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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 University of Maryland College Park will pause plans to develop Guilford Woods, a 10-acre wooded lot on the south edge of the campus,…
The top issue on most Marylanders’ minds as the state continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 election nears is the…
Maryland’s largest state employee union endorsed former U.S. and Maryland Labor Secretary Tom Perez (D) for governor on Wednesday. AFSCME Council 3 and AFSCME…
With the Maryland General Assembly poised to consider legalizing the recreational use of marijuana next year, support for the reform has decreased slightly among…
Roy McGrath, the former chief of staff to Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) who is facing federal charges of wire fraud and misuse…
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) said Friday that he would welcome three Western Maryland counties to the Mountain State “with open arms,” and…
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) authorized mix-and-match booster shots in Maryland on Friday, after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Lawmakers from Maryland’s westernmost legislative district have written the West Virginia Legislature seeking to join that body. In letters sent earlier this month to…
A panel of some of the state’s top fiscal officers voted Monday to reduce the state’s borrowing level next year by $200 million, with…
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) announced a $150 million plan to boost funding for state police and crime response programs on Friday, as…