Maryland Gov. Wes Moore creates executive office to aid children in need in effort to reduce juvenile crime

Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order Thursday establishing an office that aims to invest in the lives of Maryland’s children in an effort to reduce the factors that lead to juvenile crime. “We must hold our children accountable if they break or violate the law,” Moore, a Democrat, said at a news conference Thursday afternoon in Annapolis. “But we also need to hold ourselves accountable for all of our children’s well-being.”