Editor-in-chief
Danielle Gaines covered government and politics for Maryland Matters for two years before moving into an editing position. 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.
If the Senate Education Health and Environment Committee doesn’t meet again until next year’s legislative session, outgoing Chairwoman Sen. Joan Carter Conway will have…
An out-of-state political committee’s two-year involvement in Maryland elections that went unreported in the state’s campaign finance reporting system despite more than $1 million…
A state commission with the power to subpoena witnesses and documents to unravel the culture of corruption that allowed a task force of sworn…
Internal polling suggests that the tightest Maryland Senate district in 2014 is likely to be tight again. This time around the race to represent…
A cash infusion has left congressional candidate David J. Trone with a considerable war chest heading into the final weeks of the 2018 election….
Independent candidate for U.S. Senate Neal Simon has gained support among likely voters — though the Potomac businessman substantially trails Democratic incumbent Sen. Benjamin…
A U.S. District Court judge has issued an injunction that will retain prescription drug benefits for state retirees. Judge Peter J. Messitte granted a…
A state employee will go to court in November over claims that she was stripped of duties after a social media comment criticizing Democratic…
For an hour on Sunday afternoon, the three top candidates for U.S. Senate on November’s ballot met on a soundstage in Baltimore, each promising…
A Department of Homeland Security team investigating the security of Maryland’s election systems has found no “adversary presence,” but a final report is weeks…