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Annapolis native with Down syndrome enjoys lobbying, working

By HANNAH KLARNER Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Madelyn Monzo doesn’t spend her paychecks — she’s saving them to take her father to Walt Disney World. The 24-year-old Annapolis native works in a discount store — her third job…

Trump’s defense plan would have mixed impact on Maryland

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 federal budget could be a boost to Maryland’s sprawling defense industry but negatively affect the state’s economy in other areas, according to analysts. The administration’s so-called “skinny budget,” unveiled in March, seeks to…

Spring semester 2017 highlights

CNS recaps cnsmaryland.org’s most visited stories this spring semester.

Celebrate Arbor Day!

Arbor Day was started in the state of Nebraska in 1854 by Julius Sterling Morton. Nationally Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday in April.  

Planes, trains and automobiles: the best transportation stories from 2017

Those living in the Washington, D.C. area are likely no stranger to following: getting stuck in a long line at Reagan National Airport; getting stuck on a metro train; getting stuck in traffic on the Beltway. Often times, just traveling around the D.C.…

New Baltimore distillery opens with the backing of businessman Kevin Plank

Whiskey making is underway at Sagamore Spirits distillery along the Baltimore City’s waterfront. A ribbon cutting for the campus was held on Thursday. The facility includes the distillery, a visitor’s center and a soon-to-open restaurant.

Rounding up a herd of top animal stories

CNS takes a look at the spring semester’s most popular animal-related stories on cnsmaryland.org, based on pageviews.

These 7 sports stories were home runs

Wrapping up a semester of Super Bowl, Big Ten Tournament, March Madness and more sports coverage to show you what you might have missed.

Rounding Up Our Twitter Reaction Stories

Whenever Maryland social media users were opining on Twitter, the CNS social team was there to gather the best of the best.

The data doesn’t lie – top 8 data visualization stories of 2017

Our CNS team rounded up the top eight stories from the Data Lab in 2017.