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Governor

DECADE Act or Déjà Vu? Wes Moore’s Business Plan Revives Incentives—but Avoids Real Reform

By Michael Phillips | Maryland Bay News Maryland Gov. Wes Moore this week rolled out the DECADE Act of 2026—short for...

Michael Phillips
January 10, 2026

Maryland Reacts to Maduro Capture: Applause From the Right, Outrage From Van Hollen, Silence From the Top

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The January 3, 2026 U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan strongman Nicolás...

Michael Phillips
January 3, 2026

Wes Moore’s 2025 Report Card: A Centered Assessment of Maryland’s Governor

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Maryland closes the books on 2025, Governor Wes Moore faces growing scrutiny from...

Michael Phillips
December 31, 2025

The Cracks Inside Maryland’s Democratic Supermajority Are Showing

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews By late December 2025, the most revealing political story in Maryland was not a Republican...

Michael Phillips
December 30, 2025

Maryland Gubernatorial Candidate John Myrick: “Dissolve Congress” If It Misses Budget Deadline

As the federal government stumbles into yet another shutdown, Maryland Republican gubernatorial contender John Myrick is...

Michael Phillips
October 23, 2025

Wes Moore’s “Bipartisan” Crabfest: RINOs on Parade in Crisfield

Governor Wes Moore is doing what every embattled Democrat in a deep-blue state eventually does—parading a handful of...

Michael Phillips
September 26, 2025

Ellis–Andrews File for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Seeking Maryland Green Party Nomination

On Monday, September 22, 2025, Andy Ellis and Owen Silverman Andrews made their candidacies official, filing with the...

Michael Phillips
September 22, 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

Wes Moore Wants Four More Years—Maryland Says “No Thanks”

The almighty Governor Wes Moore took the stage today to announce what nobody asked for: his reelection campaign. Instead of...

Michael Phillips
September 9, 2025

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