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District 12 Democrat State Del. Clarence Lam handily won his bid to replace the retiring Democrat Sen. Edward J. Kasemeyer on Election Day. The district represents constituents in both Howard and Baltimore counties.

The Maryland Republican Party was seeking to ride Gov. Larry Hogan's coattails to curb Democrats' power in General Assembly. Their effort failed.

Here are The Sun's endorsements in Tuesday's midterm elections.

The Sun provides endorsements in the six state Senate races targeted as part of Gov. Larry Hogan's "Drive for Five."

A team of incumbent Democratic legislators representing District 12 — including Clarence Lam who beat out Mary Kay Sigaty for state Senate nomination — along with a newcomer, will likely advance as a slate to the general election in November.

All of the 188 seats in the Maryland General Assembly — 47 in the Senate, 141 in the House of Delegates — were on the ballot Tuesday, forcing many veteran incumbents in the Baltimore region and elsewhere to face possible ouster as voters decided whether to make sweeping changes in Annapolis. 

Howard County Council member Mary Kay Sigaty and District 12 Del. Clarence Lam vie in primary election for Democratic nomination for District 12 state Senate seat. The winner will face sole GOP candidate Joe Hooe in the November election.

We took a look at the county’s legislation and representatives to give a rundown of Howard County’s winners and losers from this year’s General Assembly session.

More than one in five Maryland taxpayers will their state and local income tax bills go up by $730, on average, next year. The tax relief plan nearing final passage would reduce that tab by $40.

Despite assurances from the most powerful three men in Maryland politics, not all Marylanders will be protected from paying more as a result of the new federal tax bill.

The state spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1 represents a 2.2 percent increase over the current fiscal year.

The entire Baltimore Metro Subway will reopen Friday morning​​​​​​, three days earlier than expected, the Maryland Transit Administration announced, after a nearly one-month shutdown for emergency track repairs that officials said couldn’t wait until this summer.

Gov. Larry Hogan's proposed bill to protect Marylanders from negative effects of President Donald Trump's tax overhaul would overshoot the mark and actually amount to a significant tax cut, according to legislative analysts.

Three Republican candidates, all from the Baltimore County side of the district, have announced their candidacy for one of District 12’s three long Democrat-held delegate seats.

Senate Budget & Taxation Committee Chairman Edward J. Kasemeyer will not run for re-election.

During the 2018 state legislative session, southwest county delegates plan to work on issues ranging from healthcare and education to beer.

As community members clamor for a chance to reinvent Spring Grove's 189-acre campus, the Maryland Department of Health is making no promises.

Even though the state's financial picture hasn't changed, Gov. Larry Hogan wants to trim Maryland spending mid-year.

Stalwart liberal state Sen. Richard S. Madaleno Jr. is planning to launch his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor Monday — heralding a contest for the party’s progressive base.

Gov. Larry Hogan opened the door Tuesday to discussion of a state investment in a renovation of Pimlico Race Course, saying he wants to keep the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore and is willing to work out a deal if the price is right.

The General Assembly wrapped up its work on the state budget Tuesday as both houses gave final approval to the compromise reached the day before by House and Senate negotiators.

A deal that give the Baltimore school system money to help close its $130 million funding shortfall and Gov. Larry Hogan his proposed tax break for manufacturers is taking shape in Annapolis.

As the House of Delegates nears an up-or-down vote on Gov. Larry Hogan's $43.5 billion spending plan Thursday, House budget chief Maggie McIntosh sees a lot of good news. Looming, however, are Republican President Donald J. Trump's expected cutbacks to the federal workforce.

Comptroller Peter Franchot, who failed last year in his efforts to get more power to investigate tax cheats, is trying again. This year he has a powerful new ally in Republican Gov. Larry Hogan. But the bill still has to get through the Maryland Senate.

Gov, Larry Hogan outlined a budget Tuesday that he said reduces spending for next year while holding off tax increases or painful cuts to service.

The structure of Howard County's school board could be up for a toss-up as state lawmakers propose three competing plans to redraw how school board members are elected.

In what MTA called a fundamental shift in the bus system, the agency has created a system of 12 CityLink routes to eliminate bottlenecks in downtown Baltimore.

A state Senate committee decided to put off any action on proposed tax breaks for manufacturers until at least next year, deciding there isn't enough time before the end of the 2016 legislative session on April 11 to craft legislation.

A Senate committee approved a tax cut package Thursday that bears only a slight resemblance to Gov. Larry Hogan's plan, making it likely that several of his proposals will go by the wayside.

A Senate committee's version of Gov. Larry Hogan's budget would bar the state from using aircraft flights over people's land to assess their value for property tax purposes.

Gov. Larry Hogan proposed Thursday to spend $12.7 million to help Baltimore offset education aid it had lost because of declining enrollment.

Amid the partisan discord and more than 100 competing tax proposals in Annapolis, Republicans and Democrats have firmly agreed on one thing. They want to funnel millions into the pockets of Maryland's working poor, expanding a program widely considered the government's most effective tool for helping people out of poverty.

Del. Eric Ebersole has filed a bill that will allow Catonsville Gourmet to serve liquor, even though it's less than 300 feet away from a church in Baltimore County.

Responding to criticism from lawmakers, Gov. Larry Hogan on Thursday said he no longer wants to pay for a new Baltimore jail in his budget and instead wants lawmakers to put the money toward projects at state universities.

The Howard County Delegation unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would launch a state-level investigation into how county school officials have handled public information requests under Superintendent Renee Foose's leadership. After the vote, several delegates questioned the county school board's handling of Foose's recent contract renewal.

U.S. Representative Christopher Van Hollen, a Democrat, is Mr. Gerrymander. He first gained national office in 2003 in large part due to the gerrymandering of Maryland's Eighth Congressional District. The reshaping of the Eighth District was done by Maryland Democrats with the intent to eliminate Republican Connie Morella, who had held that seat for about 16 years.

Democratic leaders of the Maryland legislature said Monday they will push plans to help people save for college and pay off student debt.

Lowering taxes for business is likely to be a focus of Annapolis lawmakers in the new year, as Gov. Larry Hogan seeks to deliver on promises made during the election and Democrats look to burnish their credentials with business. While momentum is gathering for reform, just what shape that tax relief may take — and how far it will go — remains unclear.

A state budget expert told local officials Thursday the cost of Maryland's debt has grown so large that construction projects may have to be canceled.

The political comedy series "Veep," which has been filmed the past four years in Columbia and elsewhere around Maryland, may be on the verge of pulling up stakes after landing $6.5 million in tax credits from California to shoot there.

Maryland state employees will not have to give back the 2 percent pay raise they received Jan 1.

District 12 legislators field questions from residents

The House and the Senate are expected to go into conference by the end of next week on the one things they must do under the Maryland Constitution ¿ pass a balanced budget.

A Senate committee cut a swath through Gov. Larry Hogan's first-year legislative agenda Friday as it said no to several of his flagship initiatives, including a halt to increases in the gas tax.

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot has long been a supporter of starting school after Labor Day and in January he picked up a new, key supporter of this proposal, Gov. Larry Hogan.

The General Assembly's budget committees are weighing a proposal to change the way it funds its state employee pension system, a move that would free up as much as $60 million that Democratic lawmakers would like to redirect to education and other programs.

The Hogan administration still isn't tipping its hand how it intends to trim spending by 2 percent in every agency next year, despite a request for details from heads of the General Assembly's budget committees.

During the campaign that took him to the State House, Gov. Larry Hogan frequently railed against former Gov. Martin O'Malley's use of "gimmicks" to balance the budget.

Budget panel chiefs seek specifics on Hogan's 2% budget cuts