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Tag: government overreach

Maryland AG Anthony Brown’s Latest Lawsuit: More Politics, More Posturing, Less Accountability

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is at it again. This time, Brown has joined yet...

Michael Phillips
March 17, 2026

Maryland Election Officials Cross a First Amendment Line With “Disinformation” Warning

By MDBayNews Staff The Maryland State Board of Elections is facing renewed scrutiny after a February 6 press release from...

Michael Phillips
February 7, 2026

Maryland’s Latest Crackdown Targets Drivers—Not the Real Problems

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland lawmakers are once again aiming their fire at the wrong target. A newly proposed bill would...

Michael Phillips
January 30, 2026

Maryland’s Homeschool Families Brace for Possible Regulatory Overreach

As of August 2025, Maryland has not enacted any new restrictions on homeschooling, but the atmosphere among parents...

Michael Phillips
September 2, 2025

Passport to Nowhere: How Child Support Enforcement Blocks Parents from Working

In an age where we’re told that work is the path to independence, one Virginia parent discovered that the very attempt to...

Michael Phillips
August 26, 2025

Family Court as Legalized Child Trafficking: The Case of Reichert v. Hornbeck

America has spent decades wagging its finger at the rest of the world about “human trafficking,” while right here at...

Michael Phillips
August 21, 2025

Wes Moore Just Got a Constitutional Slapdown

Governor Wes Moore has spent the better part of his term selling himself as the fresh face of competence, transparency, and...

Michael Phillips
August 16, 2025

Maryland’s Digital Ad Tax Gag Rule Gets Smacked Down

It took the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to remind Annapolis that the First Amendment still exists, even in Maryland. On...

Michael Phillips
August 16, 2025

Ten Ways Governor Wes Moore Has Impoverished Marylanders — And Why It’s Time to Rethink His Agenda

By Michael Phillips When Wes Moore was elected governor, many Marylanders bought into the soaring rhetoric of "Leave No One...

Michael Phillips
July 22, 2025

The Layoff Nobody Wants to Talk About: T. Rowe Price, Wes Moore, and the False Promise of “Progressive Prosperity”

By Michael Phillips It didn’t make front-page headlines in most outlets, but it should have. On July 18, The Baltimore...

Michael Phillips
July 21, 2025

Big Government Crashes the Party: Montgomery County Cracks Down on Backyard Entrepreneurs While Ignoring Real Problems

By Michael Phillips On July 15, 2025, while Montgomery County families continue to struggle with skyrocketing housing...

Michael Phillips
July 18, 2025

Opinion | Maryland Deserves Better Than One-Party Rule: It’s Time to Drain the Annapolis Swamp

There’s a growing sentiment among everyday Marylanders — not activists, not bureaucrats, but the people who work, raise...

Michael Phillips
July 13, 2025

A Preventable Tragedy: Hot Car Death in Maryland Demands Parental Vigilance, Not More Bureaucracy

By Michael Phillips In Harford County, Maryland, a 6-month-old baby girl is dead. Her life was cut short on July 6th when...

Michael Phillips
July 13, 2025

The War on Leaf Blowers: More Noise from the Green Bureaucracy

By Michael Phillips Montgomery County officials are at it again — waging yet another performative war against...

Michael Phillips
July 12, 2025

Weed, Wokeness, and Waste? Maryland’s Cannabis Incubator Blunder Shows the Risks of State-Run Industry

By Michael Phillips By all accounts, Maryland Governor Wes Moore is riding high on political capital. With sweeping...

Michael Phillips
July 9, 2025

Data Centers and Double Standards: Is Frederick County Picking Tech Winners While Punishing Growth?

By Michael Phillips Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater made headlines this week by touting a new “comprehensive...

Michael Phillips
July 7, 2025

When Public Safety Becomes Political Collateral: Firefighter Cuts Reveal Montgomery County’s Misplaced Priorities

By Michael Phillips In a stunning and dangerous display of budgetary negligence, the Montgomery County Council has voted to...

Michael Phillips
July 5, 2025

“Montgomery County’s Gas Leaf Blower Ban Is Here—Time to Get Creative, America!”

By Michael PhillipsFrom The MontCo Lawn Resistance Bureau Montgomery County, Maryland has done it again. In a bold move...

Michael Phillips
July 3, 2025

Maryland’s Gun Violence Dashboard: A Step Toward Transparency, or a Political Tool in the Making?

By Michael Phillips On June 26, 2025, the Maryland Department of Health unveiled its new Gun Violence Data Dashboard, a...

Michael Phillips
June 29, 2025

The Myth of ‘Military-Style’ Weapons and the Real Agenda Behind Gun Control in Maryland

Let’s stop pretending this is about safety. When Maryland passed the Firearm Safety Act of 2013, banning more than 40...

Michael Phillips
June 6, 2025

10 Brilliant New Things Wes Moore Can Tax Now That Maryland’s Already Broke

ANNAPOLIS, MD — With Maryland’s $5.5 billion surplus torched faster than a government diversity retreat budget, and a...

Michael Phillips
June 4, 2025

Cankerworms Return to Garrett County—and So Does the Reminder That Nature Doesn’t Do Equity

GARRETT COUNTY, MD — While Annapolis debates gender-neutral signage for state bathrooms and pushes legislation to let...

Michael Phillips
May 31, 2025

Langley Park Bear Tranquilized After Mistaking Tree for Rent-Controlled Housing

LANGLEY PARK, MD — A black bear wandered into the wrong neighborhood this week—and like most visitors without a...

Michael Phillips
May 29, 2025

Come to Maryland! (Just Kidding—Please Don’t)

So... Nobody Wants to Move to Maryland Anymore. Shocker. After decades of steady growth, it turns out the Old Line State is...

Michael Phillips
May 26, 2025

Robin Hood in a Suit: Wes Moore’s Financial Shell Game Is Burning Maryland

Governor Wes Moore wants you to believe he’s your hero. He says 94% of Marylanders got a tax break. He says he's creating...

Michael Phillips
May 24, 2025

The Untold Truth About Maryland’s DNR: Millions Spent, Little Accountability, and the Silencing of Rural Voices

While the Baltimore Sun sings the praises of Maryland’s environmental bureaucracy, there’s a murkier story left...

Michael Phillips
May 2, 2025

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