Gov. Wes. Moore came to the defense of his Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Commission Friday, one day after it was pilloried by open-government groups for voting in a closed meeting to move ahead on redrawing congressional maps. (Photo by Christine Condon/Maryland Matters)
Gov. Wes Moore defended his redistricting advisory commission Friday, one day after the commission met behind closed doors and voted to proceed toward redrawing congressional maps in what one member called a “pre-ordained” decision.
“I’m very proud of the work that the commission is doing,” Moore said Friday. “They have run the most transparent and above-board redistricting advisory commission inside this entire country.”…