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Hannah Gaskill was a reporter for Maryland Matters. She left the publication in May 2022. Gaskill received her master’s of journalism degree in December 2019 from the University of Maryland. She previously worked on the print layout design team at The Diamondback, reported on criminal justice in Maryland for Capital News Service and served as a production assistant for The Confluence — the daily news magazine on 90.5 WESA, Pittsburgh’s NPR member station. Gaskill has had bylines in The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Post and The Chicago Tribune, among other publications. Before pursuing journalism, she received her bachelor’s of fine art degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 2016. She grew up in Ocean City.
The Police Accountability Act of 2021, a major law enforcement reform measure sponsored by House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) hit the House…
A sea of gloved fists — white with knuckles painted blood red — floated above bowed heads outside the State House Thursday evening as…
Lawmakers who support police reform have found themselves in a conundrum: How does one pursue truly meaningful change that has a real chance at…
After the final bill in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee’s police reform package passed out of the chamber Thursday, Sen. William C. Smith Jr….
Democrats splintered ideologically Tuesday as the Senate began its debate on a bill seeking to make police officer misconduct records publicly accessible. And while…
Paul LaRuffa suffered five gunshot wounds in 2002, all at the hands of a 17-year-old boy, who he said “left [him] for dead.” “But,…
After months of work, a series of bills seeking to provide sweeping change to policing in Maryland was presented on the Senate floor Friday…
After nearly 30 hours of voting and two weeks of impassioned debate, the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee passed the final bill in its sweeping…
Sen. Susan C. Lee (D-Montgomery) presented a bill before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Wednesday seeking to train judges who preside over family…
After days of passionate debate, the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee passed legislation intended to repeal and replace the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights out of the committee.