Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday he will veto a measure to create a commission to study potential slavery reparations in the state, saying that while it was a difficult decision, the issue already has been studied and now is the time “to focus on the work itself.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore vetoed a measure that would have created a commission to study reparations in the former slave state.

Gov. Wes Moore on Friday vetoed legislation that would have launched a two-year study into whether the state should provide reparations to Black Marylanders affected by the state’s history of slavery and inequality.