Maryland Republicans Went Quiet on the One Day They Should Have Been Loudest, With a Few Notable Exceptions
Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | OPINION Labor Day is supposed to be an easy layup for any candidate running on...
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The Union That Always Picked Brown Just Picked His Opponent
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For as long as Anthony Brown has run statewide, Maryland's police union has been in his...
The Delegate Whose Own Business Fled the Tax Won’t Be Around to Revisit It
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews LEONARDTOWN — This week's news that Maryland's IT services tax collected 77% less than...
District 17 Preview: Kagan Seeks a Fourth Term as a Familiar Face Returns on the Republican Line
Montgomery County's District 17 is not where Maryland Republicans expect to win in November, but it is where one of them is...
Maryland’s Voter Rolls Are Shifting: Democrats Shrink as Unaffiliated Voters Surge
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland remains a heavily Democratic state, but the makeup of its...
Ivey, McDermott and Husseini: The MD-4 Field for November
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland's 4th Congressional District has three names on the November ballot: Democratic incumbent Glenn...
District 7’s GOP delegation heads into November unchallenged in the general — but not without a live lawsuit hanging over one member
By MDBayNews Staff Legislative District 7, spanning northern Baltimore County and part of Harford County, is safe...
Democrats Are Building a Farm Team. Maryland Republicans Have $24,000 and a Prayer.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Pete Buttigieg spent Wednesday morning making news for something other than a presidential...
A Rematch Two Years in the Making: Inside the MD-2 General Election
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland's 2nd Congressional District doesn't carry the national attention MD-1 does, but the ballot...
Moore Holds 27-Point Lead as Fundraising Gap With Cox Widens Ahead of November
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A new statewide poll released this week shows Gov. Wes Moore with a commanding 27-point...
Republicans Say They Warned Leadership — Then Got Shut Out Anyway
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — Maryland's presiding officers have moved to limit what can even be introduced...
Bouchat Fires Off at Leadership as the Redistricting Session He Predicted Finally Arrives
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Part of the Bouchat Paradox series Christopher Eric Bouchat has spent three legislative...
Maryland’s Locked Electorate: When Neither Party Is the Answer
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Maryland primary is over. The choices are set. And by nearly every measure, Marylanders...
MD-6 Primary Delivers a Clear Democratic Winner — and a GOP Puzzle Heading Into November
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Staff Incumbent April McClain Delaney won the Democratic nomination in Maryland's Sixth...
They Did It Before. They’re Doing It Again.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews With early voting now closed — it ended Thursday — Republican voters have three days...
‘The Nail Is Still in the Tire’: A Delegate Chose to Walk Away. Then the House Voted to Debate Expelling Him for It.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Part of the Bouchat Paradox series Christopher Eric Bouchat (R-5th) made his decision...
MDBayNews Voter Guide: Maryland’s 8th Congressional District
Maryland's 8th Congressional District Montgomery County | June 23, 2026 Primary...
MDBayNews Voter Guide: Maryland State Senate, District 34
VOTER GUIDE | MARYLAND SENATE DISTRICT 34 | JUNE 23, 2026 PRIMARY District 34 covers south Harford County, including...
591 Votes: Harford County’s Senate Seat Is the Most Vulnerable in Maryland
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In November 2022, Democrat Mary-Dulany James won Maryland’s 34th Senate District by 591...
Maryland’s 5th Congressional District: The Complete 2026 Voter Guide
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews District at a GlanceGeography: All of Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties; parts of...
The Field Nobody’s Covering: Ten Candidates Running in MD-6 While Everyone Watches the Billionaires Fight
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Election 2026 · Maryland's 6th Congressional District Maryland's 6th Congressional...
Moore Kicks Off. The GOP Is Still a No-Show.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Governor Wes Moore launched the active phase of his reelection campaign today in Baltimore...
Eight Weeks, Three Candidates, One Question: Who Can Actually Challenge Wes Moore?
The Maryland Republican primary for governor is June 23. Hale, Cox, and Myrick are competing for the nomination — but in...
The Supermajority’s Session: One Party, No Brakes
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland's 2026 legislative session ended Monday with sine die adjournment, closing a...
The 50 Most Controversial Bills of the 2026 Maryland General Assembly: #10–1
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — SPECIAL SERIES: 2026 Maryland General Assembly Scorecard — Part 3 of 3 | The Top 10...
The 50 Most Controversial Bills of the 2026 Maryland General Assembly: #25–11
SPECIAL SERIES: 2026 Maryland General Assembly Scorecard — Part 2 of 3 By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews From the...
The 50 Most Controversial Bills of the 2026 Maryland General Assembly: #50–26
SPECIAL SERIES: 2026 Maryland General Assembly Scorecard — Part 1 of 3 By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The 449th session...
Republican Moves to Expel Bouchat — From Her Own Party
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Maryland House of Delegates has never expelled a member for failure to act. It has come...
Bouchat Speaks: ‘I Am a Very Bad Republican’
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Del. Christopher Eric Bouchat has a lot to answer for right now — or so his critics would...
Why Maryland’s Legislature Is So Dominated by Democrats
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland is often described as a deep-blue state, and in the General Assembly the numbers make that...
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...
Can Anyone Beat Wes Moore?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Governor Wes Moore enters the next election cycle with what political strategists would...
Maryland’s Political Discourse Hits Rock Bottom
By MDBayNews Staff There was a time when political debate in Maryland meant arguing about taxes, schools, transportation,...
Steve Whisler’s Bold Stand on Iran Reflects Strong Leadership for Maryland’s Future
By MDBayNews Staff Westminster, MD — Steve Whisler, currently serving as President of the Carroll County Board of...
Maryland Delegation Split on State of the Union Night
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On February 24, 2026, President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address...
Maryland’s 5th Congressional District: Everyone’s Running — But Who Isn’t?
By MDBayNews Staff With longtime Congressman Steny Hoyer retiring after more than four decades in Congress, Maryland’s...
Delegate Eric Bouchat Will Not Seek Re-Election After Two Decades on Maryland Ballots
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews CARROLL COUNTY — After appearing on Maryland ballots for nearly 20 years, Delegate...
A Party at War With Itself: Maryland Republicans Face a Defining Crossroads
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Republicans don’t have the luxury of civil war. Yet that is precisely what appears to be...
In Deep-Blue MD-8, Cheryl Riley Bets on Affordability and Anti-Elitism
By MDBayNews Staff Republican congressional candidate Cheryl Riley is making her pitch to voters in Maryland’s 8th...
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...