Editor-in-chief
Danielle Gaines covered government and politics for Maryland Matters for two years before moving into an editing position. 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.
A group of lawmakers from different corners of Maryland are coming together in solidarity ― before a commission is set to recommend changes to…
In one of Maryland’s true swing districts, the race to represent District 30 in the state Senate could be decided by predicted trends in…
With the close of voter registration last week, the gap between Republicans and Democrats has grown smaller since the last gubernatorial election in several…
If the Senate Education Health and Environment Committee doesn’t meet again until next year’s legislative session, outgoing Chairwoman Sen. Joan Carter Conway will have…
An out-of-state political committee’s two-year involvement in Maryland elections that went unreported in the state’s campaign finance reporting system despite more than $1 million…
A state commission with the power to subpoena witnesses and documents to unravel the culture of corruption that allowed a task force of sworn…
Internal polling suggests that the tightest Maryland Senate district in 2014 is likely to be tight again. This time around the race to represent…
A cash infusion has left congressional candidate David J. Trone with a considerable war chest heading into the final weeks of the 2018 election….
Independent candidate for U.S. Senate Neal Simon has gained support among likely voters — though the Potomac businessman substantially trails Democratic incumbent Sen. Benjamin…
A U.S. District Court judge has issued an injunction that will retain prescription drug benefits for state retirees. Judge Peter J. Messitte granted a…