Baltimore County’s $737K Software Failure Raises Deeper Questions About Oversight and Accountability
By Michael Phillips | Tech Bay News / MDBayNews A new report from the Baltimore County Office of the Inspector General...
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Maryland’s Lawsuit Factory: How Anthony Brown Turned the Attorney General’s Office into a Political Weapon Against Trump
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | November 7, 2025 It’s official: Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has sued the...
When Local Government Fails, Taxpayers Should Have a Nuclear Option
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Right-of-Center Commentary Local government is supposed to be the closest to the people...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Half a Billion for Failure: Maryland’s Foster Care Expansion Ignores the Real Crisis
On September 10, 2025, Maryland Matters ran a glowing report about the Maryland Board of Public Works approving a $465...
Frederick’s Mayor Chooses Illegal Immigration Over Taxpayers
When Frederick, Maryland, Mayor Michael O’Connor first floated the idea of a taxpayer-funded “Legal Advocacy Fund” in...
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...
Maryland’s Homeschool Families Brace for Possible Regulatory Overreach
As of August 2025, Maryland has not enacted any new restrictions on homeschooling, but the atmosphere among parents...
Rockville’s Empty Storefront Problem: A Failure of Policy and Priorities
Walk around Rockville Town Center or the streets surrounding the Montgomery County Courthouse and County Council Building,...
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...
Montgomery County’s Hypocrisy on Press Freedom
Montgomery County deserves better than hypocrisy and petty passive-aggression that drags us into unconstitutional waters....
Justin Ready Gets It Right: Maryland Needs Leadership That Puts Citizens First
When Maryland State Senator Justin Ready (R–Dist. 5) speaks, he does something that too many of our elected officials in...
Marc Elrich: The County Executive Who Never Delivered
Montgomery County, once considered a jewel of Maryland for its economic vitality and quality of life, has stumbled under...
Colin Kaepernick Cashes In: MCPS Invites Activist Quarterback to Preach Politics—and Pitch His AI Company
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), the same system struggling with plummeting test scores, teacher shortages, and...
Wes Moore’s Green Gamble: Maryland Ratepayers Left Holding the Bag
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has spent the better part of his tenure boasting about a “bold” green energy agenda—one...
Chris Van Hollen: Maryland’s Senator of Sour Grapes
If Wes Moore is Maryland’s grinning selfie machine—forever smiling as he steers the state off a fiscal and cultural...
Anthony Brown’s Tenure as Maryland AG: A Case Study in Partisan Politics Over Public Accountability
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has proven to be less of a watchdog for Maryland citizens and more of a partisan...
Brandon Scott’s Baltimore: Crime Stats, Spin, and the Reality on the Streets
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott loves to tout “historic reductions” in homicides and violent crime, but for many...
Junk Food Bans Miss the Point: RFK Jr. Should Fix SNAP’s Broken Access to Healthy Food
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently floated the idea of banning “junk food” from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
Maryland’s Dirty Voter Rolls: Republicans Sound the Alarm as Feds Join Scrutiny
By Michael Phillips In a state where Democrats have long held political dominance, Maryland’s elections officials are...
Ten Ways Governor Wes Moore Has Impoverished Marylanders — And Why It’s Time to Rethink His Agenda
By Michael Phillips When Wes Moore was elected governor, many Marylanders bought into the soaring rhetoric of "Leave No One...
Luxury for the Few, Bills for the Rest: Maryland Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Frederick’s $100M Hotel Dream
By Michael Phillips In a move that exemplifies the modern progressive model of “economic growth” — where corporate...
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...
The Layoff Nobody Wants to Talk About: T. Rowe Price, Wes Moore, and the False Promise of “Progressive Prosperity”
By Michael Phillips It didn’t make front-page headlines in most outlets, but it should have. On July 18, The Baltimore...
The Smile That Taxed a Thousand Wallets: Wes Moore’s Charm Offensive Meets Maryland’s Economic Reality
By Michael Phillips Ah yes, the smiling governor. Wes Moore—part motivational speaker, part tax collector, all...
Big Government Crashes the Party: Montgomery County Cracks Down on Backyard Entrepreneurs While Ignoring Real Problems
By Michael Phillips On July 15, 2025, while Montgomery County families continue to struggle with skyrocketing housing...
Power Grab in the Piedmont: How Wes Moore Is Letting Out-of-State Interests Bulldoze Maryland Property Rights
By Michael Phillips As hundreds of Maryland families brace for the bulldozers of Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG),...
Finally, A Course Correction: Why Shrinking the U.S. Department of Education Is Long Overdue
By Michael Phillips The Left is in meltdown mode after the Supreme Court’s July 2025 decision to uphold major cuts to the...
“$20K Per Student—And They Still Can’t Read?”: John Myrick Calls Maryland’s Education System a Betrayal
By | July 2025 Maryland’s education budget is one of the largest in the nation. At nearly $20,000 per student, the...
Opinion: Trump’s FBI Relocation Plan Is a Return to Sanity—Maryland Just Doesn’t Like Losing
By Michael Phillips The battle over the FBI’s future home has become a political circus—one that says more about power,...
The One Percent That Terrifies Annapolis: Why Andy Ellis Says Maryland Is Built to Silence You
By Michael Phillips In Maryland politics, you don’t need 51% to win—you just need 1% to matter.At least, that’s the...
Opinion | Maryland Deserves Better Than One-Party Rule: It’s Time to Drain the Annapolis Swamp
There’s a growing sentiment among everyday Marylanders — not activists, not bureaucrats, but the people who work, raise...
Maryland’s $1.87 Billion Mistake: Why John Myrick Says It’s Time to Audit Annapolis
By Michael Phillips It’s the biggest magic trick in Maryland politics: take a $5.5 billion surplus, light it on fire,...
Andy Ellis Isn’t Just Running—He’s Rewriting the Rules: Meet the Green Party’s Candidate for Maryland Governor
Maryland political disrupter and super-Orioles fan By Michael Phillips In a state dominated by one-party rule, Andy Ellis...
“Montgomery County’s Gas Leaf Blower Ban Is Here—Time to Get Creative, America!”
By Michael PhillipsFrom The MontCo Lawn Resistance Bureau Montgomery County, Maryland has done it again. In a bold move...
THE WORST TO THE WORSTEST: A RANKING OF GOV. WES MOORE’S 2025 LAW-AGEDDON
By Michael Phillips Maryland Governor Wes Moore just unleashed a legislative tidal wave with over 300 new laws taking...
How Many Ways Can Governor Wes Moore Gaslight Maryland?
By Michael Phillips If there's one thing Governor Wes Moore has perfected, it's the art of promising everything and...