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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.
The Democratic Attorneys General Association announced Tuesday that it was “thrilled” to endorse Rep. Anthony Brown to be the next attorney general for the…
Maryland state Del. Brooke Lierman appeared to secure the Democratic nomination for state comptroller on Tuesday night, leading Bowie Mayor Tim Adams by more…
Cox’s victory appears to be an incredible repudiation of the state’s popular Republican governor, Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.
Voters in Maryland cast ballots in several county executive primaries on Tuesday. The most closely-watched race took place in the state’s largest subdivision and…
Maryland’s six-year streak of having no women in Congress may be extended.
“The People’s Republic of Takoma Park,” the city of 17,000 in the southeast corner of Montgomery County, is home to two Democratic candidates for…
Maryland’s candidates for governor made their closing arguments Monday, one day before the state’s long-anticipated and once-delayed statewide primary. But because hundreds of thousands…
For the first time in more than a decade, two long-time elected officials in Prince George’s County aren’t on the ballot — but that…
Notes: Poll Shows Blair Closing in on Elrich, Mizeur Launches Ad, Perez Campaign Unionizes, and More
Four years ago, Marc Elrich and David Blair finished 77 votes apart in the race for Montgomery County executive. A poll released on Friday…
Nearly 175,000 people cast ballots during early voting, which ended Thursday. The last day of the eight-day window had the highest turnout, by far:…