$138 billion
The collective cost of invasive species -- such as the Burmese python, Asian carp and yellow star-thistle -- to U.S. taxpayers each year.
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The collective cost of invasive species -- such as the Burmese python, Asian carp and yellow star-thistle -- to U.S. taxpayers each year.
Age that Maine Gov. Paul LePage wants people to be to vote and join the military in his state. His proposal, which would need permission from the Trump administration, is in response to the legislature's decision to override him and raise the age for buying tobacco to 21.
Confederate monuments and statues on public property in the United States. Most of them are in the South, and 32 of them have been dedicated or rededicated since 2000.
Estimated economic benefit of the total solar eclipse in just one town, Hopkinsville, Ky., which is the epicenter of the global event and is expecting as many as 200,000 visitors this weekend.
Number of hate groups in California, which is the most of any state. Trailing right behind is Florida (with 63) and Texas (with 55).
States where there's not a single Democrat in any statewide elected executive position. The same is true for Republicans in nine states.
The hole in the Texas legislature's 2018 budget. It's a lot of money but not an immediate problem. State officials won't have to reckon with the consequences of this shortfall until January 2019.