Two Maryland Schools Cut Staff. Two Cut Tuition Instead. Only One Strategy Is Working.
Maryland's public university system has been cut $222 million over three years. College Park and Bowie State responded by...
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The Count Behind the Count: Maryland’s Homelessness Numbers Are Getting Worse, Not Better
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On a single night in January 2025, 7,120 Marylanders had no home. That's 1,051 more people...
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...
Maryland Passes Budget With $126 Million in Disability Cuts. Advocates Say the Damage Is Done.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — It is official. Senate Bill 282, Maryland's fiscal year 2027 budget, passed...
Green Party Ticket Pushes ICE Abolition as Maryland Faces Budget Reality
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland lawmakers advance legislation to ban local participation in federal immigration enforcement,...
MACo Pushes Back on Annapolis Revenue Grabs, Warns of Local Tax Hikes and Service Cuts
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s counties are drawing a clear line in the sand. The Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)...
Maryland General Assembly Returns February 2 as Early-Session Priorities Take Shape
MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland General Assembly reconvenes Monday, February 2, as the 2026 regular session...
Labor Leaders Rally in Annapolis to Push $25 Minimum Wage—But Economic Tradeoffs Loom
By MDBayNews Staff Annapolis, Md. — Labor leaders and progressive activists gathered this week in Annapolis to renew...
Maryland Comptroller Warns Lawmakers: Major Income Tax Changes Risk System Failure in 2026
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman delivered an unusually blunt message to lawmakers this week: the...
Maryland General Assembly: What Happened Jan. 20 — What’s Ahead Jan. 21, and How to Watch
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — As the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session moves out of its opening week, activity on...
Maryland Democrats and the Math Problem: Fisher, Moore Clash Over Growing Structural Deficit
By MDBayNews Staff A public exchange on X between Republican Delegate Mark Fisher and Democratic Governor Wes Moore has...
Community Brief — State Budget
Maryland lawmakers advanced a revised budget framework this week as the state addresses projected fiscal shortfalls. The...
Is Maryland at Risk of Losing Federal Funding Under Trump’s Sanctuary State Crackdown?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Staff Maryland could soon find itself in the crosshairs of a major federal funding fight...
DECADE Act or Déjà Vu? Wes Moore’s Business Plan Revives Incentives—but Avoids Real Reform
By Michael Phillips | Maryland Bay News Maryland Gov. Wes Moore this week rolled out the DECADE Act of 2026—short for...
Maryland’s Data Center Boom Is Real. The Accountability Isn’t.
By Michel Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s leaders like to frame the state’s data center push as a smart,...
Maryland’s Federal Job Shock Is a Warning—Not Just a Headline
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s loss of nearly 15,000 federal jobs in 2025 should not be dismissed as a...
Wes Moore’s 2025 Report Card: A Centered Assessment of Maryland’s Governor
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Maryland closes the books on 2025, Governor Wes Moore faces growing scrutiny from...
Is 2026 the Year of the Maryland Republican? GOP Faces a Make-or-Break Test
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For Maryland Republicans, 2026 is shaping up to be more than just another uphill election...
Climate Advocates Reload for 2026, Setting Up Maryland’s Next Energy Showdown
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews After a bruising 2025 legislative session, Maryland’s environmental groups are entering...
Maryland GOP Gubernatorial Candidate John Myrick Blasts Moore Redistricting Push as ‘Existential Threat to Democracy’
Lanham, MD — Republican gubernatorial candidate John Myrick sharply criticized Governor Wes Moore on Friday following the...
Maryland GOP Warns Mid-Cycle Redistricting Push Ignores Budget Crisis, Audit Failures
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Republican leaders are escalating criticism of Wes Moore over his...
What’s Actually in the 3% Flat Tax Plan? A Detailed Breakdown of Delegate Bouchat’s Proposal
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In Part 1 of the Maryland at 3% series, we outlined why Maryland’s fiscal environment has...
Maryland at a Crossroads: Why Tax Reform Is Back on the Table in 2026
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland enters the 2026 legislative session facing a problem state leaders have quietly...
Maryland’s $1.87 Billion Mistake: Why John Myrick Says It’s Time to Audit Annapolis
By Michael Phillips It’s the biggest magic trick in Maryland politics: take a $5.5 billion surplus, light it on fire,...
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...