Gov. Wes Moore and Democratic lawmakers left Annapolis this week with a pin in the 2025 session and some hard feelings.

Political leaders often advocate for funding studies on reparations for slavery as a gesture toward racial justice, yet they frequently stop short of drafting or endorsing concrete policies that would implement actual reparations payments.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore vetoed a bill that would have studied and recommended forms of reparations for slavery.