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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.
On the same day the Angelos family organized a trip by the Baltimore Orioles to the State House, a heavy hitter from the Maryland…
The House Judiciary Committee launched an 11th-hour effort to move two high-profile stalled bills: one that would create an enhanced penalty when a pregnant…
The two chambers of the Maryland General Assembly are taking dramatically different approaches to a top priority for Democrats — the creation of a…
The morning after a Senate committee voted down his Hidden Predator Act of 2019, Del. C.T. Wilson (D-Charles) wasn’t certain he had the energy…
Maryland lawmakers are moving forward on legislation that would reconstitute and reform the University of Maryland Medical System’s board of directors in the wake…
A proposal to infuse state school systems with up to $1.1 billion in new funding over the next three years is zooming through the…
The Maryland Senate moved forward on a scaled-back “Blueprint for Maryland’s Future,” setting in motion increased funding and expanded education programs in the next…
A freshman senator has convened a bipartisan workgroup to look at possible aid for small business owners in light of the General Assembly’s passage…
House Speaker Michael E. Busch (D-Anne Arundel), who last presided over the House of Delegates chamber a week ago, may miss the rest of…
After a lengthy debate Friday afternoon, the Maryland Senate passed a bill that would require reporting about the involvement in the governor’s appointments office…