Moore Vetoed Five Bills After Session. Here’s What He Killed — and Why It Matters.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The 2026 General Assembly session produced more than 860 new Maryland laws. Governor Wes...
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Moore Vetoes Bill to Support Local News — After Letting ICE Restriction Become Law
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Governor Wes Moore quietly vetoed a bipartisan bill last week that would have directed more...
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...
Moore Calls It a Comeback. Baltimore City’s Numbers Call It Something Else.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Governor Wes Moore's communications team knows what it's doing. On Thursday, the governor's...
The Governor Who Can’t Afford to Be Honest
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Brandon Scott endorsed Bill Ferguson this week. That's not surprising — the two have...
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...
Moore’s Second-Term Question: Tensions With the Legislature Raise New Political Risks
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore entered office in 2023 with enormous political momentum. A bestselling author, Army...
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...
Silicon Valley in Annapolis: Waymo’s Push for Driverless Taxis Comes With Campaign Cash for Gov. Wes Moore
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland lawmakers debate whether to open the state’s roads to fully autonomous vehicles, a Silicon...
The Calm Before the PAC Storm
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland politics runs on money, and few political operations in the state currently...
Project Baltimore Raises Red Flags on Moore’s Pick for Education Inspector General
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore has nominated Natalia Medina Ahn to serve as Maryland’s next Inspector General for...
Maryland’s Most Vulnerable: The Children Who Died While Annapolis Looked Away
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Since January 2023, when Gov. Wes Moore took office, Maryland has continued to lose some of...
Moore’s Latest “Green Bag” Appointments Raise Familiar Questions About DEI and Direction
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — On February 20, 2026, the Moore–Miller administration formally delivered its Green Bag...
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...
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...
After the CBS Spotlight, Does Anyone Really Believe Moore Isn’t Eyeing 2028?
By MDBayNews Staff When Gov. Wes Moore appeared on CBS News’ nationally televised town hall, he delivered a clear answer...
29 Days of Silence: Political Spin Replaces Leadership After Potomac Interceptor Collapse
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For nearly a month after the catastrophic collapse of the Potomac Interceptor dumped...
Trump Calls Potomac Sewage Spill a “Massive Ecological Disaster,” Signals Federal Intervention
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews President Donald J. Trump issued a forceful public statement today calling the Potomac...
Wes Moore’s Selective Outrage: The NGA Invitation Hypocrisy
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is once again trying to have it both ways. In February 2026, Moore loudly...
Green Party’s Andy Ellis Shrugs Off Moore Speech, Pushes “Two-Party Trap” Narrative
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Green Party gubernatorial candidate Andy Ellis responded Thursday to Governor Wes...
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,...
Gov. Wes Moore Moves to Block ICE Detention Facility, Escalating State–Federal Clash
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is signaling a direct confrontation with the federal government over immigration...
Wes Moore’s Family KKK Story Falls Apart as Church Records Contradict Governor’s Claims
By MDBayNews Staff For years, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has told a striking and emotionally charged story about his...
Hogan Calls for Cooperation as Maryland Politics Grow More Rigid
By MDBayNews Staff Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is urging a return to bipartisan cooperation, warning that rigid...
Moore’s Ethical Line—Drawn Late—Reignites Maryland’s Pay-to-Play Debate
By MDBayNews Editorial Desk A Baltimore Sun exclusive this morning lit up Annapolis—and not because it revealed a crime....
Money, Message, and Maryland: What Wes Moore’s Massive War Chest Really Says
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Gov. Wes Moore enters the 2026 election cycle with a campaign balance sheet most incumbents can...
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...
Larry Hogan Rules Out 2026 Run, Calls for New Leadership in Maryland
By MDBayNews Staff Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has officially closed the door on any future run for public office,...
How Maryland’s State Government Actually Works
Maryland politics often feel confusing—not because the system is complex, but because power is concentrated in places...
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...
Larry Hogan’s Blueprint—and Whether Republicans Can Reuse It in 2026
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In a state where Democrats enjoy a roughly 2-to-1 registration advantage, the modern...
MDBayNews’ Look at Governor Wes Moore’s Maryland in 2025
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Opinion From a center-right perspective—one grounded in fiscal discipline, limited...
Wes Moore’s Shiny Brand Meets Maryland’s Trust Problem
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s Governor Wes Moore has spent years crafting the kind of résumé national...
Wes Moore’s “Bipartisan” Crabfest: RINOs on Parade in Crisfield
Governor Wes Moore is doing what every embattled Democrat in a deep-blue state eventually does—parading a handful of...
Wes Moore on Clooney’s Yacht While Maryland Crumbles
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has a choice: tackle his state’s crime crisis head-on, or enjoy the good life on George...
Trump Turns Up the Heat: Wes Moore’s Bronze Star Under Scrutiny
Governor Wes Moore of Maryland invited a fight with Donald Trump when he challenged the president to “walk the streets of...
Trump Calls Out Wes Moore: Baltimore’s Crime Crisis Can’t Be Hidden Behind Talking Points
Maryland Governor Wes Moore thought he could score political points by publicly challenging President Donald Trump to...
Wes Moore’s Approval Slide: Marylanders Are Losing Patience
By Michael Phillips Maryland Governor Wes Moore entered office in 2023 with sky-high expectations, bolstered by glowing...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Accused of “Pulling a Putin” with Fleet of Stunt Doubles to Attend Local Events
By Political Party Animals and MD Bay News In a shocking revelation that has everyone from Annapolis to Allegany County...