Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general opposing efforts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to defund and dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), warning that its removal would harm consumers and weaken financial oversight. The coalition filed an amicus brief arguing that shutting down the CFPB would reduce protections against fraud, unfair banking practices, and predatory lending.
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 18 attorneys general filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit challenging executive orders that impact federal funding for gender-affirming care for transgender youth. (more…)
The 2025 Quad State Cheese Fest will take place at the Washington County Agricultural Education Center (7313 Sharpsburg Pike) in Boonsboro, MD on Saturday, September 13. (more…)
Maryland’s Joint Enforcement Task Force on Workplace Fraud, in collaboration with the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, released a report highlighting the misclassification of over 5,500 workers in 2024, uncovering more than $36 million in unreported taxable wages. The report emphasizes the impact of workplace fraud on workers, businesses, and state revenue, with officials pledging stronger enforcement to hold violators accountable. (more…)
Montgomery County’s Flash Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service will be extended into Howard County along the US 29 corridor, according to MCDOT’s Go! Montgomery newsletter.
MCPS Weather Update: Code Green – Schools and Offices Open on Time – Thursday, Feb. 20
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a bipartisan coalition of 37 states and territories urging the FDA to take action against online retailers selling counterfeit and unregulated GLP-1 drugs, emphasizing the risks to consumer safety and the need for stricter enforcement.
Governor Wes Moore announced that 43 Maryland businesses received a total of $5 million in grants through the Maryland Manufacturing 4.0 program to invest in Industry 4.0 technologies and modernize operations. The initiative, administered by the Maryland Department of Commerce, supports businesses across 17 jurisdictions and is set to receive increased funding in the governor’s proposed budget for FY2026.
A Winter Weather Advisory will go into effect from 7am until 11am on Thursday for DC, central, north central, and northern Maryland (including all of Montgomery County), and northern Virginia.
On Tuesday, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and other attorneys general urged the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to support S.J. Res. 10, which would end the national energy emergency declared by President Trump. They argue that U.S. energy production is at record highs, the grid is stable, and extreme weather—not fossil fuel shortages—poses the greatest risk to energy reliability. (more…)
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that Rashad Jajuan Harrison, 34, of Baltimore, was convicted of a felony theft scheme for fraudulently obtaining $82,116.27 in state funds through the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Harrison, who submitted false reimbursement claims on behalf of his nonprofit, was sentenced to five years of supervised probation and ordered to pay restitution.