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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. (R) condemned comments from a “conspiracy theorist” in the House of Delegates and said comments from U.S. Rep. Andrew…
Maryland officials said security will be heightened around the State House and capital complex, as the FBI warned Monday of plans for armed protests…
Two dozen former Republican members of Congress ― including the Eastern Shore’s former Rep. Wayne Gilchrest ― are encouraging their successors to “protect American…
The U.S. House of Representatives could move forward with impeachment proceedings next week, if President Trump is not removed from office by his Cabinet…
Maryland’s Republican governor said Thursday there was “no question that America would be better off if the president would resign or be removed from…
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) on Wednesday announced the appointment of Judge Laura Sue Ripken to Maryland’s intermediate appellate court. Ripken was nominated…
Maryland police have been deployed to Washington, D.C., in an effort to restore order after an armed mob stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday as…
A bill aimed at closing health disparities and honoring the medical contributions of Henrietta Lacks has been signed into law. President Trump on Tuesday…
In a widely circulated and deeply personal essay, U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and former deputy U.S. Treasury secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin memorialized the…
Editor’s note: Between now and Jan. 3, we’re re-running 12 great articles that appeared in Maryland Matters in 2020, in chronological order. On Jan….