The Ferguson Network: Money, Power, and the Architecture of Maryland’s Political Machine
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In Maryland politics, power rarely reveals itself through a single headline or a dramatic...
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Moore, Ferguson, and Peña-Melnyk Unveil “Utility RELIEF Act” as Energy Costs Become Political Flashpoint in Maryland
By MDBayNews Staff With electricity costs rising across Maryland, Governor Wes Moore and Democratic legislative leaders...
Baltimore Candidate Demands Utility Donations Be Returned — But the Bigger Question Is Annapolis’ Energy Politics
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A Baltimore candidate is demanding that Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson return...
BGE’s $500 Million Peninsula Project Raises Big Questions About Oversight, Cost, and Who Pays
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland ratepayers are once again staring down a massive utility price tag — this time for a...
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...
“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...
David Moon and the Politics of Power in Annapolis
By MDBayNews Editorial Desk Maryland House Majority Leader David Moon has long presented himself as a reformer—an...
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...
Ferguson’s $2 Million War Chest — and the Curious Fear of a $75K Challenger
By MDBayNews Staff By any normal political standard, a sitting Senate President with nearly $2 million in the bank should...
Maryland Green Party Gubernatorial Campaign Calls for Abolishing ICE, Pressures State Leaders
By MDBayNews Staff A long-fringe idea in national politics is moving closer to the mainstream — and now into Maryland’s...
Maryland’s Energy Crisis Wasn’t an Accident — It Was Legislated
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Marylanders are, in Senate President Bill Ferguson’s words, “reeling” from...
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 Senate President Bill Ferguson Sparks Backlash Over ICE Enforcement, ‘Land of Opportunity’ Remarks
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Maryland’s 2026 legislative session begins, immigration enforcement has again emerged...
Federalism as Excuse: Maryland Democrats Blame Washington for Problems They Created
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews By any serious constitutional definition, federalism exists to protect citizens from...