Maryland Farmers Press for Transparency as Right to Repair Debate Comes Home
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s Right to Repair debate is moving from Annapolis hearing rooms straight into the cab of the...
Tag: Property Rights
Maryland Lawmakers Move to Bar Power Line Surveyors From Private Property During Hunting Season
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland lawmakers from both parties are advancing legislation aimed at protecting private property...
When Public Policy Meets Private Capital: Fundrise, Federal Detention Plans, and Accountability in Maryland
By MdBayNews Staff The recent disclosure that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) purchased a large industrial...
Frederick’s Zoning Amendment Should Empower Small Entrepreneurs — Without Hurting Neighborhoods
By MDBayNews Staff Frederick City’s Planning Department and Board of Aldermen are considering a zoning text amendment...
DC Judge Lets Alleged Squatter Stay After 30-Day Airbnb Stay — And Forces Homeowner to Keep the Lights On
Case highlights how D.C. “tenant-first” laws can trap ordinary property owners for months By Michael Phillips |...
Power Grab in the Piedmont: How Wes Moore Is Letting Out-of-State Interests Bulldoze Maryland Property Rights
By Michael Phillips As hundreds of Maryland families brace for the bulldozers of Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG),...
Carroll County Lawmakers Push Back Against PSEG Land Access: “No Approval, No Trespassing”
By Michael Phillips The Carroll County Delegation of the Maryland General Assembly has formally demanded answers from...
Trump’s America and the New Land War: Federal Judge Grants PSEG Access to Private Property Without Consent
By Michael Phillips In a blow to private landowners and local government oversight, a federal judge has ruled in favor of...
Stop the Creep: Why Frederick County’s Data Center Overlay Is a Red Flag for All of Maryland
Frederick County was supposed to be the firewall. The hold-the-line county. The place that would manage high-growth energy...
PSEG’s Power Grab: How a Utility Giant is Bulldozing Maryland’s Public Process
When a private utility company sues your state in federal court before a final ruling is even made, it’s not just a legal...
Sacrifice Zones: How Rural Maryland Was Marked for Corporate Expansion and Didn’t Even Know It
By Michael PhillipsPart of The New Land Wars series You may not have heard the term sacrifice zone.But if you live in rural...
Ripped from the Roots: The Human Toll of Maryland’s New Land War
Part of The New Land Wars series Kevin Daniels doesn’t sleep much anymore.Neither does his wife, nor their two teenage...
The New Bully Tactic: How Energy Companies Are Suing Maryland Families Just for Saying No
When Kevin Daniels told the energy company's surveyors they couldn’t walk onto his Frederick County farmland, he thought...