Two Years to Maybe Make It Right? Maryland’s SB481 Raises Red Flags for Parents Facing Custodial Interference
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland lawmakers are advancing Senate Bill 481 (SB481) as a reform to address denial or...
Tag: Maryland General Assembly 2026
Kathy Szeliga Questions the Solar Push as Utility Bills Climb
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — As Maryland families open winter electric bills that look more like mortgage payments, the...
Maryland Lawmakers Push for Statewide Inspector General as Budget Shortfall Looms
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS, Md. — As Maryland stares down a projected $1.4 billion budget shortfall and a...
Audit Panic or Real Reform? Maryland’s Foster Care System Still Has Cracks
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s foster care system has undeniably changed since the devastating September 2025...
Maryland Moves to Ban Election Deepfake Deception — But the Details Matter
By MDBayNews Staff As artificial intelligence becomes cheaper, faster, and harder to detect, Maryland lawmakers are...
Senate Republicans File Voter ID Bill, Putting Election Integrity Back on the Table
By MDBayNews Staff Annapolis — Maryland Senate Republicans have formally filed new legislation that would require voters...
Maryland Weighs Statewide Oversight as Data Center Boom Tests Grid, Communities
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing surges, Maryland is confronting a...
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,...
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 Wake-Up Call: The Ian Roberts Scandal Exposes a Deep Flaw in Our Voter Registration System
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In a state that prides itself on “high access” elections, Maryland has long brushed...
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...
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...
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...
Bouchat Files “Sexual Offender Accountability and Victim Protection Act,” Aiming to Permanently Deny Parole to Violent Sexual Predators
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Delegate Eric Bouchat (R–5th District) has filed one of the toughest criminal...
Maryland Delegate Bouchat Files Bill to Completely Repeal the VEIP Program, Ending Emissions Testing Statewide
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program (VEIP) — a decades-old requirement that...