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Political Accountability

Harford County Teachers Union Tells Democrats to Register Republican — To Pick the County’s Next Executive

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A teachers union in Harford County is urging its members to abandon their Democratic Party...

Michael Phillips
May 30, 2026

Moore Calls It a Comeback. Baltimore City’s Numbers Call It Something Else.

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Governor Wes Moore's communications team knows what it's doing. On Thursday, the governor's...

Michael Phillips
May 15, 2026

Maryland Is Bleeding Money. Voters Have a Choice.

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Maryland on the Map Mail-in ballots are already in circulation. The Republican primary...

Michael Phillips
May 15, 2026

SPLC Under Federal Indictment — And Its Curriculum Is in Maryland Classrooms

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On April 21, a federal grand jury in Montgomery, Alabama, returned an 11-count indictment...

Michael Phillips
May 7, 2026

The Leak Nobody Reported: How Joint Base Andrews Lost 32,000 Gallons of Jet Fuel — and Maryland Didn’t Find Out for Months

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Sometime last December, a refueling system at Joint Base Andrews failed a pressure safety...

Michael Phillips
May 6, 2026

Montgomery County Executive Candidate Falls for Fake Campaign Finance Screenshot

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A candidate running for Montgomery County Executive publicly accused a political opponent...

Michael Phillips
May 6, 2026

Baltimore Got Safer. Maryland Didn’t.

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On Saturday, Governor Wes Moore formally launched his 2026 reelection campaign at the...

Michael Phillips
May 5, 2026

Law Day Irony: Maryland’s Top Lawyer Has Failed the Law

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews At 3:07 p.m. today, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown posted a tribute to the rule of...

Michael Phillips
May 1, 2026

Maryland Paid the Lobbyists Who Wrote the Law That Could Cost Maryland Millions

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland is staring down a $1.4 billion structural deficit. It's cutting $150 million from...

Michael Phillips
April 25, 2026

The $150 They’re Bragging About May Be Built on Fraud

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Every month, quietly tucked into your utility bill, there's a charge you probably didn't...

Michael Phillips
April 24, 2026

They Came for the Watchdog

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming made a mistake last weekend. She shared...

Michael Phillips
April 24, 2026

Who Governs Maryland?

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — Every year, for 90 days, Maryland's General Assembly convenes, passes several...

Michael Phillips
April 21, 2026

Where Is June? Sources Say Trone’s Marriage Is Over — and a New Jersey Widow Has Emerged as His Companion

David Trone has built his congressional brand on his family. Since re-entering the MD-6 race in December 2025, his wife and...

Michael Phillips
April 19, 2026

Wes Moore’s Missing Year

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — Wes Moore has had a busy year. In the spring of 2025, he delivered a...

Michael Phillips
April 18, 2026

Maryland’s Raskin Leads 25th Amendment Push — But His Own Record Undermines the Case

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Rep. Jamie Raskin introduced legislation this week to establish a congressional commission...

Michael Phillips
April 15, 2026

The 50 Most Controversial Bills of the 2026 Maryland General Assembly: #10–1

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — SPECIAL SERIES: 2026 Maryland General Assembly Scorecard — Part 3 of 3 | The Top 10...

Michael Phillips
April 14, 2026

Moore’s Taxpayer-Funded Spokesman Attacks Journalist While Governor Spends $120K on Social Media Influencer Director

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — When a journalist asks Maryland's governor uncomfortable questions, there are...

Michael Phillips
April 8, 2026

The Absent Delegate: Why Is Bouchat the Only One Facing Expulsion?

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Maryland House of Delegates voted 102 to 14 this week to advance a resolution expelling...

Michael Phillips
April 4, 2026

Republican Moves to Expel Bouchat — From Her Own Party

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Maryland House of Delegates has never expelled a member for failure to act. It has come...

Michael Phillips
April 3, 2026

Bouchat Speaks: ‘I Am a Very Bad Republican’

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Del. Christopher Eric Bouchat has a lot to answer for right now — or so his critics would...

Michael Phillips
April 3, 2026

Fraud, Data Breach, and Missing Records: Inside Baltimore’s $700K Youth Program Failure

By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore City launched the SideStep program with a familiar promise: steer young, first-time offenders...

