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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.
Federal employees forced to work without pay during future government shutdown are one step closer to possible relief. The Maryland House of Delegates voted…
Advocates are trying again for a bill that would add seats for a parent and teachers to the Maryland State Board of Education. A…
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s communications director will soon have a few more Republican governors to work with. Amelia Chassé will start in March as…
Maryland teachers plan to make a statement as part of the “Red for Ed” movement, but they won’t be striking or walking out of…
The last documented lynching in the state of Maryland took place on Oct. 19, 1933 in Somerset County. It was a brutal affair, according…
The latest person to throw support behind statehood for Washington, D.C., is a freshman delegate from Montgomery County. Del. Gabriel Acevero (D) introduced a…
The debate over whether to require schools to start after Labor Day heads to the House of Delegates, after a veto-proof Senate majority passed…
Lawmakers have put forward more than a dozen bills this year seeking millions of dollars – billions, in fact – for school construction funding….
More than four dozen gubernatorial nominees were confirmed by the Maryland Senate on Friday, including Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz. The Senate voted 45-0 to…
Another ranked-choice voting bill will be under consideration in the Maryland General Assembly ― this one with the unanimous support of the Montgomery County…