Fraud, Data Breach, and Missing Records: Inside Baltimore’s $700K Youth Program Failure
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore City launched the SideStep program with a familiar promise: steer young, first-time offenders...
Tag: transparency
Maryland Lawmakers Move to Strengthen Inspector General Independence After AG Opinion Sparks Concern
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, MD — In a rare bipartisan move, Delegates Vaughn Stewart (D) and Ryan Nawrocki (R) have...
From Transparency to Pressure Campaigns: Project Salt Box Urges Communities to Block Federal Detention Facilities
By MDBayNews Staff A Maryland-based volunteer group that began by tracking federal immigration activity through public...
Mayor Scott, AG Brown, and the Inspector General: When “Transparency” Comes With Fine Print
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says transparency and integrity are “sacred” in public service....
Annapolis Fires Its Police Chief — and the Process Raises More Questions Than Answers
By MDBayNews Staff The abrupt firing of Edward Jackson, former chief of the Annapolis Police Department, has sparked a...
“Project Salt Box” and the Rise of Citizen ICE Monitoring in Maryland
By MDBayNews Staff A small, fast-growing volunteer group calling itself Project Salt Box is gaining attention in Maryland...
Baltimore Mayor Cuts Inspector General’s Access to Law Department Records, Raising Transparency Alarms
By MDBayNews Staff Brandon Scott’s administration has sharply curtailed the ability of the Baltimore Office of the...
Thwarted Church Threat Raises Questions About Transparency and Lenient Sentencing in Howard County
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A recently disclosed police intervention in Howard County is fueling renewed debate over...
Maryland Courts Delay New Case Search Portal After Technical Problems Surface
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Maryland Judiciary has postponed the long-planned launch of its new integrated Maryland...
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 Mid-Cycle Redistricting Push Raises Questions About Priorities, Fairness, and Trust
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Maryland families grapple with rising electric bills, warnings of a $1.4 billion budget...
Audit Flags $8.5 Billion in Maryland Spending With Weak Oversight, Raises Transparency Concerns
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A new state audit is raising serious questions about transparency and accountability in...
Wes Moore’s Shiny Brand Meets Maryland’s Trust Problem
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s Governor Wes Moore has spent years crafting the kind of résumé national...
EDITORIAL: Maryland’s Election Officials Created This Mess — Now They Need to Clean It Up Before the Courts Do
Maryland’s political leadership has spent years insisting its election system is a model of modern administration. But...
Behind Closed Doors: Montgomery County Council Quietly Eliminates 64 of 67 Applicants for Albornoz Seat — Raising Deeper Questions About Transparency, Power, and One-Party Governance
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNewsNovember 26, 2025 Montgomery County likes to pride itself on being a model of progressive,...
Are Maryland Schools Following Their Own Safety Protocols? An Investigative Review of Systemic Compliance Failures
Education Watch – MDBayNewsInvestigative Report Maryland law requires schools to follow strict safety protocols designed...
Maryland Admits Nearly 1,000 Foster Children Missing Since 2020 — Most Are Teenage Girls
In a letter released on October 22, 2025, Maryland’s Department of Human Services (DHS) confirmed what advocates had long...
Maryland’s Election Data Standoff: Privacy, Politics, or Plain Stonewalling?
The U.S. Department of Justice calls it an “election integrity review.”Maryland calls it “federal...
The Postcard From L.A.: How “Field Team 6” Turns Hollywood Money and a Super PAC Loophole Into Voter Registration Machinery
When a Virginia voter opened the mailbox to find a glossy postcard postmarked Los Angeles urging them—via a QR code—to...
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...
Colin Kaepernick Cashes In: MCPS Invites Activist Quarterback to Preach Politics—and Pitch His AI Company
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), the same system struggling with plummeting test scores, teacher shortages, and...
Maryland’s Digital Ad Tax Gag Rule Gets Smacked Down
It took the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to remind Annapolis that the First Amendment still exists, even in Maryland. On...
Abigail Spanberger’s Intelligence Resume: Public Servant or Political Operator?
By Michael Phillips As Virginia’s former U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger mounts her gubernatorial campaign in...
Maryland’s Family Courts Are Failing Families: Here’s Why Reform Can’t Wait
By Michael Phillips In theory, Maryland’s family courts are supposed to be the guardians of justice for families in...