Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and those who come after him will face stricter scrutiny of their investments and business dealings under a new state ethics law.
The law, which Moore signed into law on Tuesday, will require all governors to divest from their businesses, put their assets in a blind trust or sign an agreement not to participate in decisions affecting their businesses.
The law was largely inspired by former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, who was dogged by questions about his eponymous real-estate company in office, and to a lesser degree by Moore, a Democrat who voluntarily put his array of business interests and investments into a blind trust.
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