Maryland Gas Prices Jump Nearly 20 Cents in a Week as Regional Markets Amplify Oil Rebound
By MDBayNews Staff Drivers across Maryland—especially in the Baltimore region—are feeling a sudden jolt at the pump...
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Second-Worst in America: Why Maryland Keeps Losing New Businesses
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland has ranked 49th out of 50 states for starting a business in WalletHub’s latest national...
Maryland’s Sphere Wins Big, But Washington, D.C. Gets the Headline
By MdBayNews Editorial Board Maryland has quietly scored a huge economic and cultural win that continues to be mistaken as...
DECADE Act or Déjà Vu? Wes Moore’s Business Plan Revives Incentives—but Avoids Real Reform
By Michael Phillips | Maryland Bay News Maryland Gov. Wes Moore this week rolled out the DECADE Act of 2026—short for...
Maryland Can’t Spin Away the Loss of 25,000 Federal Jobs
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Governor Wes Moore took to social media this week to blame the Trump...
Maryland’s Federal Job Shock Is a Warning—Not Just a Headline
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s loss of nearly 15,000 federal jobs in 2025 should not be dismissed as a...
Wes Moore’s 2025 Report Card: A Centered Assessment of Maryland’s Governor
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Maryland closes the books on 2025, Governor Wes Moore faces growing scrutiny from...
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,...
Workforce and Childcare Shortages Are an Economic Problem—Not a Culture War
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As 2025 draws to a close, one of the most damaging constraints on economic growth is also...
Maryland Unemployment Ticks Up to 3.8% as Federal Job Losses Weigh on Economy
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s unemployment rate rose to 3.8% in September 2025, up from 3.6% in August,...
Federal Downsizing Exposes Montgomery County’s Reliance on Washington
By Michael Phillips | Maryland Bay News Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is blunt about what he believes defined...
Maryland’s Silent Affordability Crisis: Why Normal Families Are Slipping Away
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews There’s a moment most Marylanders can pinpoint, even if they don’t talk about it out...
Maryland Inflation Looks Moderate—But High Costs Still Squeeze Families
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On paper, Maryland’s inflation picture looks relatively calm. According to the latest...
Maryland Launches New Small Business Data Platform — Innovation Meets Budget Reality
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On December 17, 2025, Governor Wes Moore announced the launch of the Maryland Community...
Maryland Just Hit a 20-Year High in Cost of Living — And Most Lawmakers Won’t Even Say the Word ‘Relief’
Why Annapolis refuses to treat the affordability crisis like the emergency it is. By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews...
Would Maryland’s Economy Grow Faster Under a 3% Flat Tax?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Debates about tax reform often focus on fairness or fiscal balance. But for many...
Maryland’s Coming Retirement & Revenue Crisis
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland is approaching a demographic turning point — one that will reshape the state’s...
Why Working-Class Marylanders Lose the Most Under the Current System
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s tax code is often described as “progressive,” “fair,” or...
Top 5 Political Issues in Maryland Entering the 2026 Election Season
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Annapolis Watch As 2025 draws to a close, Maryland politics stand at an inflection...
What’s Actually in the 3% Flat Tax Plan? A Detailed Breakdown of Delegate Bouchat’s Proposal
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In Part 1 of the Maryland at 3% series, we outlined why Maryland’s fiscal environment has...
Maryland at a Crossroads: Why Tax Reform Is Back on the Table in 2026
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland enters the 2026 legislative session facing a problem state leaders have quietly...
Government Shutdown Hits Day 26: Maryland Families Bear the Brunt as Stalemate Persists
As the federal government shutdown drags into its 26th day—the second-longest in U.S. history—Maryland’s federal...
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...
Meet John Myrick: The No-Nonsense Republican Candidate Running to Take Maryland Back
By Michael Phillips John Myrick never planned to run for governor. “If you’d told me a year ago that I’d be doing...
Wes Moore’s Crafty Economics: New Development Plan Pours Money into Booze, Not Business Basics
ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Wes Moore is once again making headlines—not for addressing Maryland’s crushing tax burden...
Purple Line or Purple Disaster? How Maryland’s $9 Billion Transit Boondoggle Became the Punchline of State Planning
It’s not every day in Maryland politics that a government fiasco grows so large and embarrassing that even the governor...
Which Companies Could Leave Maryland Next—and Where They Might GoBy The Republic Dispatch Staff
Maryland's economic identity—once marked by federal employment, biotechnology leadership, and cybersecurity...
Maryland Ranks 5th Most Expensive State—And That’s Before Wes Moore’s New Fees Kick In
Maryland has just been ranked the fifth most expensive state in the country based on monthly household bills, according to...
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...
A New Era for Pimlico: Maryland Approves Bold Rebuild of Historic Racetrack
In a landmark decision that blends preservation with progress, Maryland has officially greenlit the demolition and...
MARYLAND ON THE BRINK?
Business Departures, Missed Opportunities, and an Electric Fight That Could Leave the State Powerless ANNAPOLIS, MD —...