Representation or Redistribution? Why Maryland Needs Opportunity, Not Reparations
By Michael Phillips In a June 20, 2025 piece for Maryland Matters, the argument was made that Maryland must go beyond...
Money and Finance
Wes Moore’s Budget Backpedal: From Big Promises to a Bureaucratic Freeze
How Maryland’s Governor Quietly Admits Republicans Were Right All Along By Michael Phillips Governor Wes Moore is hitting...
“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...
Maryland’s Emergency Loan Program for Former Federal Workers: Another Band-Aid on a Bigger Problem
By Michael Phillips Maryland has unveiled a new Emergency Loan Program aimed at helping former federal workers who have...
Where Did the Billions Go? Wes Moore Turned Hogan’s Surplus Into a Deficit Disaster
ANNAPOLIS, MD — When Governor Wes Moore took office in January 2023, Maryland was riding high on a $5.5 billion...
Maryland Faces Potential Loss of Billions in Federal Funding Following ‘Sanctuary Jurisdiction’ Designation
The Trump administration has designated Maryland as a "sanctuary jurisdiction," placing the state at risk of losing...
Purple Line or Purple Disaster? How Maryland’s $9 Billion Transit Boondoggle Became the Punchline of State Planning
It’s not every day in Maryland politics that a government fiasco grows so large and embarrassing that even the governor...
Maryland Ranks 5th Most Expensive State—And That’s Before Wes Moore’s New Fees Kick In
Maryland has just been ranked the fifth most expensive state in the country based on monthly household bills, according to...
Robin Hood in a Suit: Wes Moore’s Financial Shell Game Is Burning Maryland
Governor Wes Moore wants you to believe he’s your hero. He says 94% of Marylanders got a tax break. He says he's creating...
Moore Money, Moore Problems: Maryland Governor Signs Off on Largest Tax Hike in State History
In a move that should outrage every hard-working Marylander, Governor Wes Moore has just greenlit the largest tax hike in...
Taxed to Death: Maryland’s War on the Working Class Disguised as Progress
By Michael Phillips and Greg Visscher Imagine this: A single mother in Maryland, making the median income of around $73,000...
Moody’s Downgrade Is a Wake-Up Call—And Maryland’s Leadership Hit Snooze
Moody’s just stripped Maryland of its prized AAA credit rating for the first time in over half a century. For most...
Sacrifice Zones: How Rural Maryland Was Marked for Corporate Expansion and Didn’t Even Know It
By Michael PhillipsPart of The New Land Wars series You may not have heard the term sacrifice zone.But if you live in rural...
The Untold Truth About Maryland’s DNR: Millions Spent, Little Accountability, and the Silencing of Rural Voices
While the Baltimore Sun sings the praises of Maryland’s environmental bureaucracy, there’s a murkier story left...
MARYLAND ON THE BRINK?
Business Departures, Missed Opportunities, and an Electric Fight That Could Leave the State Powerless ANNAPOLIS, MD —...
OP-ED: The Vanishing Surplus — How Wes Moore Let Maryland’s Budget Fall Off a Cliff
Not long ago, Maryland’s finances were the envy of the region. Former Governor Larry Hogan, despite fierce opposition...
Maryland and Virginia Need Their Own TRUST Act: It’s Time to Pull Back the Curtain on Judicial Bias
When you walk into a courtroom, you expect fairness. You expect the judge to be neutral, the facts to speak louder than...
You Pay, They Play: How Maryland Politicians Tanked the Budget and Stuck You With the Bill
Once again, Maryland families are left paying the price for the government's inability to control its own budget. In the...