Staff Writer
March 18, 2026

Maryland AG Anthony Brown’s Latest Lawsuit: More Politics, More Posturing, Less Accountability

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is at it again. This time, Brown has joined yet...

Michael Phillips
March 17, 2026

The Airpark Influence Network: Donations, Oversight, and the Questions Facing Montgomery County

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews GAITHERSBURG, Md. — What began as a local dispute over aircraft noise and safety at the...

Michael Phillips
March 17, 2026

Moore, Ferguson, and Peña-Melnyk Unveil “Utility RELIEF Act” as Energy Costs Become Political Flashpoint in Maryland

By MDBayNews Staff With electricity costs rising across Maryland, Governor Wes Moore and Democratic legislative leaders...

Staff Writer
March 13, 2026

Moore Says Maryland Doesn’t Need an Inspector General. Critics Say That’s Exactly Why It Does.

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Governor Wes Moore has sparked a fresh wave of criticism after suggesting the...

Michael Phillips
March 13, 2026

Maryland Farm Bureau Pushes Back After Moore Declares “MeatOut Day”

By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore is facing growing backlash from Maryland’s agricultural community after proclaiming...

Michael Phillips
March 12, 2026

Anthony Brown’s Latest Anti-Trump Lawsuit Is Another Political Stunt Maryland Taxpayers Will Pay For

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has once again rushed to join a multi-state lawsuit...

Michael Phillips
March 11, 2026

Follow the Trone Money

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews David Trone is running again. After spending more than $62 million trying to buy...

Michael Phillips
March 11, 2026

Brown’s Latest Anti-ICE Lawsuit Is Political Theater — And It’s Likely to Fail

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has filed yet another lawsuit against federal...

Michael Phillips
March 11, 2026

Surprise Visit to Baltimore ICE Facility Produces Empty Rooms — But Not Empty Rhetoric

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A highly publicized “surprise” visit by Maryland’s Democratic congressional...

Michael Phillips
March 9, 2026

$35 Million for Annapolis? Federal “Resilience” Spending Raises Questions About Priorities

By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s congressional delegation is celebrating the release of more than $35...

Staff Writer
March 7, 2026

Judge Caps ICE Detainees in Baltimore — But Maryland Democrats Still Block New Detention Facilities

By MDBayNews Staff A new federal court ruling limiting the number of immigration detainees held at a federal facility in...

Staff Writer
March 7, 2026

Maryland’s Lawsuit Machine: Anthony Brown’s Obsession With Suing Trump

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, the job increasingly looks less like chief...

Michael Phillips
March 7, 2026

Anthony Brown’s Latest Lawsuit: Maryland’s Attorney General Can’t Quit the Anti-Trump Legal Circus

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has once again joined a coalition of Democratic...

Michael Phillips
March 6, 2026

Maryland’s Lawsuit Habit: Anthony Brown Sues Trump Over Tariffs While Local Problems Mount

By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, MD — Another day in Maryland politics, another lawsuit against Donald J. Trump. On...

Michael Phillips
March 6, 2026

Maryland AG Anthony Brown Leads Yet Another Anti-Trump Fight — This Time Over Student Loans

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has once again joined a multi-state political...

Michael Phillips
March 4, 2026

The Top 100 Donors Who Control Maryland Politics

By Michael R. Phillips | MDBayNews / Thunder Report For years, Maryland politicians have insisted that policy decisions in...

Michael Phillips
March 4, 2026

Governor Moore Demands Tariff Reimbursement — Maryland Families Demand $5,000 Back

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Governor Wes Moore has joined Comptroller Brooke Lierman and Treasurer Dereck Davis in...

Michael Phillips
February 27, 2026

Maryland Lawmakers Move to Strengthen Inspector General Independence After AG Opinion Sparks Concern

By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, MD — In a rare bipartisan move, Delegates Vaughn Stewart (D) and Ryan Nawrocki (R) have...

Michael Phillips
February 26, 2026

Maryland’s Political Echo Chamber: Brown’s ICE Lawsuit Backed by Two Insiders — But Where’s the Public?

By MDBayNews Staff When Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced his lawsuit aimed at blocking construction of a...

Michael Phillips
February 24, 2026

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