In the marble halls of the State House, where whispered conversations often matter more than public pronouncements, a curious document circulated among Governor Wes Moore’s appointees this August.
Not a policy memo or legislative strategy, but a warning: You have no whistleblower protection.
Deputy Attorney General Carrie J. Williams may not have intended her August 11, 2025, letter for public consumption.
Yet its emergence on social media – complete with stark warnings that gubernatorial appointees can “expect retaliation with impunity” – provides the missing piece to a puzzle that has confounded Maryland political observers all year:
Why have five cabinet secretaries departed Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s administration in rapid succession?
The answer, it appears, lies not in what these officials could say, but perhaps in what they couldn’t.
Gov. Moore has 23 total cabinet members.
Five cabinet secretaries have resigned so far in 2025.
For all you math kids, that’s a 22% turnover rate in just seven months.
Mr. Anerson “transitioned” to an advisory role in January after two years of “success.” The administration did not explain why a successful secretary needed to be transitioned.
Transition Date: January 2025.
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