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In 2009 — before Obamacare took effect — 24 percent of people living in poverty in Maryland were uninsured, while in 2014, 15.7 percent were uninsured, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau

Hoyer, likely due to his leadership position, raised $3.5 million from the beginning of last year to the filing deadline of Oct. 19, the most among winning candidates. Only 25 percent of his contributions, however, came from individuals, with 65 percent coming from PACs, a Capital News Service analysis found.

Senator-elect Chris Van Hollen and Sen. Ben Cardin will be among the 48 Democratic senators tasked with trying to defend Obama’s health care legacy as well as other domestic and foreign policy achievements and entitlement programs. The Marylanders say they also will oppose any Republican effort to restrict women’s rights and will seek to keep the issue of economic inequality in the forefront.

The U.S. is growing more politically divided and Maryland is no different.

We looked at this year's numbers and can confidently say: Joe Flacco is not elite.

Both major-party presidential candidates got fewer votes in 2016.

A live blog from our election night coverage with data visualizations and quotes from voters around the state.

With Senator Barbara Mikulski retiring, Maryland is likely to see its first all-male delegation in 40 years.

Maryland has reduced the number of inaccessible voting places for people with disabilities from 74 in 2008 to seven.

Statewide, only 10 percent of campaign donations went to Trump. In D.C.'s suburbs, that number is even lower.

Early voting only utilized by 16% of voters in the 2012 election. Will more people take advantage of it in 2016?

The best lacrosse players in Maryland hail from wealthier parts of the state than the best football and basketball players.

Maryland’s medical marijuana bill was approved almost three years ago, but patients are still waiting for legal access.

National's second baseman Daniel Murphy's ability to avoid strikeouts as a power hitter is on par with some MLB greats of the past decade.

The Washington Nationals have home-field advantage for their playoff series against the Los Angeles Dodgers that begins Friday at Nationals Park. Over the last five years, home teams have won 53 percent of all regular season games played. But in the divisional round, teams with home-field advantage have won just one in three series over the last five years

For the fourth consecutive season in 2016, the Major League Baseball home run champion wore Baltimore Orioles black and orange. When Mark Trumbo took home the award with a league-leading 47 home runs, he became the third different Oriole to hold the honor since 2013. Chris Davis won in 2013 and 2015, and Nelson Cruz led the league in 2014.