THE INVISIBLE WORKFORCE
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Every May 1st, labor gets its moment. Unions march. Politicians invoke the dignity of work....
Health Policy
Maryland’s Mental Health Workforce Is Half Empty — And Getting Worse
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland has roughly half the behavioral health workers it needs right now. Nine counties...
Maryland Passes Budget With $126 Million in Disability Cuts. Advocates Say the Damage Is Done.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — It is official. Senate Bill 282, Maryland's fiscal year 2027 budget, passed...
Maryland’s psychiatric hospitals are running out of room — and the data shows why
Two years of internal state reports reveal falling admissions, collapsing releases, and a system increasingly unable to...
Maryland Counties Revolt Against Moore’s Disability Cuts as $150M Reduction Sparks Statewide Backlash
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A rare bipartisan backlash is building across Maryland as counties push back against...
At Capacity and Turning People Away: Inside Maryland’s Psychiatric System Breakdown
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s state psychiatric hospital system is not quietly struggling. It is operating...
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...
“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:...
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...
Maryland AG Brown Joins Multistate Lawsuit Over Federal Vaccine Overhaul
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a multistate lawsuit challenging what...
Maryland’s Behavioral Health Push: Compassion, Cost, and the Coming Budget Fight
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland heads deeper into the 2026 General Assembly session, state legislators and mental health...
Virginia Warns. Maryland Shrugs.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When it comes to the Potomac River sewage spill, one thing is crystal clear: Virginia spoke...
Maryland’s Psychiatric Bed Crisis: Community Care First — But Not Community Care Only
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For decades, mental health policy in America has been framed as a false choice:“Bring...
Maryland Bill Targets Fertility Fraud, Informed Consent Violations
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — A quietly moving bill in the Maryland General Assembly is drawing renewed attention to a...
Montgomery County Overdose Deaths Rise Again — Fentanyl Drives a Policy Failure
By MDBayNews Staff Drug overdose deaths in Montgomery County rose by nearly 7 percent from 2024 to 2025, according to new...
Maryland Cuts Tobacco Control, Then Acts Surprised by the Consequences
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland has once again proven that it can talk a good game on public health—right up until it has to...
$164 Million for Hospital Surges: Maryland Treats the Symptom, Not the System
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced $164 million in emergency “hospital surge funding” this week,...