Nathaniel J McFadden

The Maryland NAACP questioned last night the methods used in a government-funded study in which fertilizer made from treated human and industrial waste was put on lawns of East Baltimore rowhouses. "We don't want to do this kind of work at the expense of...

BGE customers will get one-time rebates of $170 and other benefits totaling $2 billion in the coming years under a settlement agreement with the utility's parent company approved by the General Assembly last night. The deal passed in the final hours of...

The Maryland Senate voted down a major piece of Gov. Martin O'Malley's environmental agenda yesterday amid a squabble among Democrats over how much money should be dedicated to rate relief for consumers coping with rising utility bills. The Senate...

The House of Delegates gave preliminary approval yesterday to a bill that would allow police to collect DNA samples from criminal suspects, though the O'Malley administration plan was amended to ease black lawmakers' concerns about how the biological...

The Maryland Senate rejected a bill that would make it a misdemeanor to give alcoholic beverages to minors, with many lawmakers arguing that the proposal could make criminals of people at tailgates, fraternity parties or graduation celebrations. The...

Legislators said they were dissatisfied with Morgan State University officials' responses yesterday to an audit outlining potentially criminal procurement practices on campus construction projects, and insisted on a more detailed investigation....

The Maryland Senate approved yesterday a bill making it a crime for health care workers, police officers, educators and others to fail to report suspected child abuse to authorities, a measure that some fear would make those professionals scapegoats. The...

Gov. Martin O'Malley and his fellow Democrats in the state legislature brushed aside any concerns yesterday about his dismal approval ratings and voter discontent over tax increases approved during the November special session, saying that even if they...

Gov.-elect Martin O'Malley intends to play a central role in efforts to reform Maryland's centuries-old ground rent laws to prevent the seizure of homes over small unpaid bills, an administration official said yesterday. O'Malley's chief policy and...

Key state lawmakers plan to meet Wednesday morning, hours before the General Assembly session opens, to try to hammer out consensus on phasing out the state's arcane system of ground rents. "The time has come for us to sunset this ground rent business,"...