Brian E Frosh

Gov. Martin O'Malley said yesterday that he is inclined to sign legislation delaying a statewide ban on dishwasher detergent containing polluting phosphorus and that he still is weighing whether to veto a bill ensuring that fruity alcoholic drinks known...

Tracy L. Palmer was furious when she learned that a Prince George's County judge had decided to reduce her abuser's prison sentence, but attorneys told her it was too late to do anything about it. She fought on anyway, arguing that since she did not...

Tracy L. Palmer was furious when she learned that a Prince George's County judge had decided to reduce her abuser's prison sentence, but attorneys told her it was too late to do anything about it. She fought on anyway, arguing that since she did not...

State legislators said yesterday they were outraged - but not surprised - by a Department of Juvenile Services review that revealed more than 100 examples of caseworkers who have failed to contact the young offenders they are supposed to be supervising....

An eco-friendly governor, an activist attorney general and a willing legislature arrived at the State House this year with plans to make Maryland a testing ground for some of the nation's most ambitious environmental policies. Then the economy tanked,...

With $2 billion in electric rate relief at stake, the O'Malley administration mobilized a lobbying blitz on the Maryland Senate in an effort to reverse an amendment passed Thursday night that could kill its settlement with Constellation Energy Group. The...

The Maryland Senate passed legislation yesterday that would further tighten shoreline development restrictions in an effort to save the Chesapeake Bay from decline, though legislators amended a key provision that the bill's supporters said would weaken...

With an ironclad grip on power in Annapolis and elections more than two years away, most Democrats in the Maryland General Assembly can enjoy a measure of political security. Not Sen. James Brochin. The maverick lawmaker from Baltimore County has been...

The Maryland Senate is poised to delay the implementation of a statewide ban on dishwasher detergent containing polluting phosphorus that seeps into the Chesapeake Bay, in response to objections from consumer products giant Procter & Gamble, which said it...

A state senator from Baltimore County said he will move this week to ban anyone convicted of a felony from receiving money from a state fund that assists crime victims. Sen. James Brochin, a Democrat who sits on the committee that oversees legislation...