UMBC Poll Backs Up Moore’s 27-Point Lead, but a Quarter of Voters Haven’t Picked a Major Candidate
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Gov. Wes Moore leads Republican nominee Dan Cox 51% to 24% among likely voters, according...
Explainers
Utility Bills, a $3 Billion Gap and Persistent Outmigration: What Is Driving Maryland’s Statewide Races
By Michael Phillips | Oct. 5, 2026 Marylanders will pick a governor, a comptroller and an attorney general on Nov. 3, and...
Beyond Affordability: The Local Fights Shaping County Races Across Maryland
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Ask Marylanders what worries them, and the answer is money. In a statewide poll released in...
Independents Are Growing. Maryland’s Political System Still Treats Them Like an Afterthought.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Gallup's year-end numbers on party identification landed with a familiar shrug in most of...
A Citizen Child Unlocks Food Benefits for an Undocumented Household — And That’s the Law, Not a Loophole
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A reply to MDBayNews' coverage of Maryland's record 630,000-student SUN Bucks enrollment...
Maryland Has a Million Voters With No Primary. Here’s How to Fix That.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland held a primary election on June 23. Roughly one million Marylanders did not get to...
How Criminal Charges Can Be Filed in Maryland Without a Judge
By MDBayNews Staff When most Americans imagine someone being charged with a crime, they picture a judge reviewing evidence...
Why Independent Voters Can’t Vote in Maryland Primaries
By MDBayNews Staff Every election cycle in Maryland, thousands of voters walk into a polling place only to discover...
Why Maryland’s Legislature Is So Dominated by Democrats
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland is often described as a deep-blue state, and in the General Assembly the numbers make that...
What the 2026 Candidate Filings Reveal About Maryland Politics
By MDBayNews Staff With the 2026 filing deadline now closed, Maryland’s political landscape is coming into clearer focus....
Final Filing Deadline Approaches — Maryland GOP Warns Many Races Still Have No Republican Candidate
By MDBayNews Staff With fewer than 10 days remaining before Maryland’s official candidate filing deadline, Republican...
Why Carter G. Woodson Still Matters
Carter G. Woodson is best known as the founder of Black History Month, but his relevance goes far beyond a calendar...
Black History Is Not a Monolith—And Never Was
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Black History Month should remind Americans of something often forgotten in modern...
The Main Ways PPP and EIDL Fraud Is Detected
The first red flag often appears long after a loan is approved. Investigators cross-check loan applications against: IRS...
What Maryland Law Allows ICE to Do — and What It Doesn’t
Confusion around immigration enforcement in Maryland is widespread, fueled by political rhetoric and incomplete...
The Sphere at National Harbor: Incentives, Jobs, and Who Really Benefits
Purpose:This explainer breaks down the public incentives, job claims, and economic risks behind Maryland’s deal to land...
How Maryland Elections Work — and Why They Confuse Voters
Maryland elections routinely generate confusion, frustration, and misinformation. Much of it stems from how the system is...
How Maryland’s State Government Actually Works
Maryland politics often feel confusing—not because the system is complex, but because power is concentrated in places...