300 Million Gallons of Failure: Maryland’s Leaders Missing as the Potomac Fills with Sewage
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Potomac Interceptor collapsed on January 19 in Montgomery County — releasing an...
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Maryland Bans 287(g) — But Sheriffs Aren’t Backing Down. Now Comes the Legal War.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland is about to test the limits of federalism — and taxpayers may be the ones...
Moore Missing in Action? Maryland’s Governor Silent as Potomac Sewage Crisis Spills Onto State Soil
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On January 19, 2026, a 72-inch sewer main known as the Potomac Interceptor collapsed near...
Walkouts, ICE and Academic Reality: Should Students Face Consequences?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Dozens of students at Arundel High School — along with students in parts of Baltimore...
From “Evidence-Based Decisions” to CPS Referrals: The Nancy Krause Contradiction
By MDBayNews Staff The controversy surrounding Nancy Krause’s testimony in Calvert County is not just about political...
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...
Montgomery County Floats “Targeted” Property Tax Hike — After Years of Budget Growth
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County leaders are now openly acknowledging what many residents have suspected for months:...
Montgomery County PTAs Drift Into Immigration Activism as ICE Training Sparks Debate
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A recent virtual training session promoted by multiple Montgomery County...
Wootton High Shooting: Ghost Guns, Accomplice Liability, and What Maryland Law Says Comes Next
By MDBayNews Staff The February 9 shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville has once again thrust Montgomery...
Maryland’s Soft Stance on School Safety Is Failing Our Students
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In just two weeks, Maryland families have been forced to ask a question no parent should...
Maryland AG Backs Federal Kids Online Safety Act — But Will It Protect Children or Expand Bureaucracy?
By MDBayNews Staff Anthony Brown is urging Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), joining a coalition of state...
After Wootton Shooting, AI Safety Program Rolls Out — Let’s Hope It’s Smarter Than Baltimore’s
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In the wake of this week’s shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School, Montgomery County...
Brenda M. Diaz Calls for Return of School Resource Officers in MCPS
By MDBayNews Staff As Montgomery County Public Schools continues to grapple with student safety concerns following the...
At Thomas S. Wootton High School, Who Was the Aggressor?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As more details emerge in the shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School, a central claim is...
Brown Claims Victory on Education Funding — But What Was Really at Stake?
By MDBayNews Staff Anthony G. Brown is touting a win this week after announcing that the Trump administration provided...
After Wootton, Montgomery County Must Restore — and Strengthen — Its School Resource Officer Program
By MDBayNews Staff In the wake of the shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School, Montgomery County leaders are once again...
HB 459: Why the Local School Board Protection Act Still Matters—Even After Testimony Closed
By MDBayNews Staff The public sign-up window to testify on House Bill 459, the Local School Board Protection Act, has...
After Wootton, Annapolis Faces a Hard Question: Should Schools Be Kept in the Dark?
By MDBayNews Staff In the wake of the shooting at Wootton High School, a grim but unavoidable debate has landed squarely in...
Red States Quietly Improve Schools — and Why Maryland Should Pay Attention
By MDBayNews Staff A growing body of education data is forcing an uncomfortable conversation in blue states: some of the...
Maryland AG Opposes Rollback of Special Education Reporting — Critics Say Debate Is About Transparency, Not Denial
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is urging lawmakers to reject a proposal that would roll back...
Maryland Lawmakers Debate Arming School Resource Officers as Safety Measure
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland lawmakers are once again confronting a difficult question at the intersection of school safety,...
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...
Prosecutors Push a Tough, Practical Agenda in Annapolis
By MDBayNews Staff In early February, the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association (MSAA) — an organization of the...
City Hall to County Council: Jud Ashman’s School Boundary Push Sparks Trust Concerns
By MDBayNews Staff When voters re-elected Jud Ashman as mayor of Gaithersburg, they reasonably expected continuity, focus,...
District-Hopping or Representation? Harry Dunn’s Latest Congressional Bid Raises Red Flags
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland’s 2026 congressional races begin to take shape, one familiar name has re-entered the...
Maryland Election Officials Cross a First Amendment Line With “Disinformation” Warning
By MDBayNews Staff The Maryland State Board of Elections is facing renewed scrutiny after a February 6 press release from...
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...
County Council Candidate Reardon Sullivan Blasts MCPS Plan to Close Wootton High School
By MDBayNews Staff The proposed closure of Wootton High School is quickly becoming a defining local issue in Montgomery...
Voters or Party Insiders? Maryland Reopens the Debate on Legislative Special Elections
By MDBayNews Staff As the Maryland General Assembly continues its 2026 session, lawmakers are revisiting a long-simmering...
Rockville Leaders Break With MCPS on Option H, Warn of Long-Term Planning and Trust Failures
By MDBayNews Staff Correction:An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified Kim Glassman as a Rockville City...
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...
Maryland Elections Chief Admits Voter Data Is Shared With Other States—But Not DOJ
By MDBayNews Staff A new claim from the Maryland Freedom Caucus is reigniting Maryland’s ongoing voter data dispute,...
Senate Republicans File Voter ID Bill, Putting Election Integrity Back on the Table
By MDBayNews Staff Annapolis — Maryland Senate Republicans have formally filed new legislation that would require voters...
High School Program at Monocacy Valley Montessori Suspended, Raising Questions About Transparency and Educational Stability
By MDBayNews Staff Frederick County, Md. — The Board of Trustees at Monocacy Valley Montessori (MVM) has voted to suspend...
School Choice Was Once a Civil Rights Issue—And Many Black Parents Haven’t Forgotten
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In today’s political debates, school choice is often framed as a partisan...
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...
Maryland’s Money Gap: How Democrats’ War Chests (and Out-of-State Networks) Shape a One-Party State
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s campaign-finance filings keep telling the same story: Democrats are building massive...
Maryland’s Campaign Finance System: Transparency on Paper, Loopholes in Practice
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s campaign finance laws are often described as some of the more structured and...
Moore’s Ethical Line—Drawn Late—Reignites Maryland’s Pay-to-Play Debate
By MDBayNews Editorial Desk A Baltimore Sun exclusive this morning lit up Annapolis—and not because it revealed a crime....