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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.
A week after Election Day, some races in Maryland are narrowing as election boards continue the process of counting absentee and provisional ballots. In…
Baltimore’s City Solicitor Andre M. Davis told a panel investigating corruption within the city’s police department that he will provide as much information as…
A record number of women will serve in the Maryland legislature next year. Seventy-one women were elected or reelected on Tuesday night — 56…
A Carroll County senator has conceded a close race in District 9. Sen. Gail H. Bates (R) posted to Facebook around 12:30 p.m. Friday…
While he would have preferred to win a few more down-ballot races, Maryland Republican Chairman Dirk Haire said Thursday it was still very significant…
The University System of Maryland Board of Regents on Wednesday voted to elevate Linda R. Gooden, a nine-year-member of the panel — to chairwoman….
Democrat David J. Trone will be the last person to represent the 6th Congressional District as it’s currently drawn. The morning after Trone succeeded…
It’s not clear how he would fare on real waves in the Chesapeake Bay, but Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. rode his “purple surfboard”…
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) may have won four more years in Annapolis, but voters across the state split their tickets to elect…
Voters will decide Tuesday on whether to re-elect Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) or bring change in the form of former NAACP president…