49 percent
The amount of federal funds that Mississippi receives is equal to nearly half of its state tax revenue, making it the highest ratio in the nation.
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AL.com
The amount of federal funds that Mississippi receives is equal to nearly half of its state tax revenue, making it the highest ratio in the nation.
Democratic governors and state attorneys general who are women, which accounts for 20 percent representation. The Democratic Attorneys General Association hopes to increase that number and recently launched "the 1881 Initiative" -- named for the first year that a woman ran, unsuccessfully, for state AG -- to help.
Day that Baltimore's bike-share service will reopen. It shut down this weekend because so many bikes were stolen that the company is installing additional locking devices.
Drop in Louisiana's median income from 2015 to 2016. The only other states where it declined were North Dakota and Wyoming.
Uninsured rate in Texas last year, which was the highest in the country and double the national average. The high number of people without health insurance can be blamed on the fact that the state did not expand Medicaid, has a large immigrant population and has a lower-than-average rate of employers who offer health coverage.
Portion of men's drop in the labor force that a new study suggests can be blamed on the opioid epidemic.
Municipal finance officers who said they are better able to meet the financial needs of their communities -- down from at least 80 percent in each of the last three years.