Utility Bills, a $3 Billion Gap and Persistent Outmigration: What Is Driving Maryland’s Statewide Races
By Michael Phillips | Oct. 5, 2026 Marylanders will pick a governor, a comptroller and an attorney general on Nov. 3, and...
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The Council Eliminated a Broad $692 Homeowner Credit. Now It Wants Three Targeted Ones.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ROCKVILLE — Roughly four months after voting to zero out a property tax credit available...
Wells’ Pitch to Friedson’s Voters, and the Numbers Behind It
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Election Coverage Esther Wells wants Andrew Friedson's voters, and she's making her case...
A Government Chosen By 5 Percent Is Taxing The Other 95
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County's property tax bills have been landing in mailboxes for two weeks, and...
A County of a Million, Decided by 52,738 Votes
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County — home to more than one million residents, the largest county budget in...
What Wes Moore Didn’t Say After Winning Maryland’s Primary
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Wes Moore won his primary Tuesday night. By Wednesday morning, he was everywhere —...
The Signing Ceremony State
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — There is a version of Maryland governance that lives in press releases and...
Moore’s Victory Lap Can’t Outrun Maryland’s Fiscal Reality
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — Governor Wes Moore emerged from the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session...
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 “Low-Growth” Budget Finds $150M in Savings—By Squeezing Disability Services Again
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Gov. Wes Moore’s proposed FY 2027 budget is being sold as disciplined, “low-growth,”...
Virginia’s Surplus Success vs. Maryland’s Structural Struggles
Governor Glenn Youngkin has something to brag about, and it’s not just political spin—it’s math. Since 2022, Virginia...