Maryland Once Had Equal County Representation. Should It Again?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For most of Maryland’s history, every county had a meaningful and equal voice in...
Month: November 2025
Judges, Machines, and Memory Sticks: Inside the Overlooked Vulnerabilities of Maryland’s Election System
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews This article is based primarily on detailed interviews with one former Maryland election...
The Maryland Voter Map: Who Actually Decides Elections?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Most candidates talk about “the voters” as if Maryland is a single, unified political...
Why Working-Class Marylanders Lose the Most Under the Current System
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s tax code is often described as “progressive,” “fair,” or...
“See Us, But Don’t Hear Us”: Montgomery County’s New ‘Not-ICE’ Police Placards Spark Transparency Debate
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County Police officers have begun wearing a new rear-facing uniform placard...
Maryland Built a Biotech Empire. Now Washington May Be Letting It Die.
By Michael Phillips | Montgomery County, MD — MDBayNews Investigates For years, Maryland leaders pitched a bold vision:...
Maryland’s Illegal Senior Care Homes Are Still Operating in Plain Sight — And the State Still Won’t Prosecute Them
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Annapolis Watch Two and a half years after Maryland lawmakers “cracked down” on...
US Naval Academy Fires Commandant Clark Amid Misconduct Allegations, Security Failures, and Leadership Turmoil
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A“The naval service maintains the highest standards for leaders and holds them...
Behind Closed Doors: Montgomery County Council Quietly Eliminates 64 of 67 Applicants for Albornoz Seat — Raising Deeper Questions About Transparency, Power, and One-Party Governance
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNewsNovember 26, 2025 Montgomery County likes to pride itself on being a model of progressive,...
Maryland’s Population Problem: New Data Shows Residents Leaving, Immigrants Filling the Gap
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Annapolis Watch Maryland continues to lose far more residents to other states than it...
How Maryland’s Tax Code Became a Playground for Lobbyists
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s tax code did not become complicated by accident. It became complicated because...
The Federal–State AI Showdown: Why America’s Next Big Tech Fight Runs Through Annapolis
By Michael Phillips | November 25, 2025 As 2025 draws to a close, the United States finds itself in the middle of a...
Maryland Sen. Dalya Attar Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Extortion Charges in Hidden-Camera Blackmail Case
By MDBayNews Staff | November 25, 2025 Maryland State Sen. Dalya Attar (D–Baltimore City) pleaded not guilty Monday to...
The Fair Representation Act Could Reshape Maryland Elections — and Hand Republicans Seats Democrats Have Locked Away for Years
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews – Annapolis Watch A national election-reform proposal backed for years by Rep. Jamie...
The Wrong Ballots No One Is Talking About: Maryland’s Quiet Election Weak Points
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Investigations Maryland’s election system is not being stolen.But in multiple legislative...
How to Launch a Maryland Campaign the Right Way
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Annapolis Watch Launching a political campaign in Maryland is deceptively simple....
Top 5 Political Issues in Maryland Entering the 2026 Election Season
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Annapolis Watch As 2025 draws to a close, Maryland politics stand at an inflection...
What’s Actually in the 3% Flat Tax Plan? A Detailed Breakdown of Delegate Bouchat’s Proposal
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In Part 1 of the Maryland at 3% series, we outlined why Maryland’s fiscal environment has...
Are Maryland Schools Following Their Own Safety Protocols? An Investigative Review of Systemic Compliance Failures
Education Watch – MDBayNewsInvestigative Report Maryland law requires schools to follow strict safety protocols designed...
Maryland at a Crossroads: Why Tax Reform Is Back on the Table in 2026
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland enters the 2026 legislative session facing a problem state leaders have quietly...
FEC Filings Show Ed Hale Donated to Johnny O Despite Longtime GOP Claims
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Editor’s Note: This article was updated to include a response from Ed Hale. BBaltimore...
EDITORIAL: Maryland Needs a Higher Standard — From Its Institutions and Its Voters
Maryland’s political culture has grown comfortable—too comfortable—with the assumption that our systems are...
Bouchat Files “Sexual Offender Accountability and Victim Protection Act,” Aiming to Permanently Deny Parole to Violent Sexual Predators
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Delegate Eric Bouchat (R–5th District) has filed one of the toughest criminal...
Maryland Delegate Bouchat Files Bill to Completely Repeal the VEIP Program, Ending Emissions Testing Statewide
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program (VEIP) — a decades-old requirement that...
Gang of 9: Reloaded — Annapolis Locks In 100% Democratic Rule
By Michael Phillips | MdBayNews Annapolis voters just delivered an electoral sweep that looks less like a municipal...
Fitzgerald Mofor, the GOP’s Relentless Grassroots Organizer, Launches Bid for Maryland House District 9A
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Fitzgerald Mofor — the tireless voter-registration activist many Maryland Republicans...
Maryland’s Outdated Wiretap Law Is Hurting Victims — And 2026 May Finally Bring Change
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland is one of just a few states still clinging to a strict two-party consent wiretap...
HOTEL ROOM, NO SECOND CHANCES
By Michael Phillips When a child dies under state supervision, the public is owed more than condolences. We are owed...
Why Does Maryland Keep Releasing Violent Offenders? And Why Don’t Domestic Violence Victims Matter?
By Michael Phillips Maryland is facing a crisis—one that lawmakers, judges, and bail commissioners never seem to take...
Maryland’s ‘Extra Days’ Rule for Mail-In Ballots: What’s at Stake as the Supreme Court Weighs In
By Michael Phillips Maryland is one of at least 18 states that allow mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be...
Public Records Show Longstanding State Tax Judgments for Newly Elected Annapolis Alderperson Diesha Contee
By Michael Phillips, MDBayNews Annapolis Ward 6 has elected a new alderperson, Diesha Contee, a well-known community...
Melania Trump’s “Fostering the Future” Executive Order Signals a New Federal Push for Family Preservation and Accountability
By Michael Phillips — MDBayNews and Father & Co. When First Lady Melania Trump stepped to the podium to introduce the...
Two Towson Teens Rescued in PA — And a Separate Towson Trafficking Bust Shows Maryland’s Growing Crisis
By Michael R. Phillips | MDBayNews Two teenage girls missing from Towson were rescued Thursday morning in Pennsylvania...
Idaho Just Drew the Blueprint to Fix Maryland’s Broken Custody Courts. Will Annapolis Follow?
By Michael Phillips — Father & Co. | MDBayNews BOISE, Idaho — After five public hearings, hundreds of pages of...
When Will Maryland’s Counties Sue Back?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown can’t go a month without suing the Trump...
Maryland’s Lawsuit Factory: How Anthony Brown Turned the Attorney General’s Office into a Political Weapon Against Trump
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | November 7, 2025 It’s official: Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has sued the...
ICE Partnerships Under Fire in Maryland
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Wicomico County has put its proposed ICE cooperation agreement on ice — after...
When Local Government Fails, Taxpayers Should Have a Nuclear Option
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Right-of-Center Commentary Local government is supposed to be the closest to the people...
Trump’s SNAP Reform: Work, Dignity, and the Return of Common Sense
By Michael R. Phillips | MDBayNews The Maryland Department of Human Services sent out a panicked email this week warning...
Myrick Blasts Moore’s Redistricting Push as “Existential Threat to Democracy”
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | November 6, 2025 Lanham, MD — Republican gubernatorial candidate John Myrick is...