• 4.6 percent
• Source: Governing   |   Midland, Texas   |   March 18, 2013
• The population growth rate of Midland, Texas, in 2012, which is the fastest growing metro in the U.S.

• 23
• Source: The New York Times   |   Nation   |   March 15, 2013
• The number of states that have no system to compensate the wrongfully convicted.

• 4
• Source: Governing   |   Nation   |   March 14, 2013
• The number of state legislatures that meet every other year instead of