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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.
Advocacy groups and members of the public will have their moment to make recommendations on the future of education in Maryland at a public…
Outgoing Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman (R) has found a soft landing after his defeat in November’s election. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R)…
Baltimore City’s solicitor sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, challenging a policy used by immigration officials outside the U.S. to determine whether would-be immigrants…
As a commission charged with re-thinking Maryland’s education policies prepares for a lengthy public hearing, Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) is advocating for…
A majority of state lawmakers say they will pass legislation next year to accelerate Maryland’s renewable energy goals over the next two decades. …
Nearly a dozen members of the Maryland Senate have given at least six figures in campaign donations to help other candidates and campaign committees…
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) has joined a coalition calling on the Trump administration to abandon an effort to adopt a federal…
Anne Arundel County Democrat Heather Bagnall had to wait 10 days after the election for it to become final, but with the last absentee…
With a fake business entity complete with a starburst logo, a Montgomery County economic development official embezzled more than $6.7 million in seven years….
General Assembly budget builders will convene in Annapolis in January with a surplus and plenty of options for spending it. The outlook for the…