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Baltimore City

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,...

Michael Phillips
February 1, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
January 31, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
January 30, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
January 27, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
January 27, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
January 24, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
January 22, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
January 20, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
January 18, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
January 15, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
January 15, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
January 15, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
December 25, 2025

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...

Michael Phillips
November 25, 2025

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...

Michael Phillips
November 18, 2025

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...

Michael Phillips
November 17, 2025

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...

Michael Phillips
October 30, 2025

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...

Michael Phillips
October 25, 2025

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...

Michael Phillips
October 22, 2025

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...

Michael Phillips
October 3, 2025

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...

Michael Phillips
October 1, 2025

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...

Michael Phillips
September 27, 2025

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...

Michael Phillips
September 21, 2025

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...

Michael Phillips
September 18, 2025

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...

Michael Phillips
September 17, 2025

The Opportunist: From Gun Board Failure to Family Court Predator

In politics, reputations are hard to shake. In family court, reputations are too easily ignored. Maryland attorney John H....

Michael Phillips
September 11, 2025

Maryland Punishes Parents Harder Than Criminals — And It’s a National Shame

In Maryland today, parents seeking to see their children face harsher repercussions than actual criminals. Violent...

Michael Phillips
September 10, 2025

The Deadly Cost of Leniency: How Maryland’s System Keeps Releasing Repeat Offenders Who Kill Again

In the wake of the tragic murder of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on a Charlotte light...

Michael Phillips
September 9, 2025

Are the Orioles Tone Deaf on 2026 Tickets?

Baltimore wanted a honeymoon with new ownership. Instead, Birdland is watching a bungled ticket rollout that swapped...

Michael Phillips
September 6, 2025

Preferential Protection: Baltimore’s Double Standard on School Security

Once again, Chris Papst and the Project Baltimore team at Fox45 News have pulled back the curtain on hypocrisy inside...

Michael Phillips
September 4, 2025

Wes Moore’s Italian Getaway Raises Questions About Gifts, Priorities, and Accountability

Maryland Governor Wes Moore is making headlines—not for bold leadership on crime or education, but for being spotted on a...

Michael Phillips
September 2, 2025

Baltimore Is Collapsing — And the Left Is to Blame

Baltimore is not a city in “transition.” It is a city in collapse. The numbers speak for themselves: roughly 250,000...

Michael Phillips
September 1, 2025

Maryland Dumbs Down Math: Why Dropping Times Tables Dooms Students

🚨 Maryland has just adopted new math standards that remove the requirement for students to know their multiplication...

Michael Phillips
August 30, 2025

Are Maryland Schools Failing Children?

A teacher who imposes his or her ideology onto children is failing the most basic requirements of the job. Parents entrust...

Michael Phillips
August 30, 2025

Baltimore’s $62 Million Ghost Gun Verdict: Accountability or Scapegoating?

On August 26, 2025, a Baltimore City jury delivered what city leaders call a “historic” victory: a $62 million judgment...

Michael Phillips
August 29, 2025

Maryland’s Drug Crisis: A Decline in Overdoses, But Far from Victory

For years, Maryland has been at the epicenter of America’s opioid epidemic. Fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and...

Michael Phillips
August 29, 2025

The Crime Data Mirage: Why Baltimore and D.C.’s “Declining” Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story

For years, politicians in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore have been eager to tout falling crime numbers. Headlines trumpet...

Michael Phillips
August 27, 2025

Chris Van Hollen: More Passion for Politics Than His Constituents

Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen has no shortage of opinions on national and international issues. Scroll through his...

Michael Phillips
August 27, 2025

Maryland Schools Open the Year With Mold: Another Failure of Wes Moore’s Priorities

As Maryland students filed back into classrooms for the 2025–26 school year, many parents weren’t worried about test...

Michael Phillips
August 26, 2025

Trump Turns Up the Heat: Wes Moore’s Bronze Star Under Scrutiny

Governor Wes Moore of Maryland invited a fight with Donald Trump when he challenged the president to “walk the streets of...

Michael Phillips
August 24, 2025

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