Maryland Passes Budget With $126 Million in Disability Cuts. Advocates Say the Damage Is Done.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — It is official. Senate Bill 282, Maryland's fiscal year 2027 budget, passed...
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“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:...
Moore Touts $3 Million for Purple Line “Revitalization” — After Years of Delays and Billions in Costs
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Governor Wes Moore is celebrating a $3 million proposal for “business...
Maryland General Assembly Hits Midpoint as High-Stakes Deadlines Approach
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — The 2026 session of the Maryland General Assembly has reached its midpoint, and the coming...
Cox Demands Transparency on Soaring Electric Bills, Files MPIA Requests to Moore Administration
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox announced Thursday that he has filed...
Governor Moore Demands Tariff Reimbursement — Maryland Families Demand $5,000 Back
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Governor Wes Moore has joined Comptroller Brooke Lierman and Treasurer Dereck Davis in...
Maryland’s TANF Shell Game: $833 Million Spent — Only 24% to Families
By MDBayNews Staff Credit: This article is based on reporting by Tessa Bentulan for Spotlight on Maryland, a collaboration...
Brown Rushes to SCOTUS to Defend Birthright Citizenship — But Who Is He Really Defending?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When Anthony Brown announced that he was defending birthright citizenship before the...
Maryland’s Legal Offensive Expands: Brown’s Lawsuits Against Trump Now Top 55
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown is no longer simply responding to federal policy...
Moore Touts $8.5 Billion Housing Impact — But Are Marylanders Feeling It?
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore took to social media this week to celebrate what he called a major success for the...
55 Ways Maryland Has Been Pillaged Under Gov. Wes Moore
By MDBayNews Staff When Wes Moore took office in January 2023, he promised to “leave no one behind.” Three years later,...
Nearly 500 Maryland Health Employees Out-Earn the Governor — As Disability Services Face $150M in Cuts
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland lawmakers debate cutting roughly $150 million from disability services, a new payroll...
Myrick Blasts Moore’s State of the State as “Fabrication, Misdirection, and Blame”
By MDBayNews Staff Republican gubernatorial candidate John Myrick sharply criticized Governor Wes Moore’s 2026 State of...
Governor Moore’s 2026 State of the State: Big Words, Big Spending, But Too Little Real Reform
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Governor Wes Moore delivered his fourth State of the State address on February 11, 2026,...
Maryland’s Latest “Fiscal Accountability” Push Isn’t Nearly Enough — or New
By MDBayNews Editorial Board On the surface, Governor Wes Moore’s latest press release on audit reform looks like an...
Governor Moore Celebrates Frederick Hotel Groundbreaking—But Questions Linger Over Priorities, Risk, and Results
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore joined Plamondon Hospitality Partners this week to break ground on a new downtown...
Maryland Cuts Sports Event Funding — And Pimlico Is Paying the Price
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland lawmakers are once again tightening the budget—and this time, the cuts are landing squarely...
Maryland General Assembly Convenes for Pro Forma Session Friday as Committees Handle Today’s Work
By MDBayNews Staff The Maryland General Assembly is in session Friday for a scheduled pro forma meeting, with both the...
Moore’s ‘National Harbor Sphere’ Tax Is a Shiny Distraction From Maryland’s Real Budget Problems
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore is selling Marylanders a familiar Annapolis product: a flashy, headline-friendly tax...
Maryland Cuts Tobacco Control, Then Acts Surprised by the Consequences
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland has once again proven that it can talk a good game on public health—right up until it has to...
Moore Dodges Questions as SNAP Fraud Allegations Raise Accountability Concerns
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore is facing renewed scrutiny after declining to directly answer questions surrounding...
$164 Million for Hospital Surges: Maryland Treats the Symptom, Not the System
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced $164 million in emergency “hospital surge funding” this week,...
Moore’s “Low-Growth” Budget Finds $150M in Savings—By Squeezing Disability Services Again
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Gov. Wes Moore’s proposed FY 2027 budget is being sold as disciplined, “low-growth,”...
Moore–Miller Campaign Brags About Fundraising Record—But Avoids Maryland’s Hard Questions
By MDBayNews Staff The campaign for Wes Moore and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller is celebrating what it calls a...
Opinion: Maryland’s FY 2027 Budget Balances the Books—By Passing the Buck
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Governor Wes Moore deserves credit for one thing: his FY 2027 budget avoids new broad-based...
Attorney General Brown Claims to Protect Federal Funding—But at What Long-Term Cost to Maryland?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is touting a series of legal actions that his...
What Maryland’s FY 2027 Budget Means for Counties, Property Taxes, and Local Services
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Governor Wes Moore’s proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget moves through the Maryland...
Moore’s FY 2027 Budget Avoids Tax Hikes — But Relies on Quiet Cuts, Shifts, and Delays
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore, on January 21st, released his proposed Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget, a...
Governor Moore’s FY 2027 Budget Balances the Books—But at What Cost?
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore on Tuesday released his proposed Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget, a nearly $70.8...
Budget Committees Dominate Early Maryland Session as Spending Pressures Mount
By MDBayNews Staff Annapolis — While the Maryland General Assembly formally adjourned its House and Senate floor sessions...
The Sphere at National Harbor: Incentives, Jobs, and Who Really Benefits
Purpose:This explainer breaks down the public incentives, job claims, and economic risks behind Maryland’s deal to land...
Maryland Paid the Price — But Will Maryland Reap the Benefits?
By MdBayNews Editorial Board Maryland leaders are celebrating the announcement of a new Sphere entertainment venue planned...
Maryland Stares Down a $1.4 Billion Budget Gap — Lawmakers Promise Discipline Without New Taxes
By MDBayNews Staff As the 2026 legislative session unfolds in Annapolis, Maryland lawmakers are confronting a sobering...
Hundreds of Millions Lost — and Still No Watchdog: Maryland’s Oversight Blind Spot
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As the 2026 legislative session gets underway in Annapolis, Maryland lawmakers face an...
Maryland General Assembly Opens 2026 Session Facing Budget Gaps, Affordability Pressures
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The 2026 Maryland General Assembly convened in Annapolis on January 14, launching a...
2026 Maryland General Assembly Opens Amid Budget Deficit, Affordability Fight
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — The 2026 session of the Maryland General Assembly convened on January 14...
Annapolis Braces for a Defining Session as Budget Reality Collides With Big Promises
By Michael Phillips | Maryland Bay News When the Maryland General Assembly gavels in on January 14, lawmakers will face one...
Maryland General Assembly 2026 Session Opens Under Fiscal Pressure and Election-Year Politics
The 2026 regular session of the Maryland General Assembly — its 449th convening — is set to begin at noon on Wednesday,...
Can Maryland Afford a 3% Flat Tax?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Annapolis Watch By the time any major tax proposal reaches a hearing room in Annapolis,...
Audit Flags $8.5 Billion in Maryland Spending With Weak Oversight, Raises Transparency Concerns
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A new state audit is raising serious questions about transparency and accountability in...