‘The Nail Is Still in the Tire’: A Delegate Chose to Walk Away. Then the House Voted to Debate Expelling Him for It.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Part of the Bouchat Paradox series Christopher Eric Bouchat (R-5th) made his decision...
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Ferguson Reverses on Redistricting — After Spending a Year Blocking It
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson spent the better part of a year standing in the way...
SCOTUS Lets Virginia’s Redistricting Map Die — And Maryland Democrats Should Take Note
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The U.S. Supreme Court closed the last exit ramp for Virginia Democrats on Thursday,...
Maryland’s New Voting Rights Act: Who Gets to Sue, and Why Counties Are the Only Target
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland lawmakers are imposing a legal standard on counties that they explicitly refused...
Three Bills Nobody Is Talking About — And Why They Should Be
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Before we get to the bills, a word about the messenger. Del. Christopher Eric Bouchat of...
The Montgomery Shadow Over Maryland’s 6th
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The numbers are simple. In 2024, Republican Neil Parrott carried Washington County by 22...
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...
Moore’s “Working With Judges” Comment Fuels Scrutiny After $147M Court Contract
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland voters prepare for another heated election cycle, Governor Wes Moore is once again facing...
Poll-Driven Redistricting? Maryland Democrats Play With the Map Again
By MDBayNews Staff A new article in Maryland The Daily Record reports that a poll of “likely Democratic voters” shows...
Raskin Pushes Redistricting as Epstein Narrative Shifts
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin is escalating two political battles at once — pressing Democrats in...
MARYLAND’S LEGISLATIVE MAPS: NOT THE WORST GERRYMANDER — BUT DESIGNED TO LOCK IN POWER
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s state legislative districts are often lumped into the same category as the state’s...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Maryland Redistricting Process Tracker
Maryland Democrats are pushing an unusual mid-decade congressional redistricting bill—HB488—during the heart of the...
Maryland Democrats Continue Pushing Constitutionally Questionable Redistricting Maneuver—Freedom Caucus Forces One-Day Delay
By MDBayNews Staff Even as the Maryland General Assembly moves through the heart of its legislative session, Democratic...
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...
Opinion: Marylanders Should Oppose HB 488 — And Put It on the Record
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s political class likes to talk about “reform.” When it comes to...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
David Trone Is Back on TV — Again. What’s Actually Different This Time?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Opinion If it feels like Maryland’s television airwaves are already drowning in...
Annapolis Accelerates Left as Power Shifts Raise Red Flags for Moderates and Republicans
By Michael Phillips | Maryland Bay News Annapolis is entering a period of rapid political change, and for many moderates...
Maryland GOP Gubernatorial Candidate John Myrick Blasts Moore Redistricting Push as ‘Existential Threat to Democracy’
Lanham, MD — Republican gubernatorial candidate John Myrick sharply criticized Governor Wes Moore on Friday following the...
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...
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...
The Fair Representation Act Could Reshape Maryland Elections — and Hand Republicans Seats Democrats Have Locked Away for Years
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews – Annapolis Watch A national election-reform proposal backed for years by Rep. Jamie...
Top 5 Political Issues in Maryland Entering the 2026 Election Season
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Annapolis Watch As 2025 draws to a close, Maryland politics stand at an inflection...
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...
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...
Maryland Democrats Are Contesting Every Seat. Will the GOP Even Show Up?
The Maryland Democratic Party just made its move. Under Chair Steuart Pittman, backed by Governor Wes Moore, Democrats are...
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...
Maryland’s Citizen Mapmakers: Inside Bouchat’s Plan to End Gerrymandering
For more than a century, Maryland’s political map has been the butt of national jokes. Districts shaped like snakes and...
Breaking the Stronghold: A Playbook for Maryland Republicans
Maryland politics is often described as hopelessly blue—a Democratic fortress fortified by gerrymandering and fed by a...
Andy Harris: Maryland’s Lone Republican Fighter in Washington
In a state painted deep blue, one man continues to carry the torch for conservative Marylanders: Congressman Andy Harris....