Maryland’s Cyber Problem Is Bigger Than One Offline Database
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland's official property records database has been offline for ten days following a...
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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...
Frederick Officials Push for Signature Verification in Data Center Ballot Fight — Raising Stakes Over Election Trust
By MDBayNews Staff Frederick County leaders are stepping in early as a referendum effort targeting the county’s data...
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,...
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...
Moore Announces AI Workforce Push — But Is Maryland Ready to Compete? And Who Does This Benfit?
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Gov. Wes Moore this week announced a new round of program investments aimed at preparing...
Green Party Ticket Presses Moore on Sewage, Oversight, and AI Transparency
By MDBayNews Staff The Ellis/Andrews Green Party gubernatorial campaign is attempting to seize an opening in Maryland’s...
After Wootton Shooting, AI Safety Program Rolls Out — Let’s Hope It’s Smarter Than Baltimore’s
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In the wake of this week’s shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School, Montgomery County...
Maryland Moves to Ban Election Deepfake Deception — But the Details Matter
By MDBayNews Staff As artificial intelligence becomes cheaper, faster, and harder to detect, Maryland lawmakers are...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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’...
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 Army Scientist and the ICE-Tracking Apps: Why Nicholas Waytowich Must Be Fired
The American people expect their senior military scientists to dedicate themselves to defending the nation, not to...
Maryland’s 430-Law October Surprise: Because Freedom Needed More Fine Print
Maryland just sprinted into October 1 with ~430 “new or improved” laws from the same session that already dropped ~300...
Maryland’s IT Master Plan: A Step Forward, But Who Will Hold Annapolis Accountable?
Maryland’s Department of Information Technology (DoIT) has released an ambitious 86-page IT Master Plan promising to drag...
Frederick County Bets the Farm on Data Centers
On September 2, 2025, the Frederick County Council voted 5–2 to approve a sweeping zoning overlay that opens the door for...
Nextdoor’s Selective Moderation: Neighbors Helping Neighbors, or Neighbors Silencing Neighbors?
Nextdoor was supposed to be the antidote to toxic social media — a hyperlocal platform where neighbors could swap safety...
Maryland’s School Safety Theater: Layers of Bureaucracy, Little Real Protection
Maryland politicians love to tell parents that our children are safe in their classrooms. They’ll point to pages of...
From RAND to Random: When a Biosecurity Researcher Punches Down Over AI Images
It’s one thing to spend your career at the RAND Corporation warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence in the...
Harford County Stands Up to Silicon Valley: A Needed Reckoning in the Fight Against Social Media’s Youth Toll
By Michael Phillips In a move that should draw applause from parents across the political spectrum, Harford County Public...
Why Is Maryland Powering Virginia’s Data Centers Instead of Building a Smarter Grid?
By Michael Phillips The story is as maddening as it is predictable: Marylanders could end up paying $800 million to power...
Stronger Than Steel, Rooted in America: How Superwood Is Redefining the Future of Building—Without the Climate Alarmism
By Michael Phillips In a time when green tech is too often a euphemism for government waste and elitist virtue signaling, a...
Data Centers and Double Standards: Is Frederick County Picking Tech Winners While Punishing Growth?
By Michael Phillips Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater made headlines this week by touting a new “comprehensive...
Dragging Feet or Leading Wisely? Why Moore and Brown Are Right to Pause on “Clean Cars” Lawsuit
By Michael Phillips On July 3, Maryland Matters published a piece bemoaning what it called the “inaction” of Governor...
Maryland’s Tech Tax: A New Barrier to Growth in the Old Line State
By Michael Phillips Maryland just sent a loud and clear message to businesses across the region: if you’re innovating,...
Stop the Creep: Why Frederick County’s Data Center Overlay Is a Red Flag for All of Maryland
Frederick County was supposed to be the firewall. The hold-the-line county. The place that would manage high-growth energy...
Maryland’s Quantum Leap: Ambition or Overreach?
Maryland Governor Wes Moore and Democratic leadership have launched an aggressive campaign to crown the state as the global...
Which Companies Could Leave Maryland Next—and Where They Might GoBy The Republic Dispatch Staff
Maryland's economic identity—once marked by federal employment, biotechnology leadership, and cybersecurity...