Behind the Jobs Numbers: Maryland’s Layoff List Keeps Growing in 2026
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews PepsiCo is walking away from a Cheverly bottling plant that has run for more than 60 years,...
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Maryland’s Economy Isn’t Growing. The Numbers Say Something Sharper.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland officials have spent much of the past year touting job growth numbers as evidence...
MDBayNews Voter Guide: Maryland’s 8th Congressional District
Maryland's 8th Congressional District Montgomery County | June 23, 2026 Primary...
Maryland Feels the Fallout: DHS Shutdown Exposes Washington’s Political Dysfunction
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As the partial shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) enters its fourth...
Treasury Cancels Booz Allen Contracts, Raising Alarm for Maryland’s Federal Workforce
By MDBayNews Staff The U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to cancel all federal contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton is...
Maryland’s Federal Job Shock Is a Warning—Not Just a Headline
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s loss of nearly 15,000 federal jobs in 2025 should not be dismissed as a...
Maryland Unemployment Ticks Up to 3.8% as Federal Job Losses Weigh on Economy
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s unemployment rate rose to 3.8% in September 2025, up from 3.6% in August,...
Federal Downsizing Exposes Montgomery County’s Reliance on Washington
By Michael Phillips | Maryland Bay News Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is blunt about what he believes defined...
Maryland’s Congressional Delegation: Tax-and-Spend Politics at Home, Blame Games in Washington
When it comes to blaming Republicans for Washington dysfunction, few states put on a show like Maryland. On October 1,...
Maryland’s Emergency Loan Program for Former Federal Workers: Another Band-Aid on a Bigger Problem
By Michael Phillips Maryland has unveiled a new Emergency Loan Program aimed at helping former federal workers who have...