April McClain Delaney: The Establishment’s Technocratic Moderate—or Just Another Cog in the Democratic Machine?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s 6th Congressional District has long been one of the most politically...
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Maryland Farm Bureau Pushes Back After Moore Declares “MeatOut Day”
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore is facing growing backlash from Maryland’s agricultural community after proclaiming...
Van Hollen’s Off-Year Money Machine: A Look at His Top Donors Since 2025
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Chris Van Hollen is not on the ballot in 2026. His Senate seat is a Class III seat, meaning...
Three Baltimore Police Officers Indicted in Wage Theft and Fraud Cases
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore’s long struggle to rebuild trust in its police department took another hit this week after...
Moore’s Second-Term Question: Tensions With the Legislature Raise New Political Risks
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore entered office in 2023 with enormous political momentum. A bestselling author, Army...
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...
Sewage Still Flowing: Potomac River Contamination Raises Questions About Accountability
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For months, Maryland officials have insisted the Potomac River sewage crisis was under...
Anthony Brown’s Latest Anti-Trump Lawsuit Is Another Political Stunt Maryland Taxpayers Will Pay For
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has once again rushed to join a multi-state lawsuit...
Follow the Trone Money
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews David Trone is running again. After spending more than $62 million trying to buy...
Brown’s Latest Anti-ICE Lawsuit Is Political Theater — And It’s Likely to Fail
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has filed yet another lawsuit against federal...
Anthony Brown’s Latest Anti-Trump Lawsuit: Maryland Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Another Political Stunt
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Tuesday that his office has filed an...
“Leave Nobody Behind?” Moore Budget Plan Targets Disability Lifeline and Risks Losing $300 Million
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When Maryland Governor Wes Moore ran for office, one phrase defined his campaign message:...
Maryland Claims “Historic” Oyster Reproduction — But the Real Question Is: After Billions Spent, Why Is the Bay Still in Trouble?
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Governor Wes Moore recently announced what his administration called a “historic year for...
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...
Maryland Lawmakers Push Tougher Penalties for Fentanyl Distribution Causing Death
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers are advancing legislation that would significantly...
Surprise Visit to Baltimore ICE Facility Produces Empty Rooms — But Not Empty Rhetoric
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A highly publicized “surprise” visit by Maryland’s Democratic congressional...
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...
Maryland General Assembly Hits Midpoint as High-Stakes Deadlines Approach
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — The 2026 session of the Maryland General Assembly has reached its midpoint, and the coming...
Maryland Democrats Bash Trump’s Jobs Report While Ignoring the Economic Mess in Their Own Backyard
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Democrats never miss a chance to seize on a weak national headline and turn it...
Maryland Lawmakers Consider Expanding Use of Genetic Genealogy to Solve Cold Cases
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland lawmakers are weighing a proposal that could sharpen one of law enforcement’s most powerful...
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,...
Maryland Attorney’s Deposition Raises New Questions in Federal Malicious Prosecution Case
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A recent deposition in a federal lawsuit involving a long-running Maryland custody dispute...
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...
Howard County’s ICE Facility Fiasco: How Political Theater Created a $21 Million Lawsuit
By MDBayNews Staff Howard County’s decision to block a planned ICE processing facility in Elkridge may go down as one of...
$35 Million for Annapolis? Federal “Resilience” Spending Raises Questions About Priorities
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s congressional delegation is celebrating the release of more than $35...
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...
Judge Caps ICE Detainees in Baltimore — But Maryland Democrats Still Block New Detention Facilities
By MDBayNews Staff A new federal court ruling limiting the number of immigration detainees held at a federal facility in...
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...
Maryland Activists Target Baltimore Business for Doing Its Job
By MDBayNews Staff In today’s political climate, apparently, even selling office furniture can trigger outrage. A...
Anthony Brown’s Latest Lawsuit: Maryland’s Attorney General Can’t Quit the Anti-Trump Legal Circus
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has once again joined a coalition of Democratic...
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...
Maryland’s Lawsuit Habit: Anthony Brown Sues Trump Over Tariffs While Local Problems Mount
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, MD — Another day in Maryland politics, another lawsuit against Donald J. Trump. On...
The Calm Before the PAC Storm
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland politics runs on money, and few political operations in the state currently...
Montgomery County Airpark at a Crossroads
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews GAITHERSBURG, Md. — After years of simmering disputes over aircraft noise, safety...
Maryland Leaders Prepare to Resist ICE Surge — But at What Cost to the Rule of Law?
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s progressive leadership is once again positioning the state as a front line in the national...
Maryland Bill Targets Utility Donations—But Raises Broader Campaign Finance Questions
By MDBayNews Staff A new bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly is reigniting debate over corporate influence in...
Maryland’s Public Defender Shortage: A Growing Crisis the Legislature Can’t Ignore
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s criminal justice system may be heading toward a constitutional crisis—and...
The Incumbent Advantage
By Michael R. Phillips | MDBayNews / Thunder Report Investigations As Maryland campaigns approach the March 5 campaign...
The Baltimore Machine That Never Really Left
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Nancy Pelosi was not just born in Baltimore. She was born into it. Before she became...