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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.
A Montgomery County bill to impose fees on tax-capped country club properties puttered to a halt Friday after it was narrowly voted down by…
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert) decried the crime in Baltimore on Friday, reading headlines from The Baltimore Sun about a night…
The Maryland Senate narrowly voted down three nominees to the state’s Handgun Permit Review Board early Friday afternoon. The 21-25 vote came after nearly…
As lawmakers consider whether to adopt a $15 minimum wage, some are also asking whether that figure is needed everywhere in Maryland. “Garrett County is not…
Lawmakers are supporting a new license in the state of Maryland to recognize residents who don’t identify as male or female. The Maryland Senate…
A bill to expand the University System of Maryland Board of Regents and explore additional oversight reform has support from the board’s new chairwoman….
Legislative leaders formally announced the creation of a joint committee to study marijuana legalization in the state of Maryland. As first reported by Maryland…
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s three nominees to the Handgun Permit Review Board were voted down in committee Monday night, marking the third straight…
In the last four months, the Department of Maryland State Police has appealed nearly two dozen decisions by the Handgun Permit Review Board, a…
The long-awaited interim report of the Commission for Innovation and Excellence in Education was released this week. In 150 pages, the commission spells out its broad…