Maryland Is Bleeding Money. Voters Have a Choice.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Maryland on the Map Mail-in ballots are already in circulation. The Republican primary...
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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....
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...
Former Maryland Child Support Employee Pleads Guilty to Timesheet Fraud, Ordered to Pay $42,000
By MDBayNews Staff A former employee of Maryland’s child support enforcement system has pleaded guilty to falsifying time...
Annapolis’s Lame-Duck Lease: How the “Gang of 9” Locked Up a Waterfront Crown Jewel for Decades—and Stuck Taxpayers with the Bill
By Michael Phillips “This deal is just putting lipstick on a pig.”— Critics of the Market House lease In its final...
Maryland’s Gas Tax Reality Check: High Costs, Low Transparency
For months, Maryland drivers have grumbled about high prices at the pump — and viral posts claiming “$1.99 per gallon...
Frederick’s Fork in the Road: O’Connor’s Progressive Agenda Meets a Conservative County
With less than a month before Frederick voters head to the polls, Mayor Michael O’Connor finds himself on defense — and...
Frederick’s Mayor Chooses Illegal Immigration Over Taxpayers
When Frederick, Maryland, Mayor Michael O’Connor first floated the idea of a taxpayer-funded “Legal Advocacy Fund” in...
Asbestos in Maryland Schools: Another Safety Crisis Under Wes Moore’s Watch
Just weeks after Maryland families learned their children would be sitting in mold-filled classrooms, another threat has...
Maryland Schools Open the Year With Mold: Another Failure of Wes Moore’s Priorities
As Maryland students filed back into classrooms for the 2025–26 school year, many parents weren’t worried about test...
Wes Moore Slips Out the Back Door: Maryland’s Governor Ducks Media as Nonprofit Spending Scandal Grows
On August 19, 2025, Governor Wes Moore showed Marylanders exactly how little he values accountability: he bolted out an...
Preakness Parties on the Public Dime: Pimlico’s Rebuild and the Forgotten Cost to Taxpayers
When Maryland announced the long-awaited approval to demolish and rebuild Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness...