Baltimore’s $1 Million Party: Mayor Brandon Scott’s Crab Feasts, Ravens Suites, and Portrait Politics
By MDBayNews Staff At a time when Baltimore residents are struggling with rising crime, strained city services, and...
Ethics & Oversight
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...
From Supreme Court Insider to Federal Convict: Thomas Goldstein Found Guilty in Maryland
By MDBayNews Staff A federal jury in Maryland has convicted prominent appellate attorney Thomas Goldstein on multiple...
Maryland Lawmakers Move to Strengthen Inspector General Independence After AG Opinion Sparks Concern
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, MD — In a rare bipartisan move, Delegates Vaughn Stewart (D) and Ryan Nawrocki (R) have...
Maryland’s Legal Offensive Expands: Brown’s Lawsuits Against Trump Now Top 55
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown is no longer simply responding to federal policy...
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...
DHS Funding Fight Raises Stakes for Maryland’s Federal Workforce
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On several occasions, Chris Van Hollen has made his position unmistakably clear, including...
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...
LD-17 Lawmaker Defends ICE Protests During School Hours as Reelection Looms, Attacks Parents Instead
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews GAITHERSBURG, Md. — With a reelection campaign approaching, a Maryland state legislator...
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...
Maryland Lawmakers Push for Statewide Inspector General as Budget Shortfall Looms
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS, Md. — As Maryland stares down a projected $1.4 billion budget shortfall and a...
Moore’s “Working With Judges” Comment Fuels Scrutiny After $147M Court Contract
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland voters prepare for another heated election cycle, Governor Wes Moore is once again facing...
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...
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...
SCRIPTED. STAGED. SANITIZED.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Moore’s Town Hall Wasn’t a Town Hall — It Was a Production When Gov. Wes Moore...
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 Inspectors General Push Back on OAG Advice as Baltimore Dispute Escalates
By MDBayNews Staff A growing dispute between Baltimore City’s Inspector General and Mayor Brandon Scott’s...
Maryland AG Opposes Rollback of Special Education Reporting — Critics Say Debate Is About Transparency, Not Denial
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is urging lawmakers to reject a proposal that would roll back...
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...
Former Maryland Child Support Employee Pleads Guilty to Timesheet Fraud, Ordered to Pay $42,000
By MDBayNews Staff A former employee of Maryland’s child support enforcement system has pleaded guilty to falsifying time...
Maryland Democrats’ Trump Obsession Is Driving Policy — Not Marylanders’ Needs
By MDBayNews Staff If you listened to the debate over HB488 in Annapolis this session, including today's House session, you...
Moore’s ‘National Harbor Sphere’ Tax Is a Shiny Distraction From Maryland’s Real Budget Problems
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore is selling Marylanders a familiar Annapolis product: a flashy, headline-friendly tax...
Maryland Redistricting Process Tracker
Maryland Democrats are pushing an unusual mid-decade congressional redistricting bill—HB488—during the heart of the...
One-Party Rule Meets Resistance: Why a One-Day Delay Triggered a Warning in Annapolis
By MDBayNews Staff A procedural clash in the Maryland House of Delegates this week exposed a deeper problem inside the...
Anthony Brown’s Latest Federal Letter Campaign Is Another Costly Distraction for Marylanders
By MDBayNews Staff Attorney General Anthony G. Brown’s office released a press statement today announcing Maryland’s...
Moore’s Ethical Line—Drawn Late—Reignites Maryland’s Pay-to-Play Debate
By MDBayNews Editorial Desk A Baltimore Sun exclusive this morning lit up Annapolis—and not because it revealed a crime....