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,...
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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...
Moore Announces AI Workforce Push — But Is Maryland Ready to Compete? And Who Does This Benfit?
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Gov. Wes Moore this week announced a new round of program investments aimed at preparing...
Maryland Moves to Ban Election Deepfake Deception — But the Details Matter
By MDBayNews Staff As artificial intelligence becomes cheaper, faster, and harder to detect, Maryland lawmakers are...
AI Is Reshaping Maryland’s Jobs — But the Tech Tax Risks Undermining the Boom
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant promise in Maryland — it is actively...
Maryland’s Data Center Moment: Growth, Grid Limits, and the Fight for Balance
By Michael Phillips | Tech Bay News | MDBayNews Maryland is no data center giant—but it is no longer an afterthought. As...
The Federal–State AI Showdown: Why America’s Next Big Tech Fight Runs Through Annapolis
By Michael Phillips | November 25, 2025 As 2025 draws to a close, the United States finds itself in the middle of a...
Maryland’s Outdated Wiretap Law Is Hurting Victims — And 2026 May Finally Bring Change
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland is one of just a few states still clinging to a strict two-party consent wiretap...
The Quiet Transformation of the I-270 Corridor: Boon or Boondoggle?
When most Marylanders hear about transportation and development, they think of the flashy, billion-dollar projects—the...
Maryland’s Army Scientist and the ICE-Tracking Apps: Why Nicholas Waytowich Must Be Fired
The American people expect their senior military scientists to dedicate themselves to defending the nation, not to...
Maryland’s IT Master Plan: A Step Forward, But Who Will Hold Annapolis Accountable?
Maryland’s Department of Information Technology (DoIT) has released an ambitious 86-page IT Master Plan promising to drag...
Nextdoor’s Selective Moderation: Neighbors Helping Neighbors, or Neighbors Silencing Neighbors?
Nextdoor was supposed to be the antidote to toxic social media — a hyperlocal platform where neighbors could swap safety...
Maryland’s School Safety Theater: Layers of Bureaucracy, Little Real Protection
Maryland politicians love to tell parents that our children are safe in their classrooms. They’ll point to pages of...
Harford County Stands Up to Silicon Valley: A Needed Reckoning in the Fight Against Social Media’s Youth Toll
By Michael Phillips In a move that should draw applause from parents across the political spectrum, Harford County Public...
Why Is Maryland Powering Virginia’s Data Centers Instead of Building a Smarter Grid?
By Michael Phillips The story is as maddening as it is predictable: Marylanders could end up paying $800 million to power...
Stronger Than Steel, Rooted in America: How Superwood Is Redefining the Future of Building—Without the Climate Alarmism
By Michael Phillips In a time when green tech is too often a euphemism for government waste and elitist virtue signaling, a...
Data Centers and Double Standards: Is Frederick County Picking Tech Winners While Punishing Growth?
By Michael Phillips Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater made headlines this week by touting a new “comprehensive...
Dragging Feet or Leading Wisely? Why Moore and Brown Are Right to Pause on “Clean Cars” Lawsuit
By Michael Phillips On July 3, Maryland Matters published a piece bemoaning what it called the “inaction” of Governor...
Maryland’s Tech Tax: A New Barrier to Growth in the Old Line State
By Michael Phillips Maryland just sent a loud and clear message to businesses across the region: if you’re innovating,...
Why Baltimore Tech Hub Missed Out on Federal Funding—And What It Says About Our Priorities
Baltimore’s failure to secure federal funding in two rounds of the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Tech Hubs...