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Tag: Maryland budget deficit

Who Governs Maryland?

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — Every year, for 90 days, Maryland's General Assembly convenes, passes several...

Michael Phillips
April 21, 2026

Wes Moore’s Missing Year

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — Wes Moore has had a busy year. In the spring of 2025, he delivered a...

Michael Phillips
April 18, 2026

The Supermajority’s Session: One Party, No Brakes

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland's 2026 legislative session ended Monday with sine die adjournment, closing a...

Michael Phillips
April 15, 2026

Moore’s Victory Lap Can’t Outrun Maryland’s Fiscal Reality

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — Governor Wes Moore emerged from the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session...

Michael Phillips
April 14, 2026

Maryland’s Top 10 Policy Battles of 2026: What Annapolis Doesn’t Want You to Notice

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — Most Marylanders can name their favorite NFL team's starting lineup. Far...

Michael Phillips
April 1, 2026

“Leave Nobody Behind?” Moore Budget Plan Targets Disability Lifeline and Risks Losing $300 Million

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When Maryland Governor Wes Moore ran for office, one phrase defined his campaign message:...

Michael Phillips
March 10, 2026

Maryland Democrats Bash Trump’s Jobs Report While Ignoring the Economic Mess in Their Own Backyard

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Democrats never miss a chance to seize on a weak national headline and turn it...

Michael Phillips
March 8, 2026

The $30 Billion Mirage: How Maryland’s “Blueprint” Became a Case Study in Expensive Failure

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future—often called the Kirwan plan—passed in 2021,...

Michael Phillips
February 25, 2026

Brown’s FBI HQ Lawsuit: Maryland Taxpayers Deserve Answers, Not Press Releases

By MDBayNews Staff Editor’s Correction (Updated 2/20/26):An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the...

Staff Writer
February 20, 2026

Wes Moore’s Fantasy Maryland: Big Promises, Bigger Bills, and a State Families Can’t Afford

By MDBayNews Staff For a governor who branded himself as the face of “competent leadership,” Wes Moore’s Maryland...

Michael Phillips
February 20, 2026

REPORT CARD POLITICS: Senate Republicans Blast Moore Over Audit Failures and Growing Deficit

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Senate Republicans are sharpening their attacks on Governor Wes...

Michael Phillips
February 20, 2026

Moore Promises “Affordability” — But Marylanders Are Still Waiting

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When Wes Moore testified before the Maryland Senate Finance Committee this week, he framed...

Michael Phillips
February 18, 2026

Cox Fires Back at Moore’s CBS Town Hall, Pledges Executive Action on Energy, Taxes, and Schools

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s 2026 gubernatorial contest sharpened this week after Republican candidate Dan...

Michael Phillips
February 17, 2026

Maryland Can’t Track Nonprofit Spending—As a Billion-Dollar Deficit Looms

By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland stares down a multi-billion-dollar budget deficit, a troubling reality is coming into focus:...

Michael Phillips
January 24, 2026

Maryland Democrats and the Math Problem: Fisher, Moore Clash Over Growing Structural Deficit

By MDBayNews Staff A public exchange on X between Republican Delegate Mark Fisher and Democratic Governor Wes Moore has...

Michael Phillips
January 17, 2026

Maryland Republicans Lay Out 2026 Legislative Agenda: A Minority Party Betting on Affordability and Accountability

By Michael Phillips | Maryland Bay News ANNAPOLIS — As the Maryland General Assembly convenes for the 2026 legislative...

Michael Phillips
January 9, 2026

Maryland’s Property Tax Squeeze: How Wes Moore’s “No Tax Hike” Pledge Collided With Reality

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For Maryland homeowners, 2026 is shaping up to be the year many finally realized that tax...

Michael Phillips
January 9, 2026

Maryland’s 2026 Test: One-Party Rule Meets Voter Reality

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Maryland heads toward the 2026 gubernatorial election and a pivotal legislative session,...

Michael Phillips
December 30, 2025

SNAP Oversight Failure Could Cost Maryland Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland may be forced to pay more than $300 million in new costs to the federal government...

Michael Phillips
December 3, 2025

You Pay, They Play: How Maryland Politicians Tanked the Budget and Stuck You With the Bill

Once again, Maryland families are left paying the price for the government's inability to control its own budget. In the...

Michael Phillips
April 26, 2025

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