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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.
Maryland lawmakers are looking to change the clean-energy classification of a controversial renewable energy source – but Republicans worry that doing so could drive…
Maryland could lose a $200 million chunk of federal stimulus funding meant to shore up state government, as the result of a provision in…
The House of Delegates approved a bill to establish a sports gaming industry in Maryland on Thursday, with little discussion or opposition. House Bill…
As the U.S. House passed a $1.9 trillion federal stimulus plan on Wednesday, the Maryland House temporarily slowed work on the state budget ―…
Maryland’s economic recovery from a virus-induced recession continues to exceed expectations, and the state’s top fiscal leaders agreed Tuesday on revenue estimates that include…
An expansion of Maryland’s Earned Income Tax Credit passed quietly into law when Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) allowed the bill to take…
State Del. Dereck E. Davis (D-Prince George’s) has served in the House of Delegates for 27 years and has been chairman of the Economic…
Maryland’s state song could be on the road to repeal. The House Health and Government Operations Committee voted in favor of a bill from…
Maryland state employees could receive a $1,000 bonus in April through a supplemental budget submitted by Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) to the…
The specter of the 2020 presidential election hovered over the House of Delegates as it gave final approval Friday morning to a bill that…