Anthony Brown

The money from the tax is earmarked to pay for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, an ambitious and expensive plan to improve public schools. Tech companies argued the tax is punitive and violates the First Amendment and laws governing e-commerce and interstate commerce.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown joined a coalition local prosecutors calling for a federal recall of theft-prone Hyundai and Kia vehicles.

Maryland Capitol Police say a sergeant who used a Taser on a young boy last month has returned to full duty, and an investigation into the incident has concluded.

The filings kept on a handful of priests were known as “The Bad Boy Files,” 32 names were not to include on the church's credibly accused list, and colluding with the Archdiocese of Washington were revealed in the investigation.

Maskell is accused of abusing at least 39 people and doing nothing about colleagues who also abused children.

The measure moves prosecution authority for fatal police encounters from local state’s attorneys to the Maryland Office of the Attorney General. Gov. Wes Moore plans to sign the bill into law.

The Banner has made a searchable database of every sex abuser identified in the report, including the 32 names not previously known publicly.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is one of nearly two dozen attorneys general across the country demanding leadership at Kia and Hyundai take action against what they are calling a crisis of car thefts.

The attorney general’s office has investigated fatal encounters with police since late 2021, but it had been up to local prosecutors to decide whether to bring criminal charges. A bill moving forward would strip the authority to prosecute these cases from state’s attorneys, handing the responsibility to the attorney general instead.

Baltimore and Maryland’s newest slate of top elected officials gathered Friday for the first time as a group to discuss their approach to fighting crime before an audience of students at Morgan State University.

On his first full day in office, the governor held a private meeting with U.S. Attorney for Maryland Erek L. Barron and Attorney General Anthony Brown to discuss crime and violence.

Brown, 61 of Prince George’s County, wants more money and authority to raise salaries in the office and double the size of the unit that prosecutes organized crime to 24 attorneys. He wants to go after civil rights violators and investigate and prosecute police misconduct.

Gov.-elect Wes Moore is adding more members to his administration, but he still has only announced two cabinet secretaries.

Maryland’s two highest courts have new names after voters approved the change last month.

At Gov.-elect Wes Moore’s announcement of his first hires, the essential Baltimore question followed: Where’d you go to school?

Heading into final weeks of the campaign, Democratic candidate has nearly $4 million in the bank

The longstanding practice of “councilmanic courtesy” was called into question during Baltimore County Council’s Monday meeting.