Gov. Wes Moore began his first full day in office Thursday by releasing funds approved by the General Assembly but withheld under the administration of former Gov. Larry Hogan.
The new Democratic governor announced the spending at a news conference at the State House in Annapolis.
It included $10 million for the Department of Labor to get a new paid family and medical leave program started, and $46.5 million toward a new recreational cannabis legalization process. Some of the cannabis-related money will go toward programs that became legal Jan. 1 after voters approved adult use of recreational cannabis in a referendum last year.
Moore also released $3.5 million to train additional clinicians to perform abortions, which the former Republican governor withheld.
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