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Hangar Deal: Construction Firm with Airpark Lease Has Donated $11,000 to the Luedtkes While Expansion Bypassed Council Review

W.M. Rickman Construction holds a 'Through the Fence' agreement at KGAI. State campaign finance records show six straight...

Michael Phillips
April 20, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
April 9, 2026

Maryland Just Made It Harder to Charge Violent Teens as Adults. Prosecutors Across the State Opposed It.

By MDBayNews Staff It passed yesterday. By tonight, it will be on Governor Moore's desk. The Youth Charging Reform Act...

Staff Writer
April 8, 2026

Maryland Passes Budget With $126 Million in Disability Cuts. Advocates Say the Damage Is Done.

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — It is official. Senate Bill 282, Maryland's fiscal year 2027 budget, passed...

Michael Phillips
March 31, 2026

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....

Michael Phillips
March 31, 2026

She Slipped the Cuffs, Fought Two Officers, Drove Impaired — Then Walked Away Clean. Years Later, Under Oath, She Said She Didn’t Remember.

A deposition transcript obtained by this outlet reveals that Sarah Hornbeck admitted under oath to a...

Michael Phillips
March 30, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
March 30, 2026

Exclusive Photos: 6 Police Officers Flank Former Rep. David Trone at Hagerstown ‘No Kings’ Rally — Rival Candidate Reports ‘Data Center Dave’ Heckling

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Hagerstown, Md. — Photos obtained exclusively by MDBayNews show former U.S. Rep. David...

Michael Phillips
March 28, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
March 21, 2026

Two Airports, Two Standards: Why Accountability Exists in Baltimore County—But Not Montgomery

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In Maryland, aircraft noise is not a new problem. For years, communities living near...

Michael Phillips
March 21, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
March 19, 2026

Montgomery County Can’t Hire Police — And Its Own Data Explains Why

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County officials say they’re struggling to hire police officers. That much is...

Michael Phillips
March 17, 2026

Maryland Feels the Fallout: DHS Shutdown Exposes Washington’s Political Dysfunction

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As the partial shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) enters its fourth...

Michael Phillips
March 15, 2026

Maryland Bill Would Let State Sue Nonprofits Over Israel Donations

By MDBayNews Staff A controversial proposal moving through the Maryland General Assembly is raising alarms among free...

Staff Writer
March 14, 2026

Maryland Moves to Punish Police Who Cooperate With Federal Immigration Enforcement

By MDBayNews Staff In a move that critics say places ideology ahead of public safety, Maryland lawmakers have quietly...

Staff Writer
March 14, 2026

Navy Commander Sentenced to Federal Prison for Cyberstalking in Maryland Case

By MDBayNews Staff A U.S. Navy lieutenant commander from Montgomery County has been sentenced to federal prison after a...

Michael Phillips
March 13, 2026

El Salvadorian Illegal Alien Charged with Assaulting Federal Officers in Maryland

By MDBayNews Staff Federal prosecutors in Maryland have charged an El Salvadorian national who is in the United States...

Staff Writer
March 13, 2026

Three Baltimore Police Officers Indicted in Wage Theft and Fraud Cases

By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore’s long struggle to rebuild trust in its police department took another hit this week after...

Michael Phillips
March 12, 2026

Maryland’s Latest Cash Grab: Annapolis Democrats Want the Power to Seize Your Car

By MDBayNews Staff For years, Maryland drivers have watched Annapolis steadily squeeze more money out of them through...

Staff Writer
March 12, 2026

Moore Touts $3 Million for Purple Line “Revitalization” — After Years of Delays and Billions in Costs

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Governor Wes Moore is celebrating a $3 million proposal for “business...

Michael Phillips
March 10, 2026

Maryland Lawmakers Push Tougher Penalties for Fentanyl Distribution Causing Death

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers are advancing legislation that would significantly...

Michael Phillips
March 10, 2026

Moore’s Transit Housing Plan Sparks Backlash Over Local Control, Traffic, and Cost

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s push for the Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act...

Michael Phillips
March 9, 2026

Maryland Lawmakers Consider Expanding Use of Genetic Genealogy to Solve Cold Cases

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland lawmakers are weighing a proposal that could sharpen one of law enforcement’s most powerful...

Staff Writer
March 8, 2026

Maryland Counties Warned: New Data Privacy Rules Could Reshape Local Government Operations

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland county governments are being warned to prepare for a growing wave of data privacy obligations,...

Staff Writer
March 8, 2026

Silicon Valley in Annapolis: Waymo’s Push for Driverless Taxis Comes With Campaign Cash for Gov. Wes Moore

By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland lawmakers debate whether to open the state’s roads to fully autonomous vehicles, a Silicon...

Staff Writer
March 6, 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 Senate Republicans Move to Roll Back Vehicle Registration Fee Hikes

By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Senate Republicans are pushing new legislation aimed at reversing steep...

Staff Writer
March 6, 2026

Illegal Alien Sentenced in Major SNAP Fraud Scheme Targeting Maryland Taxpayers

By MDBayNews Staff A foreign national living illegally in the United States has been sentenced for participating in a...

Staff Writer
March 6, 2026

Montgomery County Airpark at a Crossroads

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews GAITHERSBURG, Md. — After years of simmering disputes over aircraft noise, safety...

Michael Phillips
March 5, 2026

Maryland Leaders Prepare to Resist ICE Surge — But at What Cost to the Rule of Law?

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s progressive leadership is once again positioning the state as a front line in the national...

Staff Writer
March 5, 2026

Maryland’s Public Defender Shortage: A Growing Crisis the Legislature Can’t Ignore

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s criminal justice system may be heading toward a constitutional crisis—and...

Michael Phillips
March 5, 2026

Montgomery County Seeks More Courthouse Security Funding as Threats Against Judges Rise

By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County officials are moving forward with a new funding request aimed at improving security at...

Staff Writer
March 4, 2026

Maryland House Passes HB 432: Public Safety Reform or Urban Chaos Experiment?

By MDBayNews Staff A controversial bill moving through Annapolis is igniting sharp debate over public safety, homelessness...

Staff Writer
March 4, 2026

Sanctuary Over Sanity: Montgomery’s Executive Candidates Choose ICE Protests Over Public Safety

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County’s political class has made its choice. Not public safety.Not...

Michael Phillips
March 3, 2026

Baltimore SAO Announces Guilty Plea in Federal Hill Bouncer Assault Case

By MDBayNews Staff The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office announced Monday that a guilty plea has been secured in...

Staff Writer
March 3, 2026

Repeat Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation — Hard Questions for Maryland

By MDBayNews Staff A repeat sex offender has pleaded guilty in federal court to sexual exploitation of a child, according...

Michael Phillips
March 2, 2026

Jennings Sounds the Alarm on SB 791: “Public Safety Should Never Be Political”

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland State Senator J.B. Jennings is drawing a clear line in the sand over Senate Bill 791, warning...

Staff Writer
March 2, 2026

ICE Activity Expands in Maryland as Elkridge Plan Pivots and Hagerstown Moves Forward

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s immigration enforcement debate intensified this week as new federal notices,...

Michael Phillips
March 1, 2026

Decades of Appeasement: Maryland Democrats Still Don’t Understand Iran

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For years, Maryland’s Democratic leadership has followed the same foreign policy playbook...

Michael Phillips
February 28, 2026

Bates Responds to Not Guilty Verdict in Daaon Spears Case as Baltimore Demands Answers

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office released a formal statement Friday following a...

Michael Phillips
February 28, 2026

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