This week's state briefs include news on Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Delaware, D.C., Maine, Maryland, Ohio, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Wisconsin.

Exelon worked on several tracks, negotiating settlements with some of those who initially opposed the deal while working to undermine the arguments of those who remained in its way.

This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Virginia and Wisconsin.

The Maryland Public Service Commission voted 3-2 to approve Exelon's controversial acquisition of Pepco Holdings Inc. Friday, saying Exelon's reputation for service excellence was the deciding factor.

This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota and Pennsylvania.

Exelon said first-quarter profit exceeded expectations, in part due to strong performances by PECO, Baltimore Gas and Electric and Constellation Energy.

This week's state briefs include news on Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.

Supporters and critics of the takeover of Pepco by Exelon are churning out newspaper opinion pieces, resolutions and public relations campaigns as the last holdouts to the deal approach deadlines to render decisions.