Still Closed: Largo’s $10 Million Plaza, Two and a Half Months Later
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Wayne K. Curry Civic Plaza in Largo has been finished for eight months. It has been...
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Who Actually Paid for the New M&T Bank Stadium
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Ravens unveiled the finished version of their stadium this month. Three years of...
How a $375 Million Plan Became a $715 Million Problem
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Maryland on the Map Before Churchill Downs. Before the Preakness IP. Before the NBC deal...
Pimlico Has No Plan for the Other 364 Days
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A source texted Fox Baltimore's Chris Papst this week after the Preakness was excluded from...
Maryland’s Hidden Bill: A Supreme Court Ruling Just Told Annapolis to Find the Money It Never Set Aside
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland's Supreme Court handed the state a win on June 23 — and used the occasion to...
Annapolis Doesn’t Pay to Play. Marylanders Do.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland families are getting squeezed from every direction this summer — a property tax...
Maryland Officials Find Their Voice — Just Not for Taxpayers
By MDBayNews Staff Two of Maryland's most prominent Democratic officials issued statements today following the Supreme...
The Governor Bought a Horse Race
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On Thursday, with five days remaining before a primary election, Governor Wes Moore's...
Moore Signs Glock Ban — And Maryland Taxpayers May Fund the Lawsuit That Kills It
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Governor Wes Moore signed Senate Bill 334 into law on Tuesday, making Maryland the second...
Empty Seats, Full Budgets: Baltimore City Schools’ Enrollment Crisis Deepens
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) is facing a problem few districts want to talk about plainly: too...
Maryland’s TANF Shell Game: $833 Million Spent — Only 24% to Families
By MDBayNews Staff Credit: This article is based on reporting by Tessa Bentulan for Spotlight on Maryland, a collaboration...
Brown Rushes to SCOTUS to Defend Birthright Citizenship — But Who Is He Really Defending?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When Anthony Brown announced that he was defending birthright citizenship before the...
Maryland’s Legal Offensive Expands: Brown’s Lawsuits Against Trump Now Top 55
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown is no longer simply responding to federal policy...
The $30 Billion Mirage: How Maryland’s “Blueprint” Became a Case Study in Expensive Failure
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future—often called the Kirwan plan—passed in 2021,...
8% Proficient in Math — But Plenty of Time for Political Walkouts at Gaithersburg Middle
By MDBayNews Staff Images and reporting first highlighted by Libs of TikTok have ignited controversy inside Montgomery...
Brown’s FBI HQ Lawsuit: Maryland Taxpayers Deserve Answers, Not Press Releases
By MDBayNews Staff Editor’s Correction (Updated 2/20/26):An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the...
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,...
More Bureaucrats, Fewer Students: What’s Really Happening Inside MCPS?
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) added 1,769 full-time employees between the 2018–19 and...
Nearly 500 Maryland Health Employees Out-Earn the Governor — As Disability Services Face $150M in Cuts
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland lawmakers debate cutting roughly $150 million from disability services, a new payroll...
Moore Dodges Questions as SNAP Fraud Allegations Raise Accountability Concerns
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore is facing renewed scrutiny after declining to directly answer questions surrounding...
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...
Maryland’s Gas Tax Reality Check: High Costs, Low Transparency
For months, Maryland drivers have grumbled about high prices at the pump — and viral posts claiming “$1.99 per gallon...
Where Did the Billions Go? Wes Moore Turned Hogan’s Surplus Into a Deficit Disaster
ANNAPOLIS, MD — When Governor Wes Moore took office in January 2023, Maryland was riding high on a $5.5 billion...
Maryland Sends Millions in Taxpayer Funds to a Publicly Traded Quantum Company—That’s Expanding in Tennessee
By Greg Visscher & Michael Phillips In a twist that raises serious questions about Maryland’s budget priorities, a...