “keep our names out of your mouth.”
Maryland Budget Secretary Helene Grady speaks about Gov. Wes Moore's budget proposal during a State House news conference on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024.
Moore loses another top aide: Budget Secretary Helene Grady to depart
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is losing another top official in his administration, as Budget Secretary Helene Grady announced Friday that she plans to step down in October.
Gov. Wes Moore clapped back at President Donald Trump in a video posted to social media.
Moore to Trump: Come visit Baltimore
“Donald Trump, if you are not willing to walk our community, keep our name out of your mouth,” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday, before extending an official invitation for the president to visit Baltimore.
Del. Malcolm Ruff, center, is launching a campaign for the state Senate in District 41.
Del. Malcolm Ruff will seek West Baltimore state Senate seat
The challenge from Del. Malcolm Ruff to state Sen. Dalya Attar sets up what could be a competitive Democrat-on-Democrat matchup.
Ed Hale Sr., the owner of the Baltimore Blast and a retired banker, speaks to reporters Wednesday after announcing he will switch parties.
Businessman Ed Hale Sr. will run for governor as a Republican, switching parties
Ed Hale Sr. becomes the biggest name to get into the Republican primary for a chance to take on Gov. Wes Moore. Four other GOP candidates have said they’re running.
Gov. Wes Moore surveys the damage to the Westernport Library on May 15, two days after a storm caused catastrophic flooding in the area.
Gov. Moore appeals FEMA denial of Western Maryland flood aid
The cost of storm damage has doubled to more than $30 million from initial estimates.
Fagan Harris, chief of staff for Gov. Wes Moore, at the State House in Annapolis in February. Harris will become the next president of the Abell Foundation.
Wes Moore’s chief of staff to depart, run Abell Foundation
Fagan Harris will return to the nonprofit sector where he had spent all of his career before joining Wes Moore’s administration.
Gov. Wes Moore clapped back at President Donald Trump in a video posted to social media.
Moore blasted Trump’s use of the National Guard in D.C. The president took notice.
"If the president wants to have a real conversation about how to reduce violence like we have had in the state of Maryland ... I'm ready to have that conversation any time, Mr. President," the governor said in a response video.
An old photo of Michael Shores Jr. and his daughter, Ray, is displayed at a memorial for the longtime vendor at the Baltimore Farmers’ Market on Sunday.
Beloved pit beef vendor mourned at Baltimore Farmers’ Market
Baltimore Farmers’ Market patrons paid tribute Sunday to a longtime pit beef vendor who was found shot dead in his burning Pennsylvania home a week ago.
A new Orioles ownership group, led by David Rubenstein, indicated it would move swiftly to complete a deal for ground lease at the Camden Yards complex.
Orioles, state have yet to begin negotiations on development around Camden Yards
The Baltimore Orioles and the state of Maryland sides are mandated to meet if they do not rekindle talks before Dec. 31.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore takes questions from reporters on the first day of the General Assembly session in the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
Poll: 50% approve of Gov. Wes Moore, but support softens with Democrats
Just 68% of Democrats said Moore is doing an “excellent” or “good” job.
7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
One victim dead after overnight mass shooting in Park Heights
One of the six people shot in Park Heights on Saturday night has died, Baltimore Police said Sunday morning.
Del. David Moon wants to push Maryland into the national debate over partisan congressional redistricting.
A Maryland lawmaker wants to up the ante on partisan congressional redistricting
It’s not guaranteed that Maryland lawmakers would be able to shift the balance of power through redistricting, as other states are contemplating.
Gov. Wes Moore's chief of staff is challenging lawmakers and advocates about the details of conversations over a General Assembly reparations bill.
Moore disputes criticisms of reparations bill talks
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s team is pushing back on criticism that the governor considered his own plan to study the thorny issue of reparations before ultimately vetoing a similar proposal from state lawmakers.
Gov. Wes Moore takes questions from reporters on Maryland’s sweeping audit of police-custody deaths during a news conference at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
Before Gov. Moore vetoed a reparations study, he drafted his own plan
Before Maryland Gov. Wes Moore was opposed to creating a commission to study reparations — saying it would slow down action — he had drafted his own executive order creating a similar commission.
The seal of the Senate of Maryland on a podium in the Miller Senate Office Building in Annapolis.
State senator’s former aide gets probation in scholarship theft case
A former aide to a state senator was granted probation before judgement Thursday in a case of an alleged theft of $20,000 in scholarship money that she routed to herself.
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