Maryland’s Political Discourse Hits Rock Bottom
By MDBayNews Staff There was a time when political debate in Maryland meant arguing about taxes, schools, transportation,...
Editorial
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...
What Would a “Golden Age” Look Like in Maryland?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland has always had the raw ingredients: a strategic East Coast location, deepwater...
Profanity for Thee, But Not for Me? The Baltimore Sun’s Olympic Hypocrisy
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Baltimore Sun wants to clutch its pearls. In a February 26 reader commentary titled...
When Classrooms Become Campaign Headquarters, Parents Should Push Back
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Opinion There is a line between teaching students how to think and telling them what to...
Can Maryland Fix Its One-Party Democracy? A Reform Roadmap for Real Competition
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s one-party dominance is not new. Democrats have controlled the General Assembly...
Safe Seats, Silent Voters: What Maryland’s One-Party Rule Means for Democracy
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In a state where one party controls virtually every lever of power, what does it say about...
Maryland Democrats’ DHS Shutdown Stance: A Costly Political Gamble While the Potomac Suffers
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Opinion At a moment when federal support could—and should—be focused on disaster...
Maryland’s Latest “Fiscal Accountability” Push Isn’t Nearly Enough — or New
By MDBayNews Editorial Board On the surface, Governor Wes Moore’s latest press release on audit reform looks like an...
Opinion: Morgantown’s Sale to TeraWulf Should Signal Opportunity, Not Fear
By MDBayNews Staff The recent announcement that TeraWulf Inc. is moving forward with the acquisition of the former...
David Moon and the Politics of Power in Annapolis
By MDBayNews Editorial Desk Maryland House Majority Leader David Moon has long presented himself as a reformer—an...
Opinion: Maryland Democrats Are Gambling With Public Safety to Make a Point About ICE
MDBayNews Editorial The Baltimore Sun argues that immigration enforcement — particularly cooperation with ICE — makes...
Why HB 304 Matters: Maryland’s Public Records Law Needs a 21st-Century Fix
By MDBayNews Editorial BoardHearing: January 27, 2026 — House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee On Tuesday,...
Opinion: Marylanders Should Oppose HB 488 — And Put It on the Record
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s political class likes to talk about “reform.” When it comes to...
Maryland’s Giant Golf Ball: What’s Being Overlooked in the Rush to Celebrate the Sphere
By MdBayNews Editorial Board Maryland officials are celebrating the arrival of the Sphere at National Harbor as a marquee...
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...
Have Your Say: MDBayNews Launches 2025 Reader Poll
As 2025 comes to a close, MDBayNews is asking readers to weigh in on the stories, institutions, and decisions that most...
EDITORIAL: Maryland’s Election Officials Created This Mess — Now They Need to Clean It Up Before the Courts Do
Maryland’s political leadership has spent years insisting its election system is a model of modern administration. But...
EDITORIAL: Maryland Needs a Higher Standard — From Its Institutions and Its Voters
Maryland’s political culture has grown comfortable—too comfortable—with the assumption that our systems are...