Molly Martinez
Multimedia Journalist
Washington, D.C.
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Molly Martinez rejoined Gray Television in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist in the Washington News Bureau. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D.
Molly was born in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Silver Spring. She learned a love of politics at a young age. In high school, she interned on Capitol Hill and hosted her first cable access show. The show had one viewer, Molly’s grandmother.
She attended American University in Washington, D.C., where she pursued her love of politics and journalism. She got a new cable access show, with the same single viewer— you guessed it, grandma.
After college, Molly moved to Montreal, Canada — then Paris, France where she pursued a career as a stand-up comedian. After two years, she returned stateside, and got a job producing in San Francisco.
From, there she landed her first on-air job as the statehouse reporter in Bismarck. She then moved to Columbus, Ohio and covered politics for three years.
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We’re now six weeks into the war between Israel and Hamas.Tuesday, tens of thousands gathered on the national mall in sight of the U.S. Capitol to express their support for Israel
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Ohio is now the 24th state to spark up this green industry.
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Tuesday’s reception was a redemption of sorts for those who were never thanked for their service.
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With the separation of church and state also came the First Amendment - the freedom to practice any religion without the enforcement of an official one.
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The tradition has been around since the Eisenhower administration
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Assembly Studios provides 250,000 square feet of stage space and includes productions offices, warehouses, mill space
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A new case at the Supreme Court could potentially change the way the American Disabilities Act is enforced.
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Indeed.com found the average farmer salary in the US is just $38 thousand dollars a year.
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Could paying farmers to NOT farm bee the solution?
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Donald Trump will notably not be in attendance
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A 2003 law requires epinepherine on board, but enforcement is another story
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Tuesday is one of four Flag City Honor flights this year
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Willa Cather is the first Pulitzer winning author to join Statuary Hall.
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Iowa veterans visit Washington, D.C. as part of the Honor Flight program
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94-year-old Geraldine Tyler owned a condo in Minneapolis.Around 2010, she began falling short on property tax payments. Hennepin Country foreclosed and sold the unit with a profit of $25,000. She is asking the Supreme Court to return the profit to her.
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IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel warns not to leave money on the table
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Veterans from Illinois got the trip of a lifetime Thursday
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Oral arguments were heard Wednesday in the case of Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products
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Both companies are refusing to roll over in this dog toy lawsuit.
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It’s been a tumultuous week for the stock market, as the dust settles after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
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The Justice Department announcing Tuesday they plan to block a merger deal between Jet Blue and Spirit Airlines.
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The FBI building in Washington D.C., was just voted ugliest building in the United States from a survey by BuildWorld.
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the case of Gonzalez Vs. Google
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Should tech companies be held accountable for what others put on their platforms?
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The gun debate is back in the national spotlight this Valentine’s day for two reasons.
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Pennsylvania Congressman Dwight Evans and Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver are now raising the (cheese) steaks in their good-natured Super Bowl rivalry.
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According to US Customs and border data, about 2.5 million people have been expelled from the US since 2020 because of Title 42.
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Republicans say it’s in the spirit of preserving national security – Democrats think it’s an attempt by the GOP to settle the score.
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Seven months after the fall of Roe - abortion rights are still front and center in Washington.
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Get those W2 forms ready - today marks the officials start to tax season.
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Dozens of mayors from across the country are descending on Washington this week - to advocate for their communities, and bridge the partisan divide.
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“the Supreme Court should not just ping pong up and down based on whatever the most recent election results were,” said Johnson.
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“Any time republicans step forward and start to claw back some of that unnecessary spending, they’re going to howl about it,” said Rep. Dusty Johnson
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It’s no secret that TikTok is a popular app. According to app data, the Chinese-owned company has about a billion users across the globe. That’s a lot of data being collected - and a huge cause for concern in Washington.
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After 10 months in what President Biden called “intolerable circumstances,” 2-time Olympian and WNBA star Brittney Griner is coming home.
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The Supreme Court is set to hear a case on Monday that has the potential to roll back significant civil rights protections.
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Dr. Jill Biden decorates White House with “We the People” holiday theme
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In what will be his third run for President, Donald Trump is running on a platform of many things - including promises to impose term limits. But for some members of Congress - Donald Trump’s time is already up.
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Two lucky turkeys are counting their blessings this Thanksgiving. Chocolate and Chip were selected for the official presidential turkey pardon.
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The say age is just a number – but more and more, it’s becoming a factor voters have to consider when picking a candidate.
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President Joe Biden is making himself the face of the booster shot - getting his bivalent booster shot Tuesday in front of a group of reporters.
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It’s called Nitazene - and like fentanyl, the CDC says these synthetic drugs are often mixed with other opioids to make them cheaper, more potent, and more addictive.
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A new bill in Washington promises more competition when it comes to credit card transactions - but one expert says cardholders could be left footing the bill.
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The case has the potential to strip the Clean Water Act of key environmental protections
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How the federal government is working to help Americans keep their information safe from sale.
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Saturday, veteran Chuck McCarthy was joined by four other surviving World War II veterans, visiting the memorial erected in their honor.
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When parents can’t afford school lunch, sometimes children end up paying the price
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The annual event raises money for the Young Survivor’s Coalition
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In a curveball for Washington standards, the two parties united for the annual Congressional Baseball Game.
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