Maryland Judiciary Issues Public Warning About Toll Violation Scam Targeting Baltimore Residents
By MDBayNews Staff The Maryland Judiciary has issued an urgent public warning after identifying a fraudulent text-message...
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The Rhythm That Built Community: Maryland’s Black Drumming Tradition
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Before the marches.Before the policy debates.Before the headlines. There was rhythm. In...
The $30 Billion Mirage: How Maryland’s “Blueprint” Became a Case Study in Expensive Failure
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future—often called the Kirwan plan—passed in 2021,...
Chick Webb: Baltimore’s King of Swing Who Beat the Odds
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Before the national media crowned others the “King of Swing,” Baltimore had already...
Carmelo Anthony Joins Baltimore Soccer Stadium Project — Big Vision or Big Risk?
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore may soon add a new name to its long list of sports power players — and this time, it’s not...
Maryland Supreme Court to Weigh Scope of Anti-SLAPP Protections in Clipper Mill Case
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s highest court is set to take up a case that could reshape how far the state’s anti-SLAPP...
AG Opinion Raises Alarm Over Inspector General Powers Across Maryland
By MDBayNews Staff A new legal opinion issued by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is drawing sharp criticism...
Baltimore City Council Moves to Restrict ICE — Again. Who Pays the Price?
By MDBayNews Staff The Baltimore City Council is once again moving to limit cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs...
Baltimore DPW Lawsuit Raises Familiar Questions About Accountability, Not Just Allegations
By MDBayNews Staff A former senior official at the Baltimore Department of Public Works has filed a federal lawsuit against...
Maryland’s 7th District: A Crowded Democratic Primary Will Decide the 2026 Election
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s 7th Congressional District — anchored in Baltimore City and extending into Baltimore and...
DOJ Probes Baltimore Health Department Over Alleged Racially Segregated Practices — Civil Rights Leaders Say Accountability Is Overdue
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore, Md. — A U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the Baltimore City Health Department...
Mayor Scott, AG Brown, and the Inspector General: When “Transparency” Comes With Fine Print
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says transparency and integrity are “sacred” in public service....
Maryland Cuts Sports Event Funding — And Pimlico Is Paying the Price
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland lawmakers are once again tightening the budget—and this time, the cuts are landing squarely...
Mayor Scott’s Attack on Baltimore’s Inspector General Raises Red Flags on Transparency
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is drawing renewed scrutiny after launching a public attack on the...
Can Baltimore Kick the Heroin Habit With $580 Million? Or Is This Another Expensive Detour?
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore is once again betting big on government intervention. According to a recent Baltimore Sun...
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,...
When the System Goes Dark: Baltimore’s CAD Failures Expose a Deeper Crisis of Governance
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore residents were told to trust the system. Once again, that trust has been tested—and found...
Baltimore Protest Targeting ICE: Misguided Symbolism, Real-World Consequences
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As of today, activists in Baltimore have either concluded—or are still engaged in—a...
Baltimore Mayor Cuts Inspector General’s Access to Law Department Records, Raising Transparency Alarms
By MDBayNews Staff Brandon Scott’s administration has sharply curtailed the ability of the Baltimore Office of the...
Federal Law Enforcement in the Crosshairs: The Downtown ICE Facility Debate Misses the Point
By MDBayNews Staff A newly circulated video showing activity around a proposed or operating U.S. Immigration and Customs...
Baltimore Health Department Data Breach Exposes Deeper Government IT Failures
By MDBayNews Staff A recent data breach at the Baltimore City Health Department has once again exposed a recurring problem...
Independent Review Affirms State’s Attorney’s Decision to End MONSE Partnership Over Constitutional Concerns
By MDBayNews Staff An independent legal review has affirmed the decision by the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s...
Baltimore Councilman’s Dual Role Raises New Questions About Oversight and Accountability
By MDBayNews Staff A new report from The Baltimore Sun is renewing debate at City Hall over transparency, ethics, and...
Charter Closed, District School Stays Open: Baltimore Education Accountability Debate Reignites
By MDBayNews Staff A recent X post by Chris Papst has reignited a long-running debate in Baltimore: why are some...
Baltimore City Can’t Say How Much Taxpayer Money Goes to Nonprofits — And That’s a Problem
By MDBayNews Staff A new investigative report from The Baltimore Sun has exposed a troubling reality in Baltimore City...
Baltimore Drug Trafficking Ring Dismantled as 11 Defendants Indicted in Major Multi-Agency Operation
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore law enforcement officials announced a major breakthrough Thursday in the fight against violent...
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...
Baltimore Councilman Mark Conway Enters Crowded Democratic Primary for Congress in MD-7
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway has formally entered the race for U.S. Congress in...
Maryland Sen. Dalya Attar Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Extortion Charges in Hidden-Camera Blackmail Case
By MDBayNews Staff | November 25, 2025 Maryland State Sen. Dalya Attar (D–Baltimore City) pleaded not guilty Monday to...
HOTEL ROOM, NO SECOND CHANCES
By Michael Phillips When a child dies under state supervision, the public is owed more than condolences. We are owed...
Why Does Maryland Keep Releasing Violent Offenders? And Why Don’t Domestic Violence Victims Matter?
By Michael Phillips Maryland is facing a crisis—one that lawmakers, judges, and bail commissioners never seem to take...
Baltimore’s Ethics Crisis Deepens: Federal Indictment Alleges Election-Related Blackmail Plot by Sen. Dalya Attar
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Maryland State Sen. Dalya Attar ran a kickback scheme out of the...
Tragedy in Curtis Bay: Father’s Guilty Plea in Toddler’s Death Exposes Maryland’s Broken Child Welfare System
BALTIMORE, MD – The guilty plea of Nathan Houck, a 32-year-old Curtis Bay father, in the fentanyl overdose death of his...
Maryland Admits Nearly 1,000 Foster Children Missing Since 2020 — Most Are Teenage Girls
In a letter released on October 22, 2025, Maryland’s Department of Human Services (DHS) confirmed what advocates had long...
Government Failure at Its Worst: How Maryland’s Foster System Left a 16-Year-Old Girl to Die in a Hotel Room
On September 22, 2025, tragedy struck in East Baltimore when 16-year-old foster child Kanaiyah Ward was found dead inside a...
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...
Fathers Stepping Up in Baltimore: The Million Father March at Moravia Park
On Friday, September 26, 2025, something remarkable happened in Baltimore’s northeast corridor. At Moravia Park...
The Key Bridge Rebuild: A $1.8 Billion Test of Whether Politics or Merit Wins
When the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed on March 26, 2024, it wasn’t just Baltimore that shook. America’s supply...
Wes Moore’s “Belief in Baltimore” Is More Rhetoric Than Results
Response to Sen. Antonio Hayes' article in the Baltimore Sun. Sen. Antonio Hayes wants you to believe that Gov. Wes Moore...
Fathers’ Rights Are Not an Excuse—They’re a Crisis
On social media, I recently wrote: “Every child deserves the love and presence of both parents. Yet so many fathers are...