Nine of Moore’s cabinet secretaries get nod from Senate Executive Nominations panel

Several of Gov. Wes Moore’s high-profile Cabinet appointees passed an initial hurdle to confirmation Monday evening, getting the nod from the Senate Executive Nominations Committee. The appointees — to lead the departments of Agriculture, Health, Labor, Natural Resources and five others — could see final confirmation by the full Senate later this week. A handful of the appointees fielded questions during a packed committee hearing.