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...
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Maryland Sets Aug. 3-5 Special Session on Redistricting — But the Dates Conflict with the State’s Own Ballot Deadline
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — Maryland's General Assembly will return to Annapolis Aug. 3-5 for a special...
Moore’s ICE Scare Tactic Was Already Out of Date When It Aired
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On a soundstage in California, taped weeks before it ever reached a Maryland screen,...
Wes Moore: Incapable of Meeting the Moment
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Wes Moore spent the week before Independence Day telling national reporters that President...
The State That Almost Said No
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | July 4, 2026 Tonight, Maryland celebrates 250 years of American independence. Fireworks...
Maryland’s Greatest Contributions We Left Off the List
A MDBayNews America 250 Independence Day Sidebar | July 4, 2026 Our main feature today runs seventeen sections covering...
Maryland Made America: The Old Line State’s 250-Year Gift to the Nation
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | An Independence Day Feature | July 4, 2026 There is a version of American history where...
Wes Moore Picks a Fight on the Nation’s 250th Birthday. Maryland Gets the Bill.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Governor Wes Moore will stand at the State House in Annapolis on Saturday and...
Why FIFA Really Passed Over Baltimore — And Whether the City Has Caught Up
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When FIFA announced its 16 World Cup host cities on June 16, 2022, the Baltimore-Washington...
Supreme Court Clears States to Bar Transgender Athletes From Girls’ Sports — Where Does That Leave Maryland?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states may lawfully restrict girls' and women's...
Maryland Has a Million Voters With No Primary. Here’s How to Fix That.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland held a primary election on June 23. Roughly one million Marylanders did not get to...
The Firewall Fell Overnight
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Maryland Senate's redistricting firewall held for six months. It lasted about eighteen...
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...
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...
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS PLAN POST-PRIMARY SPECIAL SESSION TO REDRAW CONGRESSIONAL MAP
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews With Maryland's primary election two days away, the state's top Democrats are preparing to...
Audits Flag $1.2 Billion in Questionable Maryland Spending. Moore Says the Number Is Wrong.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland state agencies have collectively accumulated more than $1.2 billion in...
Maryland Democrats Respond to Baltimore School ICE Arrest — But the Facts They’re Omitting Matter
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When ICE agents detained two people outside a Baltimore elementary school during morning...
Maryland’s Water System Is Breaking Down. Now Come the Data Centers.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland residents served by WSSC Water — the sprawling public utility covering...
Maryland Is Trying to Buy Back a Race It Never Should Have Lost
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Maryland on the Map Maryland is quietly trying to spend another $85 million. According...
If the Preakness Bet Fails, What’s Maryland’s Plan B?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Maryland on the Map, Part 4 Maryland does not have a Plan B. That is not an accusation....
What $400 Million Bought: Mapping the Prestige Gap Between the Masters, the Derby, and the Preakness
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Maryland on the Map, Part 3 The numbers are not flattering, and they are worth sitting...
Maryland’s $400 Million Question
By Mike Phillips | MDBayNews — Maryland on the Map, Part 2 At some point, Maryland needs to have an honest conversation...
The Most Exciting Two Minutes vs. The Most Exclusive Weekend in Sports
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Maryland on the Map, Part 1 This weekend, roughly 40,000 patrons — not fans, patrons,...
Maryland’s Mental Health Workforce Is Half Empty — And Getting Worse
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland has roughly half the behavioral health workers it needs right now. Nine counties...
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...
Reality Check: What Are #NoKings Rallies Actually Doing?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews There’s something strange about the rise of “#NoKings” rallies. The United States...
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...
Maryland’s Child Trafficking Crisis: Two Federal Indictments Raise Urgent Questions About Protection and Enforcement
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Two separate federal indictments out of Maryland this month allege horrific crimes...
Lock Your Guns or Live With the Consequences
By MDBayNews Staff There are two truths that responsible gun owners should be able to say out loud without hesitation: The...
Released Hours Before Killing, Ellicott City Case Raises Questions About Maryland’s Public Safety System
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A woman in Ellicott City is dead, and new details show the danger was already in the...
Harris Presses NOAA for Fishery Disaster Declaration as Maryland Oystermen Struggle
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s oystermen are facing yet another devastating season, and Rep. Andy Harris is urging federal...
Maryland’s Snow Removal Report Card: We Graded It — Then Applied the Curve
By Snowy McSnowFace | MDBayNews More than a week after Maryland’s latest snowstorm, one thing is clear: the snow is gone,...
A Week Later, Still Stuck: Why Maryland and D.C. Botched Snow Removal After the January Storm
By MDBayNews Staff Nearly a week after the January 24–26 winter storm buried the DMV, residents across Maryland and...
Frozen in Time: Baltimore’s Aging Infrastructure Buckles Under Historic Cold
As a historic cold spell grips Maryland, Baltimore is once again confronting an all-too-familiar problem: an aging,...
When the System Goes Dark: Baltimore’s CAD Failures Expose a Deeper Crisis of Governance
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore residents were told to trust the system. Once again, that trust has been tested—and found...
Maryland Democrats Cry “Secret ICE Jail” — But Ignore the Rule of Law
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Rep. April McClain Delaney is sounding the alarm over what she describes as a “covert”...
Van Grack Warns MCPS: Option H Would Undermine Wootton, Housing Plans, and Fiscal Reality
By MDBayNews Staff Rockville, Md. — As Montgomery County Public Schools weighs major changes affecting Thomas S. Wootton...
Baltimore Mayor Cuts Inspector General’s Access to Law Department Records, Raising Transparency Alarms
By MDBayNews Staff Brandon Scott’s administration has sharply curtailed the ability of the Baltimore Office of the...
When Utility Bills Become a Health Crisis
By MDBayNews Staff For many Maryland households, the shock of higher BGE bills this winter isn’t just a budgeting...
Wes Moore’s Gerrymander Gambit Is a Lose-Lose for Maryland Democrats
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Democrats are flirting once again with redistricting gamesmanship—and this time,...