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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.
Applications are open for members to a new state panel that will oversee implementation of the 10-year multi-billion-dollar Blueprint for Maryland’s Future education reforms….
Sen. George C. Edwards (R-Garrett) announced Tuesday that he won’t seek reelection in 2022, ending a legislative career that spanned decades. Edwards, 73, said…
A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge issued a ruling on Tuesday that will maintain Maryland’s participation in enhanced federal unemployment benefits. Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill…
Former Gov. Parris N. Glendening is joining Scarlet Oak Strategies, the public affairs and political consulting firm founded by his son, Raymond. Scarlet Oak…
About a dozen advocates and elected officials spoke Monday against toll rates proposed as part of a plan to widen portions of I-270 and…
Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) and more than 80 Democrats in the House of Delegates sent a letter Friday to Gov….
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. has named five members to serve on a newly created board that will oversee educational programs within the Department…
Maryland’s top fiscal leaders sounded the alarm once again on Wednesday over state spending through emergency contracts that are exempt from the financial oversight…
As students prepare to return to college campuses in the fall, Maryland launched a $1 million effort to encourage vaccination among young people. Using…
A second Maryland court has issued an order requiring the Hogan administration to maintain expanded federal unemployment benefits that were due to expire at…