AUSTIN—Govs. Wes Moore, a Maryland Democrat, and Glenn Youngkin, a Virginia Republican, appeared at a political forum last week to discuss their approach to running their respective states at a time of political polarization.
The moderate governors appeared Sept. 6 and Sept. 7, respectively, at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin. The annual festival hosts a slate of political speakers, newsmakers, and journalists who discuss current events.
Moore, the first black governor of Maryland, said it was important to address child poverty and reduce violent crime, something that Democrats aren’t known for given the far left’s calls for defunding police. For the first time in a decade, Baltimore reduced its annual homicide rate by 20 percent to less than 300 in 2023….
