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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 Maryland Transportation Authority Board is slated to vote Tuesday on a public-private partnership agreement for the toll-lane widening of portions of Interstate 270…
A Maryland business group panned a proposal to accelerate the state’s increase to a $15 minimum wage on Thursday, while Democrats in Annapolis continued…
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) vetoed four bills on Wednesday, including a measure he called “sanctuary state” legislation. That bill, House Bill 16,…
The Montgomery County delegation in the House of Delegates has re-elected its leadership for another year. Del. Marc Korman (D) will continue as chair…
Earmarks are back in Congress — with more rules. U.S. House lawmakers who want funding for transportation projects in the annual appropriations bill or…
As Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) and the presiding officers of the General Assembly joined together for a bill signing ceremony in Annapolis…
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) will sign more than 200 bills into law on Tuesday, including measures that would repeal “Maryland, My Maryland”…
Maryland Senate Minority Whip Michael J. Hough (R) announced Monday that he will forego a re-election bid and instead run for Frederick County executive…
A federal advisory panel is recommending that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine be administered to adolescents between 12 and 15 years old, making it the first…
Mathew Palmer, a former state government official, was sentenced to eight years in prison on Tuesday for distribution of child pornography. Palmer, 44, of…