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Governor

Maryland’s Rigged System? Andy Ellis Says the Real Power Problem Is in Annapolis

By Michael Phillips Let’s play a game. Imagine you live in a state where elections are decided before you vote,...

Michael Phillips
July 13, 2025

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...

Michael Phillips
July 12, 2025

Meet John Myrick: The No-Nonsense Republican Candidate Running to Take Maryland Back

By Michael Phillips John Myrick never planned to run for governor. “If you’d told me a year ago that I’d be doing...

Michael Phillips
July 12, 2025

How to Legally Avoid Maryland’s New Taxes and Fees: Smart Strategies and Cross-State Workarounds

By Michael Phillips As Maryland rolls out a wave of new taxes and fees—from mileage-based vehicle charges to expanded...

Michael Phillips
July 9, 2025

Dragging Feet or Leading Wisely? Why Moore and Brown Are Right to Pause on “Clean Cars” Lawsuit

By Michael Phillips On July 3, Maryland Matters published a piece bemoaning what it called the “inaction” of Governor...

Michael Phillips
July 5, 2025

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...

Michael Phillips
July 2, 2025

Maryland’s Tech Tax: A New Barrier to Growth in the Old Line State

By Michael Phillips Maryland just sent a loud and clear message to businesses across the region: if you’re innovating,...

Michael Phillips
July 2, 2025

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...

Michael Phillips
June 29, 2025

Wes Moore’s Energy Illusion: How Maryland Became Dependent on Its Neighbors

By Michael Phillips Maryland Governor Wes Moore has spent the better part of his term basking in the glow of progressive...

Michael Phillips
June 24, 2025

Wes Moore: Maryland’s Photo-Op Governor or Just Another Selfie Politician?By The Thunder Report – Right of Center Commentary

By Michael Phillips Governor Wes Moore has mastered one thing since taking office: the camera angle. Whether it’s rubbing...

Michael Phillips
June 24, 2025

Christopher Bouchat for Governor: A Conservative Voice in a Deep Blue State

By Michael Phillips Republican Delegate Christopher Bouchat has launched his 2026 bid for governor of Maryland, positioning...

Michael Phillips
June 23, 2025

“Let Them Eat Surcharges”: Wes Moore Graciously Offers Table Scraps to the Taxed-Into-Oblivion Masses

In a stunning act of noblesse oblige, Maryland Governor Wes Moore—fresh off another photo op and possibly his third...

Michael Phillips
June 13, 2025

🌱Justice League… of Sustainability: Andy Ellis Reveals His Top 10 Favorite Superheroes (and Why They’d Totally Vote Green)🌱

If you thought politics in Maryland couldn’t get any weirder, meet Andy Ellis — Green Party gubernatorial candidate,...

Michael Phillips
June 11, 2025

Stretching Toward Annapolis: Andy Ellis and the 10 Best Places to Downward Dog Your Way Into the Governor’s Mansion

Maryland may be politically twisted, but no one stretches quite like Andy Ellis—Green Party candidate, backyard chicken...

Michael Phillips
June 8, 2025

Wes Moore: Maryland’s Most Eligible Runaway

Governor Wes Moore says he’s not running for president. But boy, is he running. Running to events.Running from...

Michael Phillips
June 5, 2025

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