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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.
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s administration spent more than $380,000 in legal fees attempting to end expanded federal unemployment benefits in Maryland early, an…
Editor’s note: Maryland Matters reporters sat down with some of the candidates for governor at the recent Maryland Association of Counties conference. Interviews with…
Several people who attended the Maryland Association of Counties conference in Ocean City last week have since tested positive for COVID-19, the association said…
Enrollment at the 12 University System of Maryland institutions is expected to remain level in the school year set to begin Aug. 30 at…
Editor’s note: Maryland Matters reporters sat down with some of the candidates for governor at the recent Maryland Association of Counties conference. Interviews with…
Two Maryland counties were recognized for innovative programs to tackle climate change and systemic racism at the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference last…
Editor’s note: Maryland Matters reporters sat down with some of the candidates for governor at the recent Maryland Association of Counties conference. Interviews with…
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) told local officials at the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference that they were best-suited to spend the…
As promised after a Democratic challenger entered the Maryland Senate race in late July, the lawmakers representing District 32 in Anne Arundel County filed…
Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) and other leaders of the House of Delegates are calling on Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) to…