Allegany County Repeals Speed Camera Law — Should the Rest of Maryland Follow?
By MDBayNews Staff In a move that is already turning heads across the state, officials in Allegany County have voted to...
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Grammer Slams HB 55 as “Extortion Cameras.” Supporters Call It Public Safety.
By MDBayNews Staff Robin Grammer is not mincing words. In a sharply worded social media post this week, the Baltimore...
Another Billion in Borrowing: Annapolis Expands MDTA Debt as Toll Hikes Loom
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In a move that received far less public attention than it deserves, the Maryland General...
VEIP Repeal Bill Advances as Lawmakers Spotlight Hearing, Revenue From Fines and Late Fees
By MDBayNews Staff Momentum is building around legislation that would end Maryland’s Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program...
Maryland’s Latest Crackdown Targets Drivers—Not the Real Problems
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland lawmakers are once again aiming their fire at the wrong target. A newly proposed bill would...
Trump Team Targets Traffic Cameras in D.C. as New York Moves to Expand Them
By MDBayNews Staff A growing backlash against automated traffic enforcement is gaining momentum, and it’s now playing out...
Metro Crime Hits 25-Year Low as Enforcement and Accountability Pay Off
By MDBayNews Staff Crime on the Washington region’s transit system fell to its lowest level in a quarter century in 2025,...
Community Brief: Baltimore City Granted Immunity in Bike Design Injury Case
Baltimore City has been shielded from liability in a lawsuit brought by a cyclist injured on a city street, after...
Is Maryland’s Vehicle Emissions Testing Program Past Its Prime?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For decades, Maryland drivers in select counties and Baltimore City have been required to...
USDOT Pressures Maryland as Key Bridge Costs Double and Beltway Congestion Reaches Breaking Point
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s most important infrastructure project—the rebuilding of Baltimore’s...
Maryland Delegate Bouchat Files Bill to Completely Repeal the VEIP Program, Ending Emissions Testing Statewide
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program (VEIP) — a decades-old requirement that...
The Key Bridge Rebuild: A $1.8 Billion Test of Whether Politics or Merit Wins
When the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed on March 26, 2024, it wasn’t just Baltimore that shook. America’s supply...
Maryland’s $21.5 Billion Transportation Plan: Big Spending, Old Problems
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has rolled out its Draft Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP) for...
Maryland’s Traffic Paralysis: Why Won’t the State Build More Bridges Across the Potomac?
Traffic between Maryland and Virginia has become a daily nightmare. Commuters crawl across the American Legion Bridge, sit...
Dragging Feet or Leading Wisely? Why Moore and Brown Are Right to Pause on “Clean Cars” Lawsuit
By Michael Phillips On July 3, Maryland Matters published a piece bemoaning what it called the “inaction” of Governor...
Crashing Costs: How Maryland’s Traffic Congestion Is Driving Up Accidents — and Wrecking More Than Just Commutes
Maryland drivers don’t need another traffic study to tell them what they already know: congestion is out of control. But...