Wes Moore shoots down activist push to rename collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge: ‘Now’s not the time’

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Civil rights activists were shot down when they tried to divert attention away from recovery and repair efforts to focus on renaming the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Caucus of African American leaders released a unanimous resolution calling to rename the fallen bridge, but Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) is solely focused on restoration efforts. 

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