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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.

Local leaders gathered in Annapolis on Thursday to voice support for legislation to increase the statewide minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023….

A Baltimore County senator is pursuing a bill that would remove the ability of the state superintendent of schools to disapprove of local school…

Montgomery County Sen. William C. Smith Jr. (D) will miss the final days of the General Assembly session this year, but his colleagues gave…

President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at 9 tonight. It will…

A pair of proposals from the Maryland Senate’s minority party to amend the chamber’s rules are moving forward. The Senate Rules Committee voted unanimously…

The city of Annapolis needs a raise, according to House Speaker Michael E. Busch and other members of the Anne Arundel County General Assembly…

The Maryland Senate committee charged with vetting gubernatorial nominees has questions about the Handgun Permit Review Board – again. Members of the Senate Executive…

Legislative leaders have named the members of a bipartisan joint committee that will interview the candidates for state treasurer and recommend a nominee. Senate President…

Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) has tapped two communications professionals to join his office’s leadership. Hogan has appointed two new deputy chiefs of…

The Maryland Senate unanimously confirmed 42 gubernatorial nominees Friday morning. Among them was former Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman (R), who was unseated in…