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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 from Maryland who are still reporting to work during the longest government shutdown in Maryland history will get some relief from new…
Work will move forward to install statues of the 19th century abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass in Maryland’s Old House Chamber, after a…
Maryland’s Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike are committed to passing legislation this year that will restore a prescription drug benefit program for retired state…
Maryland State Prosecutor Emmet C. Davitt will leave his post this summer. Davitt has held the position since 2010, bringing dozens of cases against…
By next year, visitors to the Maryland State House can expect to be greeted in the Old House Chamber by two escaped slaves from…
A Baltimore-based think tank has an idea for how lawmakers can fund the ambitious multi-billion-dollar-annual recommendations of the Kirwan Commission: overhaul the state’s tax…
House Appropriations Chair Maggie L. McIntosh (D-Baltimore City) suggested that 2019 is likely to be an easy year overall, as far as budget work…
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) will introduce a budget on Friday that includes no new taxes, raises for state employees and spending on…
As Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) previewed his forthcoming budget proposal on Thursday, he noted that he’d be including a 3 percent raise…
Two new faces will be at the table when the Commission for Innovation and Excellence in Education meets in Annapolis on Friday. Sens. William…