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Tag: congressional maps

CNN’s Dana Bash Corners Gov. Wes Moore on Redistricting: “How Is That Good for Democracy?”

By MDBayNews Staff In a rare moment of national media clarity, Dana Bash pressed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on a redistricting...

Michael Phillips
February 8, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
February 6, 2026

California’s Redistricting Green Light Puts Maryland on Notice

By MDBayNews Staff The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this week to allow California’s new congressional map to take...

Michael Phillips
February 5, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
February 4, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
February 3, 2026

Redistricting Gamble: How a Push to Flip MD-01 Could Put Other Democratic Seats at Risk

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Democrats’ effort to redraw congressional lines ahead of the 2026 election is increasingly...

Michael Phillips
February 3, 2026

Maryland Democrats Push Mid-Decade Gerrymander as House Passes HB 488

Annapolis, Md. — Maryland House Bill 488, a controversial mid-decade congressional redistricting proposal backed by...

Michael Phillips
February 3, 2026

Maryland Democrats’ Trump Obsession Is Driving Policy — Not Marylanders’ Needs

By MDBayNews Staff If you listened to the debate over HB488 in Annapolis this session, including today's House session, you...

Michael Phillips
February 2, 2026

Maryland Black Republican Council Opposes Governor Moore on Redistricting Bill HB0488

By MDBayNews Staff The Maryland Black Republican Council (MBRC), an official coalition of the Maryland Republican Party,...

Michael Phillips
February 2, 2026

Maryland Redistricting Process Tracker

Maryland Democrats are pushing an unusual mid-decade congressional redistricting bill—HB488—during the heart of the...

Michael Phillips
January 30, 2026

Maryland’s Fast-Tracked Redistricting Fight: Why Governor Moore’s Map Could Still Be Halted

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Governor Wes Moore has made his position clear: HB 488, the fast-tracked congressional...

Michael Phillips
January 28, 2026

Maryland Democrats Blink on Redistricting—But the Fight Is Far From Over

By MDBayNews Staff A sudden procedural shift in Annapolis is exposing just how fragile Maryland Democrats’ redistricting...

Michael Phillips
January 25, 2026

Wes Moore’s Gerrymander Gambit Is a Lose-Lose for Maryland Democrats

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Democrats are flirting once again with redistricting gamesmanship—and this time,...

Michael Phillips
January 24, 2026

Maryland Democrats Fast-Track New Congressional Map: What It Means and Why It Matters

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Democrats have launched a rapid push to redraw the state’s congressional map—introducing a...

Michael Phillips
January 23, 2026

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...

Michael Phillips
January 20, 2026

Maryland GOP Warns Mid-Cycle Redistricting Push Ignores Budget Crisis, Audit Failures

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Republican leaders are escalating criticism of Wes Moore over his...

Michael Phillips
December 20, 2025

Maryland’s Mid-Cycle Redistricting Push Raises Questions About Priorities, Fairness, and Trust

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Maryland families grapple with rising electric bills, warnings of a $1.4 billion budget...

Michael Phillips
December 19, 2025

Myrick Blasts Moore’s Redistricting Push as “Existential Threat to Democracy”

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | November 6, 2025 Lanham, MD — Republican gubernatorial candidate John Myrick is...

Michael Phillips
November 6, 2025

Maryland’s Redistricting Risk: Protecting Fair Representation Before It’s Too Late

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNewsOctober 24, 2025 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. — At a Bowie food pantry, Governor Wes...

Michael Phillips
October 24, 2025

Maryland Democrats Aim to Erase the Eastern Shore: Redistricting Push Targets State’s Only GOP Seat

Maryland Democrats are once again playing mapmaker — and this time, they’re aiming straight at the state’s lone...

Michael Phillips
October 8, 2025

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