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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.
As the number of Marylanders with COVID-19 continues to rise and the state crossed warning thresholds set by the Centers for Disease Control and…
Marylanders for Tax Fairness, a coalition of businesses, advocacy groups and individuals, launched a campaign on Tuesday to oppose the General Assembly’s potential override…
We’re too exhausted ― as we imagine most of you are ― to say anything particularly sweeping or profound about Tuesday’s elections. The nation…
In the wake of unanticipated turnover in his office, Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) announced Thursday that Emmanuel M. “Manny” Welsh will remain in…
Franca Muller Paz, the Green Party candidate making a run for a city council seat in one of Baltimore’s only competitive races on this…
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) on Wednesday pulled $250 million from the state’s rainy day fund, intending to keep small businesses open during…
A Frederick man is facing federal charges after leaving a note threatening to harm and kill former vice president Joe Biden and U.S. Sen….
An alternative financial forecast requested by the state’s top fiscal leaders shows that sustained job losses could drive state revenues down by $1.5 billion…
Former vice president Joe Biden is positioned to secure the largest margin of victory for a presidential candidate in Maryland since 1964, according to…
A prominent Baltimore attorney threatened to launch a publicity campaign attacking the University of Maryland Medical System’s organ donation program unless he was paid…