Green Party’s Ellis Releases MPT Records, Presses for a Seat at the Oct. 6 Debate
By MDBayNews Staff Green Party gubernatorial nominee Andy Ellis released a batch of internal Maryland Public Television...
Campaigns & Elections
Tonya Sweat Lost Her Ballot Case in Circuit Court. She’s Not Giving Up Yet.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Moisette "Tonya" Sweat's bid to appear on the November ballot as an independent challenger...
Riley Presses Raskin Over His Support for Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Republican congressional candidate Cheryl Riley spent part of this week pressing Rep. Jamie...
What “Meeting Expenses” Buys: A Look Inside Maryland Campaign Spending
Maryland campaign finance reports do not require candidates to explain themselves. A committee can log a $3,000 charge to a...
Maryland’s Voter Rolls Are Shifting: Democrats Shrink as Unaffiliated Voters Surge
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland remains a heavily Democratic state, but the makeup of its...
While Van Hollen Kicks the Tires in New Hampshire, Who Is Minding Maryland?
By Michael Phillips, MDBayNews Sen. Chris Van Hollen sat across from Kristen Welker on "Meet the Press" this past Sunday...
The 27-Point Question: Why Wes Moore’s Poll Deserves More Scrutiny
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A fake polling operation just admitted that it fabricated political surveys and watched...
At MACo, Cox Presses the Case Against Moore’s Record on Taxes, Energy, and the Key Bridge
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews OCEAN CITY — Dan Cox stood before Maryland's county officials Saturday and made a simple...
The Poll Saying Moore Is Up 27 Points Was Built by His Own Party’s Pollster and Sold by a Podcast His Party’s Media Sponsors
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — A poll released this week says Gov. Wes Moore leads Republican challenger Dan...
Democrats Are Building a Farm Team. Maryland Republicans Have $24,000 and a Prayer.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Pete Buttigieg spent Wednesday morning making news for something other than a presidential...
New Poll Detail: Neither Party Impresses Voters, as Green Candidate Renews Debate Push
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The full results of this week's Maryland Now poll show something the topline horse-race...
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...
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....
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...
Robin Ficker Won the GOP Primary With $401 Left in the Bank. Now What?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Robin Ficker is the Republican nominee for Maryland's 6th Congressional District this fall....
Seven Stops, Five States, Three Weeks: Where Wes Moore Has Been While Maryland Waits on Affordability
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — On the same day House and Senate Republicans stood in Annapolis calling a...
Moore Debates 20 Non-Voters on YouTube While a Bill to Open Maryland’s Debate Stage Died Without a Vote
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Governor Wes Moore spent his Sunday morning on "Surrounded," a debate program from the...
One Foot Out the Door: Wes Moore’s Reelection Pitch Is a Presidential Audition
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In September 2025, NBC's Kristen Welker asked Governor Wes Moore a simple question on "Meet...
What the Supreme Court’s Coordinated-Spending Ruling Means for Maryland
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Supreme Court's decision Tuesday in NRSC v. FEC, striking down federal limits on how...
Moore’s Own Supervisor Says Governor Did Not Receive Bronze Star — and Was Not in Afghanistan When Fellow Soldier Died
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The officer who supervised Wes Moore during his Afghanistan deployment says the governor...
Where Did All the Voters Go?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Dan Cox won the Republican nomination for governor Tuesday night. He also did it with...
Cox Wins the Map, Hale Wins Baltimore: Inside the Maryland GOP Governor Primary
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Dan Cox is the Republican nominee for governor of Maryland. Again. With 1,963 of 1,979...
Ferguson Survives — But the Margin Is the Message
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Bill Ferguson is going back to Annapolis. The Maryland Senate President declared victory...
The Lobbyist on the Ballot: How Adrian Boafo Spent Four Years Serving Oracle and Maryland at the Same Time
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Adrian Boafo is running for Congress on a platform of accountability. He's also the only...
The Annapolis Money Machine in 2026: Who’s Spending, Who’s Benefiting, and What Should Raise Eyebrows
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews If you want to understand Maryland politics, stop listening to the speeches about...
One-Party State: Maryland Democrats Now Running Candidates Everywhere — and That’s the Problem
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For the first time in more than half a century, Maryland Democrats are celebrating what...
The Annapolis Money Machine: How Maryland Campaign Cash Circulates Among Political Insiders
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland politicians like to talk about transparency, accountability, and reform. But if...
Silicon Valley in Annapolis: Waymo’s Push for Driverless Taxis Comes With Campaign Cash for Gov. Wes Moore
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland lawmakers debate whether to open the state’s roads to fully autonomous vehicles, a Silicon...
The Calm Before the PAC Storm
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland politics runs on money, and few political operations in the state currently...
Maryland Bill Targets Utility Donations—But Raises Broader Campaign Finance Questions
By MDBayNews Staff A new bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly is reigniting debate over corporate influence in...
The Incumbent Advantage
By Michael R. Phillips | MDBayNews / Thunder Report Investigations As Maryland campaigns approach the March 5 campaign...
The Top 100 Donors Who Control Maryland Politics
By Michael R. Phillips | MDBayNews / Thunder Report For years, Maryland politicians have insisted that policy decisions in...
In Much of Maryland, the Real Election Happens in June
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s 2026 candidate filings reveal something that isn’t immediately obvious from a simple...
Three Seats, Limited Competition: The Hidden Math Behind Maryland’s Delegate Primaries
By MDBayNews Staff At first glance, Maryland’s 2026 candidate filings suggest healthy participation in House of Delegates...
44% of Maryland Legislative Races Lack Two-Party Competition After Filing Deadline
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The numbers are in — and they are hard to ignore. According to newly compiled...
Delegate Eric Bouchat Will Not Seek Re-Election After Two Decades on Maryland Ballots
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews CARROLL COUNTY — After appearing on Maryland ballots for nearly 20 years, Delegate...
Ethics Questions Still Linger Around Maryland AG Anthony Brown
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Thirteen months after a formal ethics complaint was filed against Maryland Attorney General...
Can Maryland Fix Its One-Party Democracy? A Reform Roadmap for Real Competition
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s one-party dominance is not new. Democrats have controlled the General Assembly...
Safe Seats, Silent Voters: What Maryland’s One-Party Rule Means for Democracy
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In a state where one party controls virtually every lever of power, what does it say about...
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...