Maryland Gov. Moore: Taking stock and taking action

By Sheilah Kast,

Published September 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during a news conference, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Baltimore. Photo: Nick Wass/AP

Tense financial times. Since January, 15,000 federal workers in Maryland have lost their jobs, more than in any other state. Looking ahead, policy changes in the federal 'One Big Beautiful Bill' are likely to knock tens of thousands of Marylanders off food assistance or health insurance, or both. A week before the last day of On the Record, Gov. Wes Moore joins us to take stock of where things are and what Maryland can do.

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Sheilah Kast

Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.

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Melissa Gerr

Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'

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