SCOTUS Lets Virginia’s Redistricting Map Die — And Maryland Democrats Should Take Note
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The U.S. Supreme Court closed the last exit ramp for Virginia Democrats on Thursday,...
Gerrymandering
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...
High Court’s VRA Ruling Exposes Maryland’s Racial Gerrymander — and Democrats’ Hubris
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A landmark Supreme Court ruling handed down Wednesday could reshape Maryland's political...
Three Bills Nobody Is Talking About — And Why They Should Be
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Before we get to the bills, a word about the messenger. Del. Christopher Eric Bouchat of...
Maryland’s Redistricting Pressure Cooker: Closed-Door Politics and the 50-Day Clock
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Annapolis is no stranger to hardball politics. But when members of Maryland’s...
Filing Clock Ticking: Does the Deadline Cripple Gov. Moore’s Redistricting Push?
By MDBayNews Staff With just days remaining before Maryland’s candidate filing deadline on February 24, a late-stage...
“The Senate President Is Not a King”: LaPin Delivers 7,000 Signatures Demanding Vote on HB 488
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, MD — In a pointed challenge to Senate leadership, Army veteran and State Senate candidate...
Maryland Freedom Caucus Slams Unscheduled Jeffries Visit After House Floor Delayed
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — Tensions flared in the Maryland House this week after an unscheduled visit by U.S. House...
Moore’s “Working With Judges” Comment Fuels Scrutiny After $147M Court Contract
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland voters prepare for another heated election cycle, Governor Wes Moore is once again facing...
Poll-Driven Redistricting? Maryland Democrats Play With the Map Again
By MDBayNews Staff A new article in Maryland The Daily Record reports that a poll of “likely Democratic voters” shows...
MARYLAND’S LEGISLATIVE MAPS: NOT THE WORST GERRYMANDER — BUT DESIGNED TO LOCK IN POWER
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s state legislative districts are often lumped into the same category as the state’s...
CNN’s Dana Bash Corners Gov. Wes Moore on Redistricting: “How Is That Good for Democracy?”
By MDBayNews Staff In a rare moment of national media clarity, Dana Bash pressed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on a redistricting...
Maryland’s Redistricting Power Grab Is Playing With Fire
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Opinion Let’s stop pretending this is about fairness. Maryland Democrats are pushing a...
California’s Redistricting Green Light Puts Maryland on Notice
By MDBayNews Staff The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this week to allow California’s new congressional map to take...
Ferguson Pulls the Plug on Mid-Cycle Redistricting: “Mutually Assured Destruction”
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s controversial push for mid-cycle congressional redistricting appears...
Maryland Democrats Push Mid-Decade Gerrymander as House Passes HB 488
Annapolis, Md. — Maryland House Bill 488, a controversial mid-decade congressional redistricting proposal backed by...
Maryland Democrats’ Trump Obsession Is Driving Policy — Not Marylanders’ Needs
By MDBayNews Staff If you listened to the debate over HB488 in Annapolis this session, including today's House session, you...
Maryland Black Republican Council Opposes Governor Moore on Redistricting Bill HB0488
By MDBayNews Staff The Maryland Black Republican Council (MBRC), an official coalition of the Maryland Republican Party,...
Maryland Redistricting Process Tracker
Maryland Democrats are pushing an unusual mid-decade congressional redistricting bill—HB488—during the heart of the...
Maryland Democrats Continue Pushing Constitutionally Questionable Redistricting Maneuver—Freedom Caucus Forces One-Day Delay
By MDBayNews Staff Even as the Maryland General Assembly moves through the heart of its legislative session, Democratic...
Maryland’s Fast-Tracked Redistricting Fight: Why Governor Moore’s Map Could Still Be Halted
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Governor Wes Moore has made his position clear: HB 488, the fast-tracked congressional...
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 Democrats Blink on Redistricting—But the Fight Is Far From Over
By MDBayNews Staff A sudden procedural shift in Annapolis is exposing just how fragile Maryland Democrats’ redistricting...
Wes Moore’s Gerrymander Gambit Is a Lose-Lose for Maryland Democrats
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Democrats are flirting once again with redistricting gamesmanship—and this time,...
Maryland Democrats Fast-Track New Congressional Map: What It Means and Why It Matters
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Democrats have launched a rapid push to redraw the state’s congressional map—introducing a...
Maryland Democrats Turn on Themselves Over Risky Mid-Cycle Redistricting Push
By MDBayNews Staff A rare and revealing public split has emerged inside Maryland’s Democratic supermajority as state...
Maryland GOP Gubernatorial Candidate John Myrick Blasts Moore Redistricting Push as ‘Existential Threat to Democracy’
Lanham, MD — Republican gubernatorial candidate John Myrick sharply criticized Governor Wes Moore on Friday following the...
Maryland GOP Warns Mid-Cycle Redistricting Push Ignores Budget Crisis, Audit Failures
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Republican leaders are escalating criticism of Wes Moore over his...
Maryland’s Mid-Cycle Redistricting Push Raises Questions About Priorities, Fairness, and Trust
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Maryland families grapple with rising electric bills, warnings of a $1.4 billion budget...
Maryland’s Redistricting Risk: Protecting Fair Representation Before It’s Too Late
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNewsOctober 24, 2025 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. — At a Bowie food pantry, Governor Wes...
Maryland Democrats Aim to Erase the Eastern Shore: Redistricting Push Targets State’s Only GOP Seat
Maryland Democrats are once again playing mapmaker — and this time, they’re aiming straight at the state’s lone...
Maryland’s Citizen Mapmakers: Inside Bouchat’s Plan to End Gerrymandering
For more than a century, Maryland’s political map has been the butt of national jokes. Districts shaped like snakes and...
Spaghetti Districts and Stolen Representation: How Gerrymandering Broke Our Republic
By Michael Phillips “If you can’t draw it with a ruler, it’s probably rigged.” That’s the unofficial motto voters...