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Government Power & Civil Liberties

Ferguson’s Chamber, Ferguson’s Rules

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — At 11:59 p.m. on April 13, as the Maryland General Assembly's 2026 session...

Michael Phillips
April 17, 2026

Maryland Just Passed a Deepfake Law. A Federal Court Already Struck Down the Same Thing.

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House of Delegates passed HB 145 on Friday by a vote of 95-36,...

Michael Phillips
April 10, 2026

Maryland Celebrates Balanced Budget While Staring Down a $4 Billion Cliff

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — Governor Wes Moore signed Maryland's fiscal year 2027 budget into law...

Michael Phillips
April 10, 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

Republican Moves to Expel Bouchat — From Her Own Party

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Maryland House of Delegates has never expelled a member for failure to act. It has come...

Michael Phillips
April 3, 2026

Three Bills Nobody Is Talking About — And Why They Should Be

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Before we get to the bills, a word about the messenger. Del. Christopher Eric Bouchat of...

Michael Phillips
April 2, 2026

Moore’s Latest “Green Bag” Appointments Raise Familiar Questions About DEI and Direction

By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — On February 20, 2026, the Moore–Miller administration formally delivered its Green Bag...

Michael Phillips
February 21, 2026

CPS Dismissed the Complaint. So What Does the Nancy Krause Story Really Tell Us?

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The national firestorm over a Calvert County school board testimony involving Nancy Krause...

Michael Phillips
February 18, 2026

Maryland Election Officials Cross a First Amendment Line With “Disinformation” Warning

By MDBayNews Staff The Maryland State Board of Elections is facing renewed scrutiny after a February 6 press release from...

Michael Phillips
February 7, 2026

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