Maryland’s Federal Job Shock Is a Warning—Not Just a Headline
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s loss of nearly 15,000 federal jobs in 2025 should not be dismissed as a...
Investigations
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...
Workforce and Childcare Shortages Are an Economic Problem—Not a Culture War
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As 2025 draws to a close, one of the most damaging constraints on economic growth is also...
Moore’s Energy Order: Serious Problem, Incremental Fixes, Big Questions Left Unanswered
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews By any measure, Maryland’s energy situation has crossed from inconvenience into warning...
Maryland Unemployment Ticks Up to 3.8% as Federal Job Losses Weigh on Economy
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s unemployment rate rose to 3.8% in September 2025, up from 3.6% in August,...
Federal Downsizing Exposes Montgomery County’s Reliance on Washington
By Michael Phillips | Maryland Bay News Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is blunt about what he believes defined...
Can Maryland Afford a 3% Flat Tax?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Annapolis Watch By the time any major tax proposal reaches a hearing room in Annapolis,...
Maryland GOP Gubernatorial Candidate John Myrick Blasts Moore Redistricting Push as ‘Existential Threat to Democracy’
Lanham, MD — Republican gubernatorial candidate John Myrick sharply criticized Governor Wes Moore on Friday following the...
Maryland Inflation Looks Moderate—But High Costs Still Squeeze Families
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On paper, Maryland’s inflation picture looks relatively calm. According to the latest...
House Report Alleges D.C. Police Chief Manipulated Crime Data, Raising New Questions About Public Trust
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A Republican-led U.S. House committee has released an interim report alleging that outgoing...
Wes Moore’s Shiny Brand Meets Maryland’s Trust Problem
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s Governor Wes Moore has spent years crafting the kind of résumé national...
Maryland Just Hit a 20-Year High in Cost of Living — And Most Lawmakers Won’t Even Say the Word ‘Relief’
Why Annapolis refuses to treat the affordability crisis like the emergency it is. By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews...
This Is How They Do It: The Maryland Case Study in Congressional Insider Trading
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For years, Americans have heard whispers about members of Congress quietly enriching...