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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HOTEL ROOM, NO SECOND CHANCES
By Michael Phillips When a child dies under state supervision, the public is owed more than condolences. We are owed...
A Broken System of Cronyism: How ‘Friends of Friends’ Run Annapolis City Hall
In Annapolis, even lame-duck politicians know how to take care of their friends. On October 27, just days before Election...
Annapolis’s Lame-Duck Lease: How the “Gang of 9” Locked Up a Waterfront Crown Jewel for Decades—and Stuck Taxpayers with the Bill
By Michael Phillips “This deal is just putting lipstick on a pig.”— Critics of the Market House lease In its final...
Maryland’s Buyout Blunder: How a Cost-Cutting “Win” Became a Payroll Nightmare for 293 State Workers
In a state already staring down a multibillion-dollar budget gap, Governor Wes Moore’s Voluntary Separation Program (VSP)...
Maryland’s Gas Tax Reality Check: High Costs, Low Transparency
For months, Maryland drivers have grumbled about high prices at the pump — and viral posts claiming “$1.99 per gallon...
Maryland’s Election Data Standoff: Privacy, Politics, or Plain Stonewalling?
The U.S. Department of Justice calls it an “election integrity review.”Maryland calls it “federal...
Government Failure at Its Worst: How Maryland’s Foster System Left a 16-Year-Old Girl to Die in a Hotel Room
On September 22, 2025, tragedy struck in East Baltimore when 16-year-old foster child Kanaiyah Ward was found dead inside a...
Concordia Preparatory School: A Tarnished Legacy of Misconduct and Misplaced Priorities
When I went to Bishop McNamara earlier this month expecting a football game, I did not expect the fight that ended it...
The Postcard From L.A.: How “Field Team 6” Turns Hollywood Money and a Super PAC Loophole Into Voter Registration Machinery
When a Virginia voter opened the mailbox to find a glossy postcard postmarked Los Angeles urging them—via a QR code—to...
Wes Moore’s Italian Getaway Raises Questions About Gifts, Priorities, and Accountability
Maryland Governor Wes Moore is making headlines—not for bold leadership on crime or education, but for being spotted on a...
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...
Montgomery County’s Hypocrisy on Press Freedom
Montgomery County deserves better than hypocrisy and petty passive-aggression that drags us into unconstitutional waters....
Montgomery County’s Police “Going Dark”: Transparency Loses to Control
On August 25, 2025, Montgomery County officially pulled the plug on public police scanners. As of noon that day, every...
The Crime Data Mirage: Why Baltimore and D.C.’s “Declining” Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story
For years, politicians in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore have been eager to tout falling crime numbers. Headlines trumpet...
Asbestos in Maryland Schools: Another Safety Crisis Under Wes Moore’s Watch
Just weeks after Maryland families learned their children would be sitting in mold-filled classrooms, another threat has...
Maryland Schools Open the Year With Mold: Another Failure of Wes Moore’s Priorities
As Maryland students filed back into classrooms for the 2025–26 school year, many parents weren’t worried about test...
Justin Ready Gets It Right: Maryland Needs Leadership That Puts Citizens First
When Maryland State Senator Justin Ready (R–Dist. 5) speaks, he does something that too many of our elected officials in...
Shadows on the Bench: Maryland’s Judicial Campaign Finance Transparency Problem
When Americans think about judicial integrity, they expect judges to be impartial arbiters of the law. But what happens...
Seven Ways Montgomery County Circuit Court Enables Custodial Interference
For years, I have filed petitions, provided evidence, and begged for enforcement of my custody rights in Montgomery County...
Wes Moore Slips Out the Back Door: Maryland’s Governor Ducks Media as Nonprofit Spending Scandal Grows
On August 19, 2025, Governor Wes Moore showed Marylanders exactly how little he values accountability: he bolted out an...
Maryland’s Family Courts: Rights on Paper, Injustice in Practice
Family court is supposed to protect children, safeguard parental rights, and ensure fair enforcement of custody and...
Anthony Brown’s Tenure as Maryland AG: A Case Study in Partisan Politics Over Public Accountability
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has proven to be less of a watchdog for Maryland citizens and more of a partisan...