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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.
Rachel Jones, a field representative for U.S. Sen Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), will be the newest member of the Maryland House of Delegates. Jones…
Maryland lawmakers advanced legislation Tuesday that would reform the process for filling legislative vacancies. The Senate gave preliminary approval to a bill that would…
The Maryland Senate on Friday voted to override Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s veto of a monumental education reform bill, culminating years of work…
Maryland law will now require private sellers to arrange background checks for sales of shotguns and rifles after the House of Delegates voted Thursday…
The House voted Monday to override Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s veto of a multibillion-dollar education reform plan, known as the Blueprint for Maryland’s…
Maryland lawmakers will begin debating afresh this week two of the topics that dominated the last legislative session: a multi-billion-dollar education reform plan, and…
A group of business and civic leaders are encouraging the General Assembly to override the veto of a decade-long education reform bill, citing the…
In the hours after it was officially introduced, lawmakers in the General Assembly said Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s proposed budget represented a promising,…
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) will introduce his proposed “economic recovery” budget Wednesday morning, which he said will include a state fiscal stimulus,…
The 442nd session of the Maryland General Assembly opens Wednesday under conditions that were completely unimaginable a year ago. The COVID-19 pandemic has created…