Attorney General Brian Frosh Spoke Tonight at the Democratic Club of Leisure World

Maryland's relatively new Attorney General, Brian Frosh, spoke tonight to the Democratic Club of Leisure World. (The photo above is from his website. I forgot to take his photo at tonight's event.)

Brian Frosh is always thoughtful and knowledgeable about the facts concerning important issues in our state. He talked about what he has done since taking office as Attorney General this past January.

For example, his office is opposing the merger of Pepco and Exelon, because the newly-merged company would not have any requirement to be any more efficient that Pepco now is, which is very poor. He is also happy to have authority to hire an ombudsman in his office, but pointed out that there is no money in his budget for that.

He responded to questions about the use of the Confederate battle flag on Maryland license plates, pointing out that can be ended relatively easily. The state song with its references to "northern scum" will require an act of the General Assembly to change.

In response to a questioner who pointed out that the MoCo Board of Education has a record of many violations of the Maryland Public Information Act, he said this is a priority of his office and complimented State Senator Jamie Raskin (who was also present) and others for helping to tighten the Public Information Act with an appeals process and limits on what the public can be charged for copies of documents requested by the public.