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Education Funds, Ballot Deadlines, and the Next Immigration Fight

By MDBayNews Staff With Maryland’s candidate filing deadline closing and major legislation moving through Annapolis, the...

Staff Writer
February 25, 2026

Montgomery County Bets on Ramp Meters. Is That Enough to Fix Gridlock?

By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County commuters are about to see something new at the end of their on-ramps: red lights....

Staff Writer
February 25, 2026

BGE’s $500 Million Peninsula Project Raises Big Questions About Oversight, Cost, and Who Pays

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland ratepayers are once again staring down a massive utility price tag — this time for a...

Staff Writer
February 24, 2026

Moore Touts $8.5 Billion Housing Impact — But Are Marylanders Feeling It?

By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore took to social media this week to celebrate what he called a major success for the...

Staff Writer
February 24, 2026

Supermajority in Chaos: Maryland Democrats Riven by Democratic Socialist Faction — Republicans and Independents Could Be the Real Winners

By MDBayNews Staff While Maryland Republicans grapple with their own public infighting, the state’s dominant Democratic...

Staff Writer
February 23, 2026

A Party at War With Itself: Maryland Republicans Face a Defining Crossroads

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Republicans don’t have the luxury of civil war. Yet that is precisely what appears to be...

Staff Writer
February 23, 2026

Cruisers Smashed, No Immediate Arrests, Public Asked for Help: What the Chevy Chase Street Takeover Reveals About Public Safety in Montgomery County

By MDBayNews Staff A chaotic street takeover at East-West Highway and Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase has escalated from...

Staff Writer
February 23, 2026

Hearing Tomorrow: HB 970 Would Redefine Nuclear as “Tier 1” Clean Energy in Maryland

By MDBayNews Staff Annapolis will take up a consequential energy bill tomorrow that could reshape Maryland’s energy...

Staff Writer
February 23, 2026

Project Baltimore Raises Red Flags on Moore’s Pick for Education Inspector General

By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore has nominated Natalia Medina Ahn to serve as Maryland’s next Inspector General for...

Staff Writer
February 22, 2026

55 Ways Maryland Has Been Pillaged Under Gov. Wes Moore

By MDBayNews Staff When Wes Moore took office in January 2023, he promised to “leave no one behind.” Three years later,...

Staff Writer
February 22, 2026

Filing Clock Ticking: Does the Deadline Cripple Gov. Moore’s Redistricting Push?

By MDBayNews Staff With just days remaining before Maryland’s candidate filing deadline on February 24, a late-stage...

Staff Writer
February 21, 2026

Maryland Farmers Press for Transparency as Right to Repair Debate Comes Home

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s Right to Repair debate is moving from Annapolis hearing rooms straight into the cab of the...

Staff Writer
February 21, 2026

Blackwell’s Voter ID Push Highlights Maryland’s Growing Election Integrity Divide

By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland’s 2026 election cycle accelerates, State Senate candidate Yahu Blackwell is leaning...

Staff Writer
February 21, 2026

“The Senate President Is Not a King”: LaPin Delivers 7,000 Signatures Demanding Vote on HB 488

By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, MD — In a pointed challenge to Senate leadership, Army veteran and State Senate candidate...

Staff Writer
February 20, 2026

In Deep-Blue MD-8, Cheryl Riley Bets on Affordability and Anti-Elitism

By MDBayNews Staff Republican congressional candidate Cheryl Riley is making her pitch to voters in Maryland’s 8th...

Staff Writer
February 20, 2026

Brown’s FBI HQ Lawsuit: Maryland Taxpayers Deserve Answers, Not Press Releases

By MDBayNews Staff Editor’s Correction (Updated 2/20/26):An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the...

Staff Writer
February 20, 2026

Silence on the Sewage: Where Are Maryland’s Environmental Powerhouses?

By MDBayNews Staff Since mid-January, hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage have poured into the Potomac River...

Staff Writer
February 20, 2026

Maryland Democrats Cry Foul, Again, as ICE Eyes Hyattsville—After a Year of Interfering With Enforcement

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Democrats are once again sounding the alarm over immigration enforcement—this time over a...

Staff Writer
February 20, 2026

Moore Announces AI Workforce Push — But Is Maryland Ready to Compete? And Who Does This Benfit?

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Gov. Wes Moore this week announced a new round of program investments aimed at preparing...

Staff Writer
February 20, 2026

Cox Calls for Emergency Action as Bowser Declares Over Potomac Sewage Disaster

By MDBayNews Staff Annapolis, MD — As the Potomac Interceptor sewage crisis drags into its second month, Republican...

