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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.
A Howard County man has been charged in U.S. District Court with making threats against a member of Congress. Sidhartha Kumar Mathur, 34, of…
Editor’s note: Between now and Jan. 3, we’re re-running 12 great stories that appeared in Maryland Matters in 2020, in chronological order. On Jan….
For 33 years, Calvert County’s Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D) wielded the gavel below the Tiffany glass ceiling in Maryland’s marble-clad Senate chamber….
State Sen. Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert), the longest-serving Senate president in Maryland history — believed to hold the record for service of…
An extraordinary number of bills ― almost 800 ― have been pre-filed for the 442nd session of the Maryland General Assembly. As of Monday evening, there were…
More than 104,000 doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, which was authorized by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday, have been sent to Maryland…
Rep. David J. Trone is headed to a coveted seat on the House Appropriations Committee in the 117th United States Congress. Speaker Nancy Pelosi…
A room in the U.S. Capitol has been named in honor of retired U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, the first woman elected to the U.S….
A top official in the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services has pleaded guilty to theft, bribery and procurement fraud, the Maryland Attorney General announced…
A bipartisan panel of Maryland legislators has recommended tapping the state’s Rainy Day Fund to help close an anticipated budget gap in 2022. The…