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Danielle Gaines worked for Maryland Matters from September 2018 to January 2024. She covered government and politics for Maryland Matters for two years before moving into an editing position, ultimately serving as editor-in-chief for nearly three years. Previously, she spent six years at The Frederick News-Post ― as the paper’s principal government and politics reporter for half that time, covering courts and legal affairs before that. She also reported for the now-defunct The Gazette of Politics and Business in Maryland and previously worked as a county government and education reporter at The Merced Sun-Star in California’s Central Valley.
California Congressman Adam Schiff will deliver the keynote address at the Maryland Democratic Party’s annual legislative luncheon. The event, held on the eve of…
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) will celebrate his second inauguration with a day of events on Jan. 16. Pre-inaugural services will begin on…
Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins (R) was the only Maryland official to sign on to a letter published as a full-page ad in The…
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh’s office challenged the federal government on 30 fronts in the past year, including by filing more than a…
Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh (D) and the Baltimore Development Corporation announced on Thursday that they “strongly endorse” a proposal to transform the city’s…
Nominees for the next Court of Special Appeals judgeships have been handed to Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s office for consideration. There are two…
Emerge Maryland — a training program for Democratic women that saw dramatic success in the 2018 election — has announced its new class. The…
Even the most high-profile rallies during the 2019 legislative session will be less visible. No longer will rally-goers gather under the gaze of Gov….
Maryland has more than $1 billion in unspent revenue as lawmakers prepare for the 2019 General Assembly session. The budgetary boost comes thanks to…
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) wants lawmakers to commit a portion of casino revenue to school construction spending over the next five years….