Maryland’s Reparations Commission Is Taking Shape. It’s Also a Different Commission Than Lawmakers Passed.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — A state commission that took years to authorize is finally close to...
Fiscal Spending
Moore Administration Orders Two Dozen Agencies to Model 10% Budget Cuts as Deficit Deepens
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews State agencies across Maryland have been ordered to show how they would absorb cuts they...
Maryland Ranks 7th Nationally for Lifetime Tax Burden, New Study Finds
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A Marylander who works 45 years and lives to the average life expectancy will hand over...
Still Closed: Largo’s $10 Million Plaza, Two and a Half Months Later
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Wayne K. Curry Civic Plaza in Largo has been finished for eight months. It has been...
Maryland’s Digital Ad Tax Just Got Thrown Out. Here’s What Happens to the Money.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland's first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising is dead, at least for now, and...
How a $375 Million Plan Became a $715 Million Problem
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Maryland on the Map Before Churchill Downs. Before the Preakness IP. Before the NBC deal...
Where Maryland’s School Money Actually Goes — And Why It Still Isn’t Pencils
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A viral post out of Virginia in early August put a face on a problem Maryland teachers know...
The $9 Million Everyone’s Talking About: What Maryland’s Dream Act Actually Costs — and Doesn’t
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Since the Justice Department filed suit against Maryland on July 17 over its Dream Act, one...
Montgomery County Bought Half a Ferry. It Won’t Say What Happens If the Other Half Never Comes.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County officials stood in Poolesville on Friday to announce what they're calling...
Maryland’s Hidden Bill: A Supreme Court Ruling Just Told Annapolis to Find the Money It Never Set Aside
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland's Supreme Court handed the state a win on June 23 — and used the occasion to...
The Governor Bought a Horse Race
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On Thursday, with five days remaining before a primary election, Governor Wes Moore's...
Moore Vetoes Bill to Support Local News — After Letting ICE Restriction Become Law
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Governor Wes Moore quietly vetoed a bipartisan bill last week that would have directed more...
Maryland Is Trying to Buy Back a Race It Never Should Have Lost
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Maryland on the Map Maryland is quietly trying to spend another $85 million. According...
Six Figures, Still Struggling: Maryland Ranks Third in Nation for Eroding Middle-Class Purchasing Power
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A household earning $100,000 a year in Maryland is now classified as lower-middle class...
Did Churchill Downs Give Wes Moore Buyer’s Remorse?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Maryland on the Map When Governor Wes Moore announced Maryland's plan to purchase...
Bureaucracy Over Kids: Baltimore Adds Admin Jobs While One District Gets No Rec Centers
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Councilman Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer grew up in Baltimore's 5th District, a block off Park...
Baltimore’s $1 Million Party: Mayor Brandon Scott’s Crab Feasts, Ravens Suites, and Portrait Politics
By MDBayNews Staff At a time when Baltimore residents are struggling with rising crime, strained city services, and...
$35 Million for Annapolis? Federal “Resilience” Spending Raises Questions About Priorities
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s congressional delegation is celebrating the release of more than $35...
Grammer Slams HB 55 as “Extortion Cameras.” Supporters Call It Public Safety.
By MDBayNews Staff Robin Grammer is not mincing words. In a sharply worded social media post this week, the Baltimore...
Moore’s ‘National Harbor Sphere’ Tax Is a Shiny Distraction From Maryland’s Real Budget Problems
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore is selling Marylanders a familiar Annapolis product: a flashy, headline-friendly tax...
Capitol Countdown: Why Washington’s Shutdown Standoff Is a Self-Inflicted Crisis
By MDBayNews Staff Today, January 30, 2026, was supposed to be a mundane deadline in the federal funding calendar. Instead,...
Moore Dodges Questions as SNAP Fraud Allegations Raise Accountability Concerns
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore is facing renewed scrutiny after declining to directly answer questions surrounding...
Baltimore County’s Pay Raise Push Sparks Backlash as Residents Brace for Higher Costs
By MDBayNews Staff As many Maryland families tighten their belts amid rising taxes, utility bills, and housing costs,...
What Maryland’s FY 2027 Budget Means for Counties, Property Taxes, and Local Services
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Governor Wes Moore’s proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget moves through the Maryland...
Moore’s FY 2027 Budget Avoids Tax Hikes — But Relies on Quiet Cuts, Shifts, and Delays
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore, on January 21st, released his proposed Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget, a...
Governor Moore’s FY 2027 Budget Balances the Books—But at What Cost?
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore on Tuesday released his proposed Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget, a nearly $70.8...
MCPS Electric Bus Fiasco Renews Questions About Accountability as County Pushes More School Spending
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A recent post from local fiscal watchdog Greg (@SoundMoneyG) has reignited debate in...
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...
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...
Maryland’s Buyout Blunder: How a Cost-Cutting “Win” Became a Payroll Nightmare for 293 State Workers
In a state already staring down a multibillion-dollar budget gap, Governor Wes Moore’s Voluntary Separation Program (VSP)...
Marylanders Say “No Deal” to Online Casinos — And They’re Right To
A new statewide poll released this week sent a clear message to Annapolis: Marylanders don’t want to turn every...
$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 Hidden Pipeline: How Federal Dollars Flow to Illegal Immigrants Through States and Nonprofits
For decades, Americans have been told that federal law prohibits illegal immigrants from receiving taxpayer-funded...
Maryland’s Congressional Delegation: Tax-and-Spend Politics at Home, Blame Games in Washington
When it comes to blaming Republicans for Washington dysfunction, few states put on a show like Maryland. On October 1,...
Virginia’s Surplus Success vs. Maryland’s Structural Struggles
Governor Glenn Youngkin has something to brag about, and it’s not just political spin—it’s math. Since 2022, Virginia...
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...
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...
Wes Moore Slips Out the Back Door: Maryland’s Governor Ducks Media as Nonprofit Spending Scandal Grows
On August 19, 2025, Governor Wes Moore showed Marylanders exactly how little he values accountability: he bolted out an...
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...