District 7’s GOP delegation heads into November unchallenged in the general — but not without a live lawsuit hanging over one member
By MDBayNews Staff Legislative District 7, spanning northern Baltimore County and part of Harford County, is safe...
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The Firewall Fell Overnight
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Maryland Senate's redistricting firewall held for six months. It lasted about eighteen...
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...
Navy Veteran Ben Hightower Launches Campaign for Maryland Senate in District 9
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (MDBayNews) — A 20-year U.S. Navy veteran is entering the race for Maryland State Senate in District...
Voters or Party Insiders? Maryland Reopens the Debate on Legislative Special Elections
By MDBayNews Staff As the Maryland General Assembly continues its 2026 session, lawmakers are revisiting a long-simmering...
Maryland General Assembly Opens 2026 Session Facing Budget Gaps, Affordability Pressures
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The 2026 Maryland General Assembly convened in Annapolis on January 14, launching a...
Maryland General Assembly 2026 Session Opens Under Fiscal Pressure and Election-Year Politics
The 2026 regular session of the Maryland General Assembly — its 449th convening — is set to begin at noon on Wednesday,...
Bouchat Reiterates Warning After Special Session: Reparations Override Could Trigger Legal Scrutiny of Democratic Party
Annapolis, Md. — Following the Maryland General Assembly’s December 16 special session to elect a new Speaker of the...
Maryland Just Hit a 20-Year High in Cost of Living — And Most Lawmakers Won’t Even Say the Word ‘Relief’
Why Annapolis refuses to treat the affordability crisis like the emergency it is. By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews...
“The Maryland Way”: A Deep-Rooted Culture of Corruption Hiding in Plain Sight
By Michael Phillips Maryland may boast of its crab feasts, blue-ribbon schools, and proximity to the nation’s...