Maryland Spent $450 Million. Churchill Downs Bought the Crown Jewel. Moore Wasn’t Invited.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews This Saturday, as the 152nd Kentucky Derby runs at Churchill Downs, Democratic governors...
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Maryland’s Officials Keep Jet-Setting Abroad. Where Are the Results?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland taxpayers have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars bankrolling international...
Maryland Prisons Hit a Decade High in Homicides. The State Just Moved 700 More Inmates In.
Inmate killings surged 75 percent last year — the worst in ten years. The Moore administration's response was to close a...
Who Governs Maryland?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — Every year, for 90 days, Maryland's General Assembly convenes, passes several...
Moore raised $7 million — but that may be the smallest number in the story
A line-by-line review of Maryland’s campaign finance database shows a sophisticated, nationally connected fundraising...
Maryland Celebrates Balanced Budget While Staring Down a $4 Billion Cliff
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — Governor Wes Moore signed Maryland's fiscal year 2027 budget into law...
Moore’s Taxpayer-Funded Spokesman Attacks Journalist While Governor Spends $120K on Social Media Influencer Director
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — When a journalist asks Maryland's governor uncomfortable questions, there are...
Maryland’s psychiatric hospitals are running out of room — and the data shows why
Two years of internal state reports reveal falling admissions, collapsing releases, and a system increasingly unable to...
Power & Optics: What a Police Presence at a Protest Does—and Doesn’t—Mean
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Photos from a Hagerstown rally show a visible police presence near a political candidate....
Reality Check: Who Is Maryland Government Actually Built For?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland is often described as a well-run state. Strong economy.Highly educated...
Exclusive Photos: 6 Police Officers Flank Former Rep. David Trone at Hagerstown ‘No Kings’ Rally — Rival Candidate Reports ‘Data Center Dave’ Heckling
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Hagerstown, Md. — Photos obtained exclusively by MDBayNews show former U.S. Rep. David...
Reality Check: Maryland Looks Functional—Until You Need It
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland looks like a well-run state. On paper, it checks every box: strong schools, high...
Stars and no-shows: grading every Maryland House delegate on the current 2026 session
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Maryland Watch Some Maryland House delegates showed up for virtually every vote this...