A UMB Instructor’s Visa Lapsed in 2024. Why Didn’t Anyone Catch It Until ICE Did?
DHS says Berhanu Kibret's visa expired in May 2024. UMB says he nevertheless had valid work authorization. The unanswered...
Month: August 2026
A late GOP swap headlines Maryland Legislative District 2
By MDBayNews Staff Legislative District 2 — covering east Washington County, including Hagerstown, along with a slice of...
Former Del. Jay Jalisi Sues to Force a Do-Over Primary in District 10
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Hasan M. "Jay" Jalisi wants a second shot at the House of Delegates, and he's asking a...
Is the Redistricting Lawsuit Just a Publicity Stunt? Here’s What the Record Actually Shows
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A common response to this week's lawsuit against Maryland's redistricting amendment is that...
District 1 Is Set: Western Maryland Heads to November With One Open House Seat
Western Maryland's Garrett, Allegany and Washington county seats head into November with an open House race, three...
MCPS Cut 43 Social Workers to Close a Budget Gap. It’s Now Hiring a Content Creator for Up to $171,348.
By Michael Phillips| MDBayNews Two months after Montgomery County Public Schools eliminated dozens of social worker...
A Senator, a Sidewalk Tree, and Three Days of Silence: Should Anthony Muse Resign?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Three days after a state senator's SUV ended up parked against a tree in Annapolis, the...
Republicans, D.C. Watchdog Group Sue to Keep Redistricting Amendment Off November Ballot
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Republican lawmakers and a Washington-based conservative watchdog group filed suit...
Maryland’s Van Hollen Bet Big on a Michigan Candidate Who Wants Him Running the Senate Democrats — Raskin Cheered From the House
Van Hollen was the first sitting senator to back Abdul El-Sayed after Bernie Sanders. Raskin called his win proof of...
The $4,000 “Crisis” Is Mostly Sandwiches. The Real Maryland Affordability Story Is in Annapolis.
By Michael Phillips | Maryland Bay News The Maryland Democratic Party wants you to believe Donald Trump personally raised...
What Moore Announced — And What Comes Next
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Governor Wes Moore held his press conference Wednesday. It was, by the standards of...
$10 Million on the Line: White Marlin Open Reels In Anglers, Celebrities and Big Money to Ocean City
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews OCEAN CITY, Md. — For the 53rd straight summer, this barrier-island town has traded its...
Power Over People: How Annapolis Rewrote the Rules — and What It Ignored to Do It
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Maryland General Assembly closed its three-day special session Tuesday night having...
The Hand They’re Not Playing: How Maryland Can Rebuild Horse Racing After the Preakness Shake-Up
Maryland owns the assets, the history, and the window. What it needs is a strategy — and someone willing to make the...
The Senate Passed It 32-13. Republicans Are Already Talking About Court.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland's Senate voted 32-13 Tuesday to pass the congressional redistricting...
D.C. and Baltimore Rank Among America’s Riskiest Cities for Drivers — But State Data Tells a More Complicated Story
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Washington, D.C. and Baltimore landed at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, on Allstate's 2026...
The House Passed It 96-38. Bouchat’s Bill Never Got a Hearing.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Maryland House of Delegates voted 96-38 Tuesday to pass House Bill 2100, sending the...
What CDI Does With Tracks It Owns
Churchill Downs has a documented playbook for acquired racing assets: acquire, extract value, close the original venue,...
Nine Minutes. One Question.
CDI and NYRA spent the day defending their new championship series — and confirming, almost in spite of themselves,...
Day One: The Session Convenes, the Math Gets Real, and a Democrat Breaks Ranks
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The General Assembly gaveled in at 10 a.m. Monday for the Aug. 3-5 special session, and by...
Blindsided, Again
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Editor's Note: MDBayNews published this morning, at approximately 11:30 am, the first...
The Bet That Already Lost
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Breaking — August 3, 2026This morning, Churchill Downs Incorporated and the New York...
Moore’s Two-Front Test: What the NGA Gavel Means for His Ambitions — and His Reelection
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Gov. Wes Moore picked up a new title over the weekend, and it isn't on the Maryland ballot....
Van Hollen Isn’t Even on the Ballot. He’s Still Doing the Socialists’ Work for Them.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Chris Van Hollen has no primary to survive and no general election to win in 2026. He...
Synagogue Sues Montgomery County Over Firearms Ban, Says Ordinance Started as “Housekeeping”
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Silver Spring Jewish Center and its rabbi, Menashe Shapiro, filed a federal lawsuit...
Two Bills. One Week. Opposite Visions of Who Draws Maryland’s Maps
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Senate Bill 2100 asks Maryland voters to strip constitutional limits off how the General...
DeMarinis Walks Back Bettor Threat, Refers Prediction Markets for Investigation Anyway
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Staff Maryland's top election official spent four weeks moving from "under review" to an...
Green Party Nominee Calls for Four-Way Debates as Moore, Cox Stay Quiet
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews With the general election field now set, Green Party gubernatorial nominee Andy Ellis is...