The Governor Who Takes Credit for Everything — Except What Went Wrong
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Governor Wes Moore is running for reelection on a record he has spent three years carefully...
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Six Figures, Still Struggling: Maryland Ranks Third in Nation for Eroding Middle-Class Purchasing Power
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A household earning $100,000 a year in Maryland is now classified as lower-middle class...
591 Votes: Harford County’s Senate Seat Is the Most Vulnerable in Maryland
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In November 2022, Democrat Mary-Dulany James won Maryland’s 34th Senate District by 591...
Brown Invokes Military Values. His Record Tells a Different Story.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown marked National Military Appreciation Month this...
Law Day Irony: Maryland’s Top Lawyer Has Failed the Law
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews At 3:07 p.m. today, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown posted a tribute to the rule of...
Eight Weeks, Three Candidates, One Question: Who Can Actually Challenge Wes Moore?
The Maryland Republican primary for governor is June 23. Hale, Cox, and Myrick are competing for the nomination — but in...
Maryland Paid the Lobbyists Who Wrote the Law That Could Cost Maryland Millions
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland is staring down a $1.4 billion structural deficit. It's cutting $150 million from...
Who Governs Maryland?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — Every year, for 90 days, Maryland's General Assembly convenes, passes several...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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:...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...