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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 Montgomery County House delegation OK’d a housing security bill on Friday morning, marking a legislative milestone for tenant rights, advocates said. The delegation…
Maryland lawmakers and community leaders continued to call for the resignation of Del. Mary Ann Lisanti (D-Harford) the morning after she was near-unanimously censured…
The leader of the House Appropriations Committee made an unusual procedural move Thursday in anticipation of a tight budget ― and a tight budget…
The Maryland House of Delegates voted unanimously Thursday night to censure one of its own, Del. Mary Ann Lisanti (D-Harford), who had uttered a…
The House of Delegates will meet at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday for a censure vote against a Democratic lawmaker who apologized for using the…
Hardly an hour after the House of Delegates moved forward a stripped-back $15 minimum wage bill, advocates gathered in Annapolis to turn lobbying efforts…
The calls for resignation mounted Wednesday against a Harford County delegate who apologized for using the N-word as a slur earlier this legislative session….
Ken Fitch traveled 40 miles on Tuesday to appear in the House Appropriations Committee along with a row of supporters wearing bright yellow “WE…
A Maryland lawmaker who used a racial slur while talking with colleagues at an Annapolis bar in January has resigned from a leadership post…
The House Economic Matters Committee voted for a $15 minimum wage bill on Monday night – but without many provisions sought by advocates, including…