MARYLAND’S PORTS FEEL THE SHOCK OF A DISTANT WAR — AND RELIEF ISN’T COMING SOON
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Strait of Hormuz is roughly 7,000 miles from the Port of Baltimore. But the economic...
Infrastructure & Transportation
Hangar Deal: Construction Firm with Airpark Lease Has Donated $11,000 to the Luedtkes While Expansion Bypassed Council Review
W.M. Rickman Construction holds a 'Through the Fence' agreement at KGAI. State campaign finance records show six straight...
Two Airports, Two Standards: Why Accountability Exists in Baltimore County—But Not Montgomery
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In Maryland, aircraft noise is not a new problem. For years, communities living near...
Maryland’s Latest Cash Grab: Annapolis Democrats Want the Power to Seize Your Car
By MDBayNews Staff For years, Maryland drivers have watched Annapolis steadily squeeze more money out of them through...
Moore Touts $3 Million for Purple Line “Revitalization” — After Years of Delays and Billions in Costs
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Governor Wes Moore is celebrating a $3 million proposal for “business...
Moore’s Transit Housing Plan Sparks Backlash Over Local Control, Traffic, and Cost
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s push for the Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act...
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...
Maryland Senate Republicans Move to Roll Back Vehicle Registration Fee Hikes
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Senate Republicans are pushing new legislation aimed at reversing steep...
Montgomery County Airpark at a Crossroads
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews GAITHERSBURG, Md. — After years of simmering disputes over aircraft noise, safety...
Montgomery County Bets on Ramp Meters. Is That Enough to Fix Gridlock?
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County commuters are about to see something new at the end of their on-ramps: red lights....
MVA Fee Hikes Hit Maryland Families Hard: Safety Measure or Cash Grab?
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland families are once again feeling the squeeze — this time at the Motor Vehicle Administration....
Historic Plates, Historic Pushback: Jennings’ SB452 Heads to Hearing
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, Md. — After last year’s overhaul of Maryland’s historic vehicle plate rules triggered...
Another Billion in Borrowing: Annapolis Expands MDTA Debt as Toll Hikes Loom
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In a move that received far less public attention than it deserves, the Maryland General...
VEIP Repeal Bill Advances as Lawmakers Spotlight Hearing, Revenue From Fines and Late Fees
By MDBayNews Staff Momentum is building around legislation that would end Maryland’s Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program...
Frozen in Time: Baltimore’s Aging Infrastructure Buckles Under Historic Cold
As a historic cold spell grips Maryland, Baltimore is once again confronting an all-too-familiar problem: an aging,...
Maryland’s Latest Crackdown Targets Drivers—Not the Real Problems
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland lawmakers are once again aiming their fire at the wrong target. A newly proposed bill would...
Sanctuary Politics, Broken Pipes: Montgomery County’s Infrastructure Bill Comes Due
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County likes to brand itself as a “sanctuary” jurisdiction—eager to spend political...
Trump Team Targets Traffic Cameras in D.C. as New York Moves to Expand Them
By MDBayNews Staff A growing backlash against automated traffic enforcement is gaining momentum, and it’s now playing out...
Western Maryland Flooded in 2025. Action Came in 2026. Moore Points Elsewhere.
By MDBayNews Staff When devastating floods tore through Western Maryland in May 2025, residents in Allegany and Garrett...
Metro Crime Hits 25-Year Low as Enforcement and Accountability Pay Off
By MDBayNews Staff Crime on the Washington region’s transit system fell to its lowest level in a quarter century in 2025,...
Moore, Trump Transportation Team Signal Push to Accelerate Maryland’s Most Critical Bridge Projects
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Governor Wes Moore and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced what they described...
Is Maryland’s Vehicle Emissions Testing Program Past Its Prime?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For decades, Maryland drivers in select counties and Baltimore City have been required to...
Annapolis’ City Dock Gamble: Necessary Flood Protection—or an Overreach That Risks Downtown’s Lifeblood?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As construction fences rose along Dock Street in January 2026—blocking on-street parking...
The Data Center Boom’s Hidden Costs—and Maryland’s Regulatory Blind Spots
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland has quietly become a frontline state in America’s exploding data center economy....
USDOT Pressures Maryland as Key Bridge Costs Double and Beltway Congestion Reaches Breaking Point
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s most important infrastructure project—the rebuilding of Baltimore’s...