Maryland Spent $450 Million. Churchill Downs Bought the Crown Jewel. Moore Wasn’t Invited.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews This Saturday, as the 152nd Kentucky Derby runs at Churchill Downs, Democratic governors...
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Maryland Ranks Among the Most Expensive States for Groceries — And a New Law Probably Won’t Fix That
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland families already know what the data confirm: buying groceries here costs more than...
Maryland’s Officials Keep Jet-Setting Abroad. Where Are the Results?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland taxpayers have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars bankrolling international...
NFL Draft Coming to the National Mall — A Win for DC’s Suburbs, Another Missed Moment for Baltimore
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Washington, D.C., is set to host the 2027 NFL Draft on the National Mall, with the event...
MARYLAND’S PORTS FEEL THE SHOCK OF A DISTANT WAR — AND RELIEF ISN’T COMING SOON
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Strait of Hormuz is roughly 7,000 miles from the Port of Baltimore. But the economic...
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 Signing Ceremony State
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — There is a version of Maryland governance that lives in press releases and...
If the Preakness Bet Fails, What’s Maryland’s Plan B?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Maryland on the Map, Part 4 Maryland does not have a Plan B. That is not an accusation....
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...
What $400 Million Bought: Mapping the Prestige Gap Between the Masters, the Derby, and the Preakness
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Maryland on the Map, Part 3 The numbers are not flattering, and they are worth sitting...
Maryland’s $400 Million Question
By Mike Phillips | MDBayNews — Maryland on the Map, Part 2 At some point, Maryland needs to have an honest conversation...
The Most Exciting Two Minutes vs. The Most Exclusive Weekend in Sports
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Maryland on the Map, Part 1 This weekend, roughly 40,000 patrons — not fans, patrons,...
Maryland Celebrates Balanced Budget While Staring Down a $4 Billion Cliff
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — Governor Wes Moore signed Maryland's fiscal year 2027 budget into law...
Maryland Built Its Economy on Washington. Now Washington Is Shrinking.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | An accountability analysis and economic report The federal government shed roughly 18,000...
Frederick County Is Being Remade. Who’s Paying for It?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Frederick County is changing faster than almost anywhere else in Maryland — and new...
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...
Built to Comply, Designed to Dominate
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland did not accidentally end up with one of the most restrictive alcohol regulatory...
Maryland Ranks #2 for Fishing—Now What?
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland doesn’t usually get to claim a top-tier national ranking without an argument attached to it....
Maryland Feels the Fallout: DHS Shutdown Exposes Washington’s Political Dysfunction
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As the partial shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) enters its fourth...
Maryland Farm Bureau Pushes Back After Moore Declares “MeatOut Day”
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore is facing growing backlash from Maryland’s agricultural community after proclaiming...
Governor or Presidential Candidate? Wes Moore’s National Ambitions Leave Maryland in the Rearview Mirror
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When Wes Moore swept into office in 2023 with glowing national media coverage and a...
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...
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...
Maryland Activists Target Baltimore Business for Doing Its Job
By MDBayNews Staff In today’s political climate, apparently, even selling office furniture can trigger outrage. A...
Downtown Baltimore’s Revitalization Hits Reality: Big Promises, Bigger Headwinds
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore’s political leadership has spent the past two years promising a “comeback story” for...
If Maryland Wants Jobs and Federal Investment, Why Block ICE?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland has watched a troubling pattern unfold over the past several years. The FBI...
What Would a “Golden Age” Look Like in Maryland?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland has always had the raw ingredients: a strategic East Coast location, deepwater...
Shore Watermen Left Waiting as Annapolis Stays Silent
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s watermen are facing what some are calling the worst year in recent memory — and according...
From Model Counties to Warning Signs?
By MDBayNews Staff For decades, Montgomery County, Howard County, and Baltimore County were marketed as Maryland’s crown...
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...
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...
Moore Announces AI Workforce Push — But Is Maryland Ready to Compete? And Who Does This Benfit?
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Gov. Wes Moore this week announced a new round of program investments aimed at preparing...
Maryland’s $1.5 Billion Sphere Fantasy: Big Promises, Out-of-State Profits, and Zero Relief for Residents
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland leaders are once again selling voters a glossy economic fairy tale. This week,...
GOP Candidates Rally Around “Innovation Corridor” Vision at Germantown Town Hall
By MDBayNews Staff GERMANTOWN, Md. — A packed house at Mission BBQ in Germantown on Monday night brought together a slate...
LD 9A Candidate Fitzgerald Mofor Lays Out Pro-Business Agenda, Targets 2025 Tax Increases
By MDBayNews Staff Legislative District 9A candidate Fitzgerald Mofor used the Chris Burnett Innovation Corridor and...
Ed Hale Sharpens His Contrast With Moore on Energy, Power Bills, and Accountability
By MDBayNews Staff Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Hale Sr. is escalating his messaging against Governor Wes Moore,...
The Chesapeake Bay After the Spill: What Could Be Lost
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The January collapse of the Potomac Interceptor did not just send raw sewage into a river....
A $57,000 Power Bill and a Warning for Maryland
By MDBayNews Staff When a third-generation local grocery store is staring at a nearly $58,000 monthly electric bill,...
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,...
Opinion: Morgantown’s Sale to TeraWulf Should Signal Opportunity, Not Fear
By MDBayNews Staff The recent announcement that TeraWulf Inc. is moving forward with the acquisition of the former...