Brown Invokes Military Values. His Record Tells a Different Story.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown marked National Military Appreciation Month this...
Audits & Oversight
Maryland Was Building a World-Class Racetrack. Nobody Was Checking Who Worked There.
A broken fingerprinting machine went unreplaced for seven years. In the meantime, Maryland's Division of Racing issued...
Federal foster care watchdog quietly rewrote the rules — then sent Maryland a smaller bill
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On November 14, 2025, a senior official at the federal Children's Bureau — signing as...
Stars and no-shows: grading every Maryland House delegate on the current 2026 session
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Maryland Watch Some Maryland House delegates showed up for virtually every vote this...
Van Hollen’s Off-Year Money Machine: A Look at His Top Donors Since 2025
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Chris Van Hollen is not on the ballot in 2026. His Senate seat is a Class III seat, meaning...
Maryland’s TANF Shell Game: $833 Million Spent — Only 24% to Families
By MDBayNews Staff Credit: This article is based on reporting by Tessa Bentulan for Spotlight on Maryland, a collaboration...
REPORT CARD POLITICS: Senate Republicans Blast Moore Over Audit Failures and Growing Deficit
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Senate Republicans are sharpening their attacks on Governor Wes...
Moore Lets López Walk: Accountability Still Missing at Maryland DHS
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Department of Human Services Secretary Rafael López is out — but not fired. In...
Lawmakers “Frustrated” — But Maryland’s Foster Care Crisis Is Years in the Making
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland lawmakers say they’re frustrated. They should be. But what unfolded in Annapolis...
Maryland’s Latest “Fiscal Accountability” Push Isn’t Nearly Enough — or New
By MDBayNews Editorial Board On the surface, Governor Wes Moore’s latest press release on audit reform looks like an...
Mayor Scott, AG Brown, and the Inspector General: When “Transparency” Comes With Fine Print
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says transparency and integrity are “sacred” in public service....
Children Left Behind: Maryland’s Foster Care Crisis Moves From Hotels to Hospital Wards
By MDBayNews Staff A troubling new report by The Baltimore Sun has exposed a quiet but deeply disturbing reality inside...
Maryland’s Judicial Discipline System Shows Rare Transparency as Virginia Moves Backward
By Michel Phillips | MDBayNews As neighboring Virginia retreats into judicial secrecy, Maryland stands out in the...
Explainer: How Pass-Through Contracting and “Place of Performance” Rules Apply to ATI Government Solutions
By Michael Phillips | Thunder Report Recent reporting by Thunder Report and MDBayNews has raised questions about how ATI...
A Quiet Basement Suite and a Trail of Federal Contracts: Revisiting ATI Government Solutions’ Maryland Footprint
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews / Thunder Report When investigative journalist James O’Keefe released undercover footage...
Baltimore County’s $737K Software Failure Raises Deeper Questions About Oversight and Accountability
By Michael Phillips | Tech Bay News / MDBayNews A new report from the Baltimore County Office of the Inspector General...
Where Maryland Is Ripe for Fraud Investigations in 2026
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Maryland heads into 2026 facing structural budget deficits, heightened federal scrutiny,...
Wes Moore’s 2025 Report Card: A Centered Assessment of Maryland’s Governor
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Maryland closes the books on 2025, Governor Wes Moore faces growing scrutiny from...
Maryland’s Quiet Justice Debate: Juvenile Reform and Foster Care Head Into 2026
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Maryland heads into the 2026 legislative session, some of the most consequential public...
Maryland Audit Flags Millions in Waste, Procurement Abuse, and Repeat Oversight Failures
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — A newly released state audit paints a troubling picture of how Maryland...
Maryland GOP Warns Mid-Cycle Redistricting Push Ignores Budget Crisis, Audit Failures
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Republican leaders are escalating criticism of Wes Moore over his...