Source: GOVERNING | Davis, Calif. |
October 18, 2012
The portion of people who bike to work in Davis, Calif., which is more than any other city in the country. View interactive GOVERNING Data maps for more than 400 localities.
Source: The Texas Tribune | Texas |
October 17, 2012
The annual fee that Texas inmates can pay for medical care. Until last year, they paid $3 copays each time they saw a doctor. The higher, one-time fee has led some prisoners to refuse treatment, according to critics.
The cost of processing a single online voter registration in Arizona, compared to 83 cents for a paper registration. Arizona was the first state to allow voters to register online in 2002.
The number of Democratic attorneys general and the number of Republican attorneys general. But if current trends hold, Governing contributor Louis Jacobson predicts that Democrats could net one AG seat this year.
Source: Orlando Sun Sentinel | Florida |
October 12, 2012
The rate of homes in some stage of foreclosure in Florida last month, which is the first time the state has had the nation's highest foreclosure rate since April 2005.
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | Minneapolis |
October 11, 2012
The number of people who called 911 during a fatal shooting rampage in Minneapolis last month but hung up because no one answered. The incident prompted the agency to change its 911 system.
Source: Sioux Falls Argus Leader | South Dakota |
October 10, 2012
The extra income that residents of wind-rich states took home for every megawatt of installed wind power, according to a new federal study that examined economic data from 1,009 counties in 12 states with high wind-resource potential.
The price of gas in California today, which is the highest in the state's history and the nation. The price led Gov. Jerry Brown to authorize oil companies to start selling cheaper, less environmentally friendly, winter-blend gasoline, but it could take days before consumers see costs at the pump drop.
Source: GOVERNING | Pennsylvania |
October 5, 2012
The rise in graduation rates at Pennsylvania universities since the state started financially rewarding schools for meeting certain performance metrics in 2000. Thirty states either use or are considering using performance-based funding for higher education.
The number of people in households earning at least $1 million who got unemployment benefits in 2009. According to a Congressional report, prohibiting such payments to millionaires would save $20 million in the next decade.
Source: Sacramento Bee | California |
October 3, 2012
The number of regular session bills that Gov. Jerry Brown has signed, which is more than any other California governor since 1967. Brown has also vetoed the fewest bills.
The number of metro areas where commuters increased their use of public transportation last year, according to a Governing analysis of new census data. Find out if yours was one of them.
The portion of Americans who trust their state government, according to a recent Gallup poll. Citizens' confidence in state government is among the strongest since Gallup started the poll in 1997.