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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.
Maryland is expected to receive almost $5 billion in federal assistance to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, including substantial chunks of money to bolster…
Maryland’s unemployment figures continued to skyrocket on Thursday, and the figures are expected to continue rising as social-distancing remains in place and additional workers…
Ex-Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh (D) is asking a federal judge to postpone her surrender to federal prison until June. In a motion filed…
Family members of incarcerated Marylanders have filed a petition with the state’s high court seeking immediate release of inmates in prisons and jails, citing…
The state of Maryland has leased two ice skating rinks to use as possible makeshift morgues during the COVID-19 crisis. Maryland Health Secretary Robert…
Maryland’s attorney general has joined the chorus calling for the state to release some prisoners to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus behind…
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) deferred to federal guidelines on business operations Friday, as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle lobbied his…
Confirmed COVID-19 cases are being monitored in 60 Maryland nursing homes, as community spread of the novel coronavirus has hit facilities with even the…
Maryland Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) signed an executive order extending financial protections for homeowners and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday….
Maryland’s Office of the Public Defender filed a brief with the Maryland Court of Appeals on Friday urging the immediate release of some children…