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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.
The petition requirement for Maryland’s Green and Libertarian parties to gain ballot access for the November general election has been slashed in half. The…
As many as 15% of students in at least one Maryland county have not participated in distance learning in any form since schools were…
Self-proclaimed “nerdy government guy” Andrew Schaufele will leave his job as Maryland’s top economist ― to work for different governments across the country. Schaufele,…
A federal judge will monitor the Prince George’s County jail’s response to COVID-19, expressing deep concern about medical care for detainees in Maryland’s coronavirus…
The Maryland State Board of Elections held an emergency meeting on Wednesday to add two additional Election Day voting sites in Baltimore on June…
Maryland has added 125 child care sites and 21,500 additional child care slots to serve children whose parents are returning to work as state…
Maryland election officials announced emergency measures Wednesday afternoon to increase voting access in Baltimore as questions mounted about a state vendor’s late delivery of…
Maryland’s top fiscal officers cut more than $120 million from this year’s state budget on Wednesday, as officials warned that the first round of…
Third parties in Maryland are suing to reduce the signature requirement to appear on November ballots, arguing that the state’s stay-at-home order and social…
Maryland’s top lawmakers are asking the State Board of Elections to add additional voting centers in Baltimore City and Montgomery County for the June…