Baltimore Councilman’s Dual Role Raises New Questions About Oversight and Accountability
By MDBayNews Staff A new report from The Baltimore Sun is renewing debate at City Hall over transparency, ethics, and...
Investigations
Maryland Paid the Price — But Will Maryland Reap the Benefits?
By MdBayNews Editorial Board Maryland leaders are celebrating the announcement of a new Sphere entertainment venue planned...
Second-Worst in America: Why Maryland Keeps Losing New Businesses
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland has ranked 49th out of 50 states for starting a business in WalletHub’s latest national...
Opinion | When Rhetoric Becomes Governance: Why Words Matter in Montgomery County
By MDBayNews Editorial Board Public officials are entitled to strong views. They are not entitled to rhetoric that assigns...
Montgomery County’s Rent Stabilization Pitch Lands in Frederick—And Sparks Familiar Concerns
By MDBayNews Staff Frederick County leaders are facing renewed pressure to consider rent stabilization—this time with...
Maryland Stares Down a $1.4 Billion Budget Gap — Lawmakers Promise Discipline Without New Taxes
By MDBayNews Staff As the 2026 legislative session unfolds in Annapolis, Maryland lawmakers are confronting a sobering...
Hundreds of Millions Lost — and Still No Watchdog: Maryland’s Oversight Blind Spot
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As the 2026 legislative session gets underway in Annapolis, Maryland lawmakers face an...
Baltimore City Can’t Say How Much Taxpayer Money Goes to Nonprofits — And That’s a Problem
By MDBayNews Staff A new investigative report from The Baltimore Sun has exposed a troubling reality in Baltimore City...
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...
Frederick Officials Condemn Federal Enforcement — But Offer Few Answers on Local Responsibility
By MDBayNews The City of Frederick this week issued a joint statement from Michael O’Connor and the City Council...
Maryland Democrats Offer Shutdown “Relief” — While Accepting Shutdowns as Normal
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Democrats are celebrating a solution to a problem they refuse to prevent. This...
When the Governor Says “It’s Not the State,” Check Your Utility Bill
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says rising utility bills over the past four years “aren’t...
Explainer: How Pass-Through Contracting and “Place of Performance” Rules Apply to ATI Government Solutions
By Michael Phillips | Thunder Report Recent reporting by Thunder Report and MDBayNews has raised questions about how ATI...
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...
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...