litigation and regulation

Sen. Delores Kelley's opinion

Given the level of control these meters are theoretically capable of handing over to the power company, and the track record of the power industry over those years, however, it's reasonable for people to be a bit agitated by the change.

An all-out battle over Baltimore's last major independent bank broke out Monday in a contentious court hearing, leaving a judge to decide — potentially later this week — whether the institution is sold to an investment group with local ties or a Pennsylvania bank.

Letter to the Editor

As more customers and companies jump into Maryland's electricity-purchase market, problems and outright scams are mounting. But the options for getting a good deal on power are rising, too.

Today, with nearly five times as many lounges peddling a relaxing experience around a water-filled flavored tobacco pipe — including many that allow patrons to bring in their own alcohol — legislators in Baltimore County are looking for a way to regulate hookah lounges and gain control over what County Councilman Todd Huff described as "a community menace."

C. Milton Wright and Hereford in field hockey showdown

Mustangs stay undefeated with come-from-behind win over Reservoir on the road.

Reservoir junior David Harris scores goal less than two minutes into overtime to help Gators defeat visiting River Hill, 1-0.

Howard County field hockey teams open season with tournament action.

Competition has spawned half a dozen lawsuits in recent years and an "advertising war" between Ameritox and Millennium Laboratories, accusing each other of false advertising, patent infringement and kickbacks to physicians.

BGE customers are collectively saving nearly 1.5 billion kilowatt hours of electricity a year through energy-efficiency incentive programs. It's enough energy to power 156,000 homes for a year, or the equivalent of a year's worth of greenhouse gas emissions from 230,000 cars.

Maryland officials pulled back Monday a proposed regulation aimed at reducing farm runoff polluting the Chesapeake Bay after chicken growers warned it could cripple the state's lucrative poultry industry if imposed now.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, there is no trade off between addressing inequality and promoting economic growth.

The relatives of five people who were killed in a Baltimore house fire last year sued a landlord and the city housing authority in Circuit Court on Wednesday, claiming their failure to fix a faulty furnace or install smoke detectors led to the fatal blaze.

The grievance system for inmates at the Baltimore jail should be a key tool to alert officials to corrupt officers but is instead a "complete joke," says David Rocah, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland. State officials strongly disagree.

Joseph McM. Fairbanks, a retired Baltimore litigator who was an inspiration to young lawyers, died June 12 from cancer at Gilchrist Center in Columbia. He was 68.

Gov. Martin O'Malley has interceded with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of Carnival Cruise Lines after the company threatened to pull its business from Baltimore over a pending air-quality regulation that would require large, ocean-going ships to burn cleaner fuel.

State regulators have ordered a South Dakota-based payday lender to stop making consumer loans in Maryland after finding the company charged excessive interest rates.

Priority of the state's new top judge must be a return to the tradition of promptly filed opinions

Mayor says project brings `promise of a new day¿

Baltimore's two major fund companies have joined a small but growing number of investment firms offering ultra short-term bond funds, which may become an alternative to the traditional money market fund.

Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. asked Friday for a rate increase, three months after winning approval for higher charges in its last case — a shift to more frequent rate requests that the company expects will continue.

Centennial and Chapelgate also earn victories

Tough new regulations to protect chicken growers on the Eastern Shore were quietly rolled back in a massive federal spending bill last month — enraging advocates for the mom-and-pop farms and straining their already rocky relationship with Salisbury-based Perdue.

A federal lawsuit has been filed against the Harford County Public Schools and two school officials on behalf of a disabled student, who the suit claims was subjected to years of continuous bullying and threats from other students

Richard Lachlan scored the game-tying goal with 1:20 left in regulation and then struck in overtime to lift the No. 16 Roanoke men's lacrosse team to a 14-13 victory over No. 3 Stevenson on Tuesday night at Kerr Stadium.

The members of Bel Air's Board of Town Commissioners voted 4-1 Monday in favor of an amendment to the town's Development Regulations regarding townhouse construction.

A bill moving through the General Assembly in Annapolis would give Maryland farmers a 10-year reprieve from new state or local environmental regulations if the state Department of Agriculture deems they're doing their part to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.

A bill moving through the General Assembly in Annapolis would give Maryland farmers a 10-year reprieve from new state or local environmental regulations if the state Department of Agriculture deems they're doing their part to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.

Greyhounds score first four goals, but can't hold lead against Dukes

Mayo A. Shattuck III, who helped sell two Baltimore institutions to out-of-state concerns and ran the region's energy firm for a volatile decade, has retired from the parent company of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.

Zirkin pipeline effort runs into PSC ambivalence

The anti-doping program that brought down Lance Armstrong should cover our pro and college sports, too

All over the Baltimore-Washington metro area, charter bus operators who were already preparing for a busy weekend due to the inauguration are trying to get a few more busses onto the roads to take advantage of the Ravens' upset victory that put the team one step closer to the Super Bowl.

Years later, the big winners in Tribune Co.'s Chapter 11 case are the investment firms that profit from the boom-and-bust cycles of Wall Street.

Key recruiter and teacher coached Maryland in double-overtime loss to Miami last season after Mark Turgeon's ejection

It's been nearly 25 years since Bel Air experienced a tempest in a teapot over whether hot dog vendors would be allowed to sell their wares on the streets of town.

After spending more than four years embroiled in a contentious Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, the reorganized Tribune Co. will emerge Monday under new owners and a newly appointed board, freed from its massive debt and facing an uncertain future, officials said.

Anne Arundel casino expects 10 percent increase in revenue with extended hours

Terry Musika, an accountant and expert witness who worked in business fraud and patent damages claims, died of pancreatic cancer Dec. 18 at his Hunt Valley home. He was 64.

Hudson farm case leaves long-term problem of agricultural pollution unresolved

The president can't rely on GOP cooperation, so he must make use of executive orders to make progress on environment, health and safety

Today's conservative judges embrace activism, but Bork preached restraint