Staff Writer
February 19, 2026

MVA Fee Hikes Hit Maryland Families Hard: Safety Measure or Cash Grab?

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland families are once again feeling the squeeze — this time at the Motor Vehicle Administration....

Staff Writer
February 19, 2026

Carl Brunner Jr. Enters the Conversation: A Blue-Collar Voice in Maryland’s 2026 Governor’s Race

By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland’s 2026 gubernatorial race begins to take shape, a new Republican voice is attempting to...

Staff Writer
February 19, 2026

MoCo at a Crossroads: Are Business-Friendly Neighbors Pulling Ahead?

By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County has long marketed itself as Maryland’s economic engine — home to biotech...

Staff Writer
February 19, 2026

Too Little, Too Late? Moore Signs 287(g) Ban as Immigration Fight Shifts to Enforcement Reality

By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore has officially signed legislation banning 287(g) agreements between Maryland local...

Staff Writer
February 19, 2026

More Bureaucrats, Fewer Students: What’s Really Happening Inside MCPS?

By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) added 1,769 full-time employees between the 2018–19 and...

Staff Writer
February 19, 2026

Nearly 500 Maryland Health Employees Out-Earn the Governor — As Disability Services Face $150M in Cuts

By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland lawmakers debate cutting roughly $150 million from disability services, a new payroll...

Staff Writer
February 18, 2026

Maryland Freedom Caucus Slams Unscheduled Jeffries Visit After House Floor Delayed

By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — Tensions flared in the Maryland House this week after an unscheduled visit by U.S. House...

Staff Writer
February 18, 2026

Kathy Szeliga Questions the Solar Push as Utility Bills Climb

By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — As Maryland families open winter electric bills that look more like mortgage payments, the...

Staff Writer
February 18, 2026

Former State Prison Employee and Contractor Sentenced in Maryland Procurement Fraud Scheme

By MDBayNews Staff A former Maryland correctional employee and a private contractor have now been sentenced in a multi-year...

Staff Writer
February 18, 2026

Jennings Pushes Emergency Flexibility for Condos Under Senate Bill 576

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland condominium and cooperative housing communities could soon gain more flexibility during...

Staff Writer
February 18, 2026

Ed Hale Sharpens His Contrast With Moore on Energy, Power Bills, and Accountability

By MDBayNews Staff Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Hale Sr. is escalating his messaging against Governor Wes Moore,...

Staff Writer
February 18, 2026

HB 432 Sparks Heated Debate Over Vagrancy Enforcement in Maryland

By MDBayNews Staff Annapolis, Md. — A new bill moving through the Maryland General Assembly is igniting sharp debate over...

Staff Writer
February 18, 2026

Historic Plates, Historic Pushback: Jennings’ SB452 Heads to Hearing

By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, Md. — After last year’s overhaul of Maryland’s historic vehicle plate rules triggered...

Staff Writer
February 18, 2026

Final Filing Deadline Approaches — Maryland GOP Warns Many Races Still Have No Republican Candidate

By MDBayNews Staff With fewer than 10 days remaining before Maryland’s official candidate filing deadline, Republican...

Staff Writer
February 17, 2026

Carmelo Anthony Joins Baltimore Soccer Stadium Project — Big Vision or Big Risk?

By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore may soon add a new name to its long list of sports power players — and this time, it’s not...

Staff Writer
February 17, 2026

Green Party Ticket Presses Moore on Sewage, Oversight, and AI Transparency

By MDBayNews Staff The Ellis/Andrews Green Party gubernatorial campaign is attempting to seize an opening in Maryland’s...

Staff Writer
February 17, 2026

Allegany County Repeals Speed Camera Law — Should the Rest of Maryland Follow?

By MDBayNews Staff In a move that is already turning heads across the state, officials in Allegany County have voted to...

Staff Writer
February 17, 2026

Wes Moore’s Selective Outrage: The NGA Invitation Hypocrisy

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is once again trying to have it both ways. In February 2026, Moore loudly...

Staff Writer
February 16, 2026

Potomac Interceptor Collapse: Updates Scattered Across Agencies as Marylanders Piece Together the Full Picture

By MDBayNews Staff When nearly 300 million gallons of untreated sewage enter the Potomac River system, the public deserves...

Staff Writer
February 16, 2026

A $57,000 Power Bill and a Warning for Maryland

By MDBayNews Staff When a third-generation local grocery store is staring at a nearly $58,000 monthly electric bill,...

Staff Writer
February 15, 2026

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