Tonya Sweat Lost Her Ballot Case in Circuit Court. She’s Not Giving Up Yet.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Moisette "Tonya" Sweat's bid to appear on the November ballot as an independent challenger...
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Green Party Nominee Calls for Four-Way Debates as Moore, Cox Stay Quiet
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews With the general election field now set, Green Party gubernatorial nominee Andy Ellis is...
Moore Debates 20 Non-Voters on YouTube While a Bill to Open Maryland’s Debate Stage Died Without a Vote
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Governor Wes Moore spent his Sunday morning on "Surrounded," a debate program from the...
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...
Maryland’s Locked Electorate: When Neither Party Is the Answer
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Maryland primary is over. The choices are set. And by nearly every measure, Marylanders...
Green Party Gubernatorial Candidate Enters General Race, Preempts Spoiler Argument
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews BALTIMORE — With Democratic and Republican nominees now set for Maryland's November...
Maryland Taxpayers Fund the Primary System — But Only for Two Parties
By MDBayNews Staff Every Maryland voter pays for the June 23 primary. Only voters registered with the Democratic or...
Green Party Candidate Andy Ellis Slams Dan Cox, GOP as Maryland’s “Non-Opposition”
By MDBayNews Staff The 2026 Maryland governor’s race is already exposing deep fractures—not just between Democrats and...
Democracy by Design? More Like Districts by Design: Andy Ellis Says Maryland Voters Are Being Played
By Michael Phillips Let’s play pretend for a second. Imagine you live in a state where your vote doesn’t really...
Blacklisted Before the Ballot: How Maryland’s Media and Machine Silence Independent Candidates
By Michael Phillips Andy Ellis doesn’t need your sympathy. He needs your attention. The Green Party candidate for...
The One Percent That Terrifies Annapolis: Why Andy Ellis Says Maryland Is Built to Silence You
By Michael Phillips In Maryland politics, you don’t need 51% to win—you just need 1% to matter.At least, that’s the...
Maryland’s Rigged System? Andy Ellis Says the Real Power Problem Is in Annapolis
By Michael Phillips Let’s play a game. Imagine you live in a state where elections are decided before you vote,...
Andy Ellis Isn’t Just Running—He’s Rewriting the Rules: Meet the Green Party’s Candidate for Maryland Governor
Maryland political disrupter and super-Orioles fan By Michael Phillips In a state dominated by one-party rule, Andy Ellis...
Maryland Sued for Keeping Elections as Exclusive as a Georgetown Dinner Party
ANNAPOLIS, MD — In what can only be described as a moment of shocking common sense, a legal challenge has been filed...