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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.
General Assembly budget negotiators have settled on a $46-billion-plus spending plan they will present to their colleagues later this week. The compromise spending plan…
A key Senate committee voted Friday afternoon to send an aid-in-dying bill to the chamber floor, but advocates on both sides are unhappy with…
The Maryland Senate voted 47-0 in favor of a $46.6 billion state budget on Thursday, and budget negotiators from both chambers are expected to…
Senators moved forward on a $46.6 billion budget plan Wednesday – but not before prolonged debate about a private school scholarship program for low-income…
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert) said Tuesday that he’s not likely to vote in favor of a medically assisted suicide bill,…
Senate Judicial Proceedings Chair Robert A. Zirkin (D-Baltimore County) found himself in the uncomfortable position of tiebreaker Tuesday afternoon during the committee’s vote on…
The Maryland Senate moved forward on a bill Tuesday that would fund the state’s reinsurance program for the next four years. The House of…
As senators got their first look at the chamber’s budget proposal this session on Monday, Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) blasted what he…
A trio of Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s judicial nominees were supported by the Senate Executive Nominations Committee on Monday evening. Hogan (R) nominated…
Maryland lawmakers have moved closer to a compromise bill that boosts the state’s craft brewing industry. House Bill 1080 from Del. Carol Krimm (D-Frederick) and Senate…