Data Stories

Students in the Data Lab develop innovative data-driven web applications, interactive graphics and in-depth web projects. They serve as lead producers for CNS’ destination website and help test innovative new ideas to advance the practice of journalism.

Trump’s immigration arrests and deportations, by the numbers

Recent ICE data shows deportations falling below expectations, though immigration arrests are significantly higher than under former President Biden.

While movie theaters close nationwide, Maryland’s independent theaters survive

Despite industry-wide of decline of America’s movie theaters, many of Maryland’s independent theaters have survived.

Thousands of Maryland students are chronically absent each year. Here’s what we know

Nearly 27% of Maryland’s students were chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year, meaning they missed 10% or more of school.

Egg prices hit record high amid bird flu outbreak

Egg prices hit a record high in January as avian influenza continues decimating flocks around the country and in Maryland, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the CDC.

What will win best picture at the Oscars? Here’s what the data says

As the Oscars’ best picture race heats up, Capital News Service analyzed which film best fits the profile of a best picture winner, comparing this year’s 10 nominees to winners since 2010 to which film is most likely to end up on top.

Some people need abortions later in pregnancy – many come to Maryland

Maryland is one of the few places in the United States serving people who need later abortions, home to two of the only clinics in the country that perform procedures into the third trimester.

Patients travel hundreds of miles to Maryland for abortion care

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in June 2022, Maryland providers are seeing more patients from other states.

If only birds were ‘puppies’: Lights Out Baltimore tracks 3,000 window collisions since 2018

In downtown Baltimore, Nicole Hartig and Jon Merryman are on the frontlines of a global problem, collecting data and rescuing birds during peak migration seasons. Their work helps raise awareness to prevent avoidable, deadly window strikes.

Carroll County’s transgender policies clash with Maryland Department of Education guidelines

In Carroll County, schools are required to notify parents if a student wishes to change their pronouns or otherwise identify as a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth, according to guidelines published by Carroll County Public…

Maryland’s Senate race drives record outside spending

Outside groups poured over $57 million into Maryland’s congressional races during the 2024 cycle – over five times more than any prior election, according to FEC data that stretches back two decades. The vast majority – 90% of it –…