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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 commission tasked with assessing the salaries of Maryland’s top government officials is recommending a pay raise after the 2022 elections. The Governor’s Salary…
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) said Tuesday that he will withhold funding from Baltimore’s state’s attorney until she provides data on crime and…
Baltimore County has its first immigrant affairs outreach coordinator and a new acting director of government affairs, County Executive John A. Olszewski Jr. (D)…
Former Baltimore City District Court Judge and Maryland first lady Catherine “Katie” Curran O’Malley, who recently retired from the bench, opened a 2022 fundraising…
President Joe Biden is expected to come to the Port of Baltimore on Wednesday to discuss how the recently passed $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure…
Frederick Sen. Ron Young (D) announced over the weekend that he will retire at the end of his term. Young endorsed Del. Karen Lewis…
Two new lawmakers will be sworn in to the House of Delegates soon. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. announced Thursday that he appointed Faye…
A Baltimore judge has dismissed the remaining claims in a case that challenged Maryland’s unemployment benefits payment policies. Judge John Nugent, in a memorandum…
The process to select a new state treasurer is underway. Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County)…
Change continues apace in the House of Delegates, after a committee leader was appointed to the Montgomery County Circuit Court bench on Tuesday morning….