Montgomery County Expands Green Bank Role With Climate Resiliency Bill
By MDBayNews Staff ROCKVILLE, Md. — Montgomery County Councilmembers Dawn Luedtke, Andrew Friedson, and Evan Glass on...
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Burnett Warns Montgomery County Against ‘Piecemeal’ Data Center Policy
By MDBayNews Staff A growing debate over data center development in Montgomery County is exposing sharp divisions over land...
Maryland’s Giant Golf Ball: What’s Being Overlooked in the Rush to Celebrate the Sphere
By MdBayNews Editorial Board Maryland officials are celebrating the arrival of the Sphere at National Harbor as a marquee...
Residents to Rally at Winchester Hall Over Massive Data Center Expansion Concerns
By MDBayNews Staff Residents in Frederick are planning a rally at Winchester Hall to protest what they describe as a...
Maryland Gas Prices Jump Nearly 20 Cents in a Week as Regional Markets Amplify Oil Rebound
By MDBayNews Staff Drivers across Maryland—especially in the Baltimore region—are feeling a sudden jolt at the pump...
The Sphere at National Harbor: Incentives, Jobs, and Who Really Benefits
Purpose:This explainer breaks down the public incentives, job claims, and economic risks behind Maryland’s deal to land...
Maryland Paid the Price — But Will Maryland Reap the Benefits?
By MdBayNews Editorial Board Maryland leaders are celebrating the announcement of a new Sphere entertainment venue planned...
Second-Worst in America: Why Maryland Keeps Losing New Businesses
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland has ranked 49th out of 50 states for starting a business in WalletHub’s latest national...
Montgomery County Councilmember Introduces Legislation for Sweeping Data Center Oversight
By Maryland Bay News Staff Rockville, MD — Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass (At-Large) has introduced a new...
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...
Harborplace Rebuild Moves Forward—But Taxpayer Questions Loom Large
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Harborplace—once the beating heart of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor—appears headed for its...
Maryland-Based Okovate Expands Agrivoltaics Footprint With AI Acquisition
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A Maryland-based renewable energy developer is making a strategic move at the intersection...
Maryland Weighs Statewide Oversight as Data Center Boom Tests Grid, Communities
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing surges, Maryland is confronting a...
Maryland’s Data Center Boom Is Real. The Accountability Isn’t.
By Michel Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s leaders like to frame the state’s data center push as a smart,...
Samsung Biologics’ Rockville Investment Signals a Quiet but Strategic Win for Maryland
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The December 2025 announcement that Samsung Biologics, a subsidiary of Samsung Group, will...
Maryland’s Data Center Moment: Growth, Grid Limits, and the Fight for Balance
By Michael Phillips | Tech Bay News | MDBayNews Maryland is no data center giant—but it is no longer an afterthought. As...
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...
Workforce and Childcare Shortages Are an Economic Problem—Not a Culture War
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As 2025 draws to a close, one of the most damaging constraints on economic growth is also...
Maryland Unemployment Ticks Up to 3.8% as Federal Job Losses Weigh on Economy
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s unemployment rate rose to 3.8% in September 2025, up from 3.6% in August,...
Maryland AG Leads Bipartisan Push on Deceptive AI Weight-Loss Ads—Consumer Protection or Regulatory Creep?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A bipartisan coalition of 35 state attorneys general, led in part by Anthony G. Brown, is...
Frederick Residents Question Planning Commission Appointment as Data Center Debate Intensifies
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A recent appointment to the City of Frederick Planning Commission is fueling renewed debate...
Fake Cases, Real Costs: Annapolis’ AI Blunder and Who Pays the Price
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Annapolis City Hall insists nothing unusual happened when City Attorney D. Michael Lyles’...
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...
Maryland Built a Biotech Empire. Now Washington May Be Letting It Die.
By Michael Phillips | Montgomery County, MD — MDBayNews Investigates For years, Maryland leaders pitched a bold vision:...
Maryland’s Illegal Senior Care Homes Are Still Operating in Plain Sight — And the State Still Won’t Prosecute Them
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Annapolis Watch Two and a half years after Maryland lawmakers “cracked down” on...
The Federal–State AI Showdown: Why America’s Next Big Tech Fight Runs Through Annapolis
By Michael Phillips | November 25, 2025 As 2025 draws to a close, the United States finds itself in the middle of a...
Maryland’s Outdated Wiretap Law Is Hurting Victims — And 2026 May Finally Bring Change
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland is one of just a few states still clinging to a strict two-party consent wiretap...
Maryland’s SNAP Chaos: Wes Moore Fixes the Problem… Wes Moore Created?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Opinion Gov. Wes Moore has taken to X again to declare himself Maryland’s fearless...
The Groundbreaking No One Was Invited To
By Michael Phillips, MDBayNews📍 Annapolis, MD — November 3, 2025 On Monday, a handful of city and county officials...
Rushed Flood Barriers, Rising Bills: Annapolis’ City Dock Push Lands Days Before Election
By Michael Phillips, MDBayNews Less than two days after floodwater once again swamped downtown streets, Annapolis moved...
A Broken System of Cronyism: How ‘Friends of Friends’ Run Annapolis City Hall
In Annapolis, even lame-duck politicians know how to take care of their friends. On October 27, just days before Election...
Annapolis’s Lame-Duck Lease: How the “Gang of 9” Locked Up a Waterfront Crown Jewel for Decades—and Stuck Taxpayers with the Bill
By Michael Phillips “This deal is just putting lipstick on a pig.”— Critics of the Market House lease In its final...
Maryland’s Deadliest Highways: A Wake-Up Call on Lawlessness, Design, and Government Priorities
Maryland’s roads have quietly become among the most dangerous in the nation — and despite endless campaigns,...
Government Shutdown Hits Day 26: Maryland Families Bear the Brunt as Stalemate Persists
As the federal government shutdown drags into its 26th day—the second-longest in U.S. history—Maryland’s federal...
Maryland Freedom Caucus Leads Charge Against Costly Green Policies with Regional Energy Coalition
ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Maryland Freedom Caucus announced a bold new initiative Wednesday, launching a multi-state coalition...
Maryland’s Gas Tax Reality Check: High Costs, Low Transparency
For months, Maryland drivers have grumbled about high prices at the pump — and viral posts claiming “$1.99 per gallon...
Maryland Breweries Win Big at 2025 Great American Beer Festival
DENVER, CO — Maryland’s craft breweries brought home a fresh round of national honors this October, earning five medals...
Carroll County’s $1.9 Million Cannabis Windfall: Dude, Where’s the Budget?
Carroll County just scored a cool $1.9 million from Maryland’s shiny new cannabis tax fund — all courtesy of adults...
$2 Million to Study How to Walk Half a Mile: Metro’s Latest “Transit Investment” for the Commanders’ New Playground
Washington, D.C. — Because nothing says “fiscal discipline” quite like spending $2 million to study how fans might...
The Quiet Transformation of the I-270 Corridor: Boon or Boondoggle?
When most Marylanders hear about transportation and development, they think of the flashy, billion-dollar projects—the...