Maryland’s Water Is Running Out. Virginia’s Data Centers Are Part of Why.
The Potomac hasn't been this low in recorded history. Millions of Marylanders depend on it. And a sprawling industry...
Infrastructure & Governance
Maryland Moves to Block ICE Facility in Washington County — Using Environmental Law as the New Weapon
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A new front has opened in the long-running political battle over immigration enforcement in...
Maryland’s Infrastructure Failure Turns the C&O Canal Into a Sewer Bypass
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On January 19, 2026, a 72-inch sewer main known as the Potomac Interceptor collapsed near...
Potomac Interceptor Repairs Continue: What It Is, How It Works, and What Went Wrong
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Washington-area residents have been watching closely as DC Water continues emergency...
Baltimore’s ICE Holding Rooms: What Changed in 2025 — And Why Maryland Democrats Are Fighting New Facilities
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For nearly a decade, the George H. Fallon Federal Office Building at 31 Hopkins Plaza has...
Maryland’s Unrecorded Virtual Meetings Problem
When Maryland local governments moved meetings online during the pandemic, officials promised accessibility and...
Voters or Party Insiders? Maryland Reopens the Debate on Legislative Special Elections
By MDBayNews Staff As the Maryland General Assembly continues its 2026 session, lawmakers are revisiting a long-simmering...
Data Center Debate Exposes a Rare Maryland Consensus — and Voter Unease
By MDBayNews Staff Annapolis, MD — A heated hearing in Annapolis on House Bill 120 (HB 120) revealed something unusual in...
WWII Ordnance Still Washing Ashore: Worcester County Seeks Federal Help as Public Safety Risks Grow
By MDBayNews Staff WORCESTER COUNTY, Md. — Eighty years after World War II ended, its remnants are still surfacing on...
When the System Goes Dark: Baltimore’s CAD Failures Expose a Deeper Crisis of Governance
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore residents were told to trust the system. Once again, that trust has been tested—and found...