May 17 (UPI) -- Maryland Governor Wes Moore vetoed a measure that would have created a commission to study reparations in the former slave state.
Moore vetoed the bill on Friday but said he will propose other methods to address the effects of slavery, Jim Crow laws and other forms of discrimination against blacks in Maryland.
"Together, we must take urgent action to address the barriers that have walled off black families in Maryland from work, wages and wealth for generations," Moore said Friday in a letter to state lawmakers.
Moore said he will make an announcement regarding the wealth gap in Maryland during the Juneteenth holiday.
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