When Pointing Out Hypocrisy Gets You Labeled: The John Myrick Pile-On
By MDBayNews Staff A routine attempt to highlight political hypocrisy in Maryland’s governor’s race quickly turned into...
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David Moon and the Politics of Power in Annapolis
By MDBayNews Editorial Desk Maryland House Majority Leader David Moon has long presented himself as a reformer—an...
Will He or Won’t He? Steve Hershey Weighs a Risky Run for Governor as the Clock Ticks
By MDBayNews Staff With just weeks remaining before Maryland’s gubernatorial filing deadline, one major Republican name...
Ferguson Pulls the Plug on Mid-Cycle Redistricting: “Mutually Assured Destruction”
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s controversial push for mid-cycle congressional redistricting appears...
Governor-Backed Housing Bills Would Override Single-Family Zoning Across Maryland
By MDBayNews Staff A set of housing bills backed by Wes Moore is reigniting a long-simmering debate over local control,...
Maryland Democrats Push Mid-Decade Gerrymander as House Passes HB 488
Annapolis, Md. — Maryland House Bill 488, a controversial mid-decade congressional redistricting proposal backed by...
Green Party Candidate Andy Ellis Slams Dan Cox, GOP as Maryland’s “Non-Opposition”
By MDBayNews Staff The 2026 Maryland governor’s race is already exposing deep fractures—not just between Democrats and...
Maryland Black Republican Council Opposes Governor Moore on Redistricting Bill HB0488
By MDBayNews Staff The Maryland Black Republican Council (MBRC), an official coalition of the Maryland Republican Party,...
Moore’s ‘National Harbor Sphere’ Tax Is a Shiny Distraction From Maryland’s Real Budget Problems
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore is selling Marylanders a familiar Annapolis product: a flashy, headline-friendly tax...
Hogan’s Legacy: How Maryland Republicans Broke Themselves—and Why 2026 Looks Like Another Loss
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Republicans enter the 2026 election cycle facing an uncomfortable question they’ve spent...
With Dan Cox In, Maryland Republicans Face a Familiar Problem in the 2026 Governor’s Race
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Republican field for Maryland governor is now taking clearer shape—and with it, a...
Dan Cox Is Back — But Is He the Answer for Maryland Republicans in 2026?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Republican former state delegate Dan Cox has officially filed to run for governor of...
Maryland’s Money Gap: How Democrats’ War Chests (and Out-of-State Networks) Shape a One-Party State
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s campaign-finance filings keep telling the same story: Democrats are building massive...
Moore’s Ethical Line—Drawn Late—Reignites Maryland’s Pay-to-Play Debate
By MDBayNews Editorial Desk A Baltimore Sun exclusive this morning lit up Annapolis—and not because it revealed a crime....
Governor Moore’s Reckless Gamble: Prioritizing Partisan Politics Over Maryland’s Interests
By Michael Phillips | MdBayNews Governor Wes Moore’s recent public embrace of a Democratic strategy to block federal...
Moore Dodges Questions as SNAP Fraud Allegations Raise Accountability Concerns
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore is facing renewed scrutiny after declining to directly answer questions surrounding...
Lower Bills or Just Louder Promises? A Hard Look at Governor Moore’s “Local Power” Plan
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore is rolling out a familiar message to Maryland families: relief is coming. His newly...
Maryland’s Fast-Tracked Redistricting Fight: Why Governor Moore’s Map Could Still Be Halted
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Governor Wes Moore has made his position clear: HB 488, the fast-tracked congressional...
Maryland’s Political Class Lectures America While Ignoring the Rot at Home
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s political establishment spent the past week accusing federal law enforcement...
Rolling Blackouts by Another Name: Maryland’s Energy Reckoning Arrives
By MDBayNews Staff Marylanders are being gently introduced to an unpleasant reality: “load shedding” is just rolling...
Maryland’s “Grid Upgrade” Gamble: Well-Meaning, But Misguided
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On January 27, Gov. Wes Moore announced the Lower Bills and Local Power Act, a new...
Federal Law Enforcement in the Crosshairs: The Downtown ICE Facility Debate Misses the Point
By MDBayNews Staff A newly circulated video showing activity around a proposed or operating U.S. Immigration and Customs...
Ferguson’s $2 Million War Chest — and the Curious Fear of a $75K Challenger
By MDBayNews Staff By any normal political standard, a sitting Senate President with nearly $2 million in the bank should...
Wes Moore’s Gerrymander Gambit Is a Lose-Lose for Maryland Democrats
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Democrats are flirting once again with redistricting gamesmanship—and this time,...
Maryland Utility Costs Soar as Extreme Cold Tests Residents Under Gov. Wes Moore’s Watch
By MDBayNews Staff As a severe winter storm and dangerously cold temperatures bear down on Maryland, many residents are...
Western Maryland Flooded in 2025. Action Came in 2026. Moore Points Elsewhere.
By MDBayNews Staff When devastating floods tore through Western Maryland in May 2025, residents in Allegany and Garrett...
Money, Message, and Maryland: What Wes Moore’s Massive War Chest Really Says
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Gov. Wes Moore enters the 2026 election cycle with a campaign balance sheet most incumbents can...
$164 Million for Hospital Surges: Maryland Treats the Symptom, Not the System
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced $164 million in emergency “hospital surge funding” this week,...
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,”...
Moore’s Money Machine Dominates 2026 Governor’s Race—And the GOP Gap Widens Further
By MDBayNews Staff The financial contours of Maryland’s 2026 gubernatorial race have become even clearer—and more...
Moore–Miller Campaign Brags About Fundraising Record—But Avoids Maryland’s Hard Questions
By MDBayNews Staff The campaign for Wes Moore and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller is celebrating what it calls a...
Labor Leaders Rally in Annapolis to Push $25 Minimum Wage—But Economic Tradeoffs Loom
By MDBayNews Staff Annapolis, Md. — Labor leaders and progressive activists gathered this week in Annapolis to renew...
Opinion: Maryland’s FY 2027 Budget Balances the Books—By Passing the Buck
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Governor Wes Moore deserves credit for one thing: his FY 2027 budget avoids new broad-based...
What Maryland’s FY 2027 Budget Means for Counties, Property Taxes, and Local Services
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Governor Wes Moore’s proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget moves through the Maryland...
Moore’s FY 2027 Budget Avoids Tax Hikes — But Relies on Quiet Cuts, Shifts, and Delays
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore, on January 21st, released his proposed Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget, a...
Governor Moore’s FY 2027 Budget Balances the Books—But at What Cost?
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore on Tuesday released his proposed Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget, a nearly $70.8...
Maryland Green Party Gubernatorial Campaign Calls for Abolishing ICE, Pressures State Leaders
By MDBayNews Staff A long-fringe idea in national politics is moving closer to the mainstream — and now into Maryland’s...
Maryland General Assembly: What Happened Jan. 20 — What’s Ahead Jan. 21, and How to Watch
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — As the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session moves out of its opening week, activity on...
Maryland Democrats Turn on Themselves Over Risky Mid-Cycle Redistricting Push
By MDBayNews Staff A rare and revealing public split has emerged inside Maryland’s Democratic supermajority as state...
With Hogan Out, Who Do Maryland Republicans Turn To in 2026?
By MDBayNews Staff With former Gov. Larry Hogan formally ruling out a return to the governor’s mansion on January 20,...