THE INVISIBLE WORKFORCE
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Every May 1st, labor gets its moment. Unions march. Politicians invoke the dignity of work....
Health & Wellness
Maryland’s Mental Health Workforce Is Half Empty — And Getting Worse
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland has roughly half the behavioral health workers it needs right now. Nine counties...
Maryland’s Disability Rate Is Rising — And the Increase Is Statewide
Most counties saw higher percentages of residents with a disability in 2024 than in 2023, according to new federal data....
Maryland’s psychiatric hospitals are running out of room — and the data shows why
Two years of internal state reports reveal falling admissions, collapsing releases, and a system increasingly unable to...
Maryland Counties Revolt Against Moore’s Disability Cuts as $150M Reduction Sparks Statewide Backlash
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A rare bipartisan backlash is building across Maryland as counties push back against...
At Capacity and Turning People Away: Inside Maryland’s Psychiatric System Breakdown
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s state psychiatric hospital system is not quietly struggling. It is operating...
Maryland’s Behavioral Health Push: Compassion, Cost, and the Coming Budget Fight
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland heads deeper into the 2026 General Assembly session, state legislators and mental health...
Maryland’s Psychiatric Bed Crisis: Community Care First — But Not Community Care Only
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For decades, mental health policy in America has been framed as a false choice:“Bring...
Maryland Bill Targets Fertility Fraud, Informed Consent Violations
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — A quietly moving bill in the Maryland General Assembly is drawing renewed attention to a...
Montgomery County Overdose Deaths Rise Again — Fentanyl Drives a Policy Failure
By MDBayNews Staff Drug overdose deaths in Montgomery County rose by nearly 7 percent from 2024 to 2025, according to new...
Maryland Cuts Tobacco Control, Then Acts Surprised by the Consequences
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland has once again proven that it can talk a good game on public health—right up until it has to...
When Utility Bills Become a Health Crisis
By MDBayNews Staff For many Maryland households, the shock of higher BGE bills this winter isn’t just a budgeting...
$164 Million for Hospital Surges: Maryland Treats the Symptom, Not the System
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced $164 million in emergency “hospital surge funding” this week,...
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...
This Is What We Call Nutrition? A Glimpse at Montgomery County School Meals
At a recent back-to-school night in Montgomery County, parents were invited to see what their kids will be eating in the...
Andy Harris: Maryland’s Lone Republican Fighter in Washington
In a state painted deep blue, one man continues to carry the torch for conservative Marylanders: Congressman Andy Harris....