$29.4 billion
The estimated damage that Hurricane Sandy caused in New Jersey, according to Gov. Chris Christie who is asking the federal government for help.
Source:
Newark Star-Ledger
The estimated damage that Hurricane Sandy caused in New Jersey, according to Gov. Chris Christie who is asking the federal government for help.
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.
Year that Mike Madigan was elected speaker of the Illinois state House, which makes him the longest to serve that position in U.S. history.
State legislators who are term-limited in 2018. Republicans make up 177 of them, while Democrats make up 86.
Rise in the updated 2014 opioid fatality rate since it was previously reported. Researchers initially undercounted because many death certificates don't include causes of death.