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Data & Transparency

Baltimore Got Safer. Maryland Didn’t.

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On Saturday, Governor Wes Moore formally launched his 2026 reelection campaign at the...

Michael Phillips
May 5, 2026

Congress Demands D.C. Crime Data Records — And Maryland Should Be Asking the Same Questions

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is demanding records from the...

Michael Phillips
April 28, 2026

Maryland Prisons Hit a Decade High in Homicides. The State Just Moved 700 More Inmates In.

Inmate killings surged 75 percent last year — the worst in ten years. The Moore administration's response was to close a...

Michael Phillips
April 28, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
April 6, 2026

The Absent Delegate: Why Is Bouchat the Only One Facing Expulsion?

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Maryland House of Delegates voted 102 to 14 this week to advance a resolution expelling...

Michael Phillips
April 4, 2026

Frederick County Is Being Remade. Who’s Paying for It?

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Frederick County is changing faster than almost anywhere else in Maryland — and new...

Michael Phillips
April 2, 2026

Maryland’s Disability Rate Is Rising — And the Increase Is Statewide

Most counties saw higher percentages of residents with a disability in 2024 than in 2023, according to new federal data....

Michael Phillips
March 31, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
March 28, 2026

Maryland Counties Warned: New Data Privacy Rules Could Reshape Local Government Operations

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland county governments are being warned to prepare for a growing wave of data privacy obligations,...

Staff Writer
March 8, 2026

Maryland’s Lawsuit Machine: Anthony Brown’s Obsession With Suing Trump

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, the job increasingly looks less like chief...

Michael Phillips
March 7, 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

Maryland’s “Safest Cities” List Raises Bigger Questions About Crime Transparency

By MDBayNews Staff A new ranking highlighted by Patch — “These Are MD’s 10 Safest Cities, New Ranking Says” — is...

Staff Writer
February 14, 2026

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