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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.
Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones (D-Baltimore County) kept watch Thursday as delegates from two standing committees grilled the leaders of the state’s college savings…
In his first official act as Maryland governor Thursday morning, Wes Moore continued last year’s work in the General Assembly, releasing $69 million that…
Aruna Miller sworn in as Lt. Gov. as racial barriers fall in Maryland
Ahead of his swearing-in on Wednesday, Gov.-elect Wes Moore’s Cabinet is nearly complete. Moore announced his picks for nine additional cabinet positions on Tuesday,…
It’s impossible to miss the signs of change in Annapolis lately. Moving boxes — incoming and outgoing — intermittently line halls and walkways. Furniture’s…
Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford (R) won’t be taking much time off when his tenure in the Maryland State House concludes. The Columbia-based law firm…
A wistful Gov. Larry Hogan (R) gave a farewell address to Marylanders Tuesday evening, then became even more emotional as he watched the unveiling…
The day before the Maryland General Assembly session begins, Democrats in Annapolis vowed to pursue progressive policy expansions and expressed hope for the next…
Governor-elect’s chief legislative affairs officer gets a posse of five deputies.
Maryland hospitals are almost at capacity with longer wait times to help patients, due in part to “another steep uptick in Marylanders needing hospitalization…