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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.
Officials’ early responses to the practice-related death of football player Jordan McNair threaten the University System of Maryland’s reputation for competent leadership and a…
The race for speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates shifted into high gear Wednesday, as the three Democrats running for the post all…
A state commission charged with making recommendations on the state’s property tax rate voted unanimously Wednesday to keep things steady. The recommendation was likely,…
The Maryland State Department of Education received a $50,000 grant to expand access to breakfast at schools in the state. The state’s Office of…
The head of Baltimore’s economic development agency is stepping down to join a community-building consulting firm founded by former Howard County executive Ken Ulman….
Maryland’s longest-serving House speaker, Michael Erin Busch, was welcomed back to the State House one final time Monday afternoon. He will lie in repose…
The images that popped up on Frederick County prosecutor Joyce King’s computer screen that couldn’t be charged as child pornography were as disturbing as…
Now that the General Assembly’s annual 90-day session is over, Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s legislative shop kicks into overdrive — deciding which of…
Maryland’s Handgun Permit Review Board is set to go dormant — at least temporarily. The General Assembly this year passed legislation to abolish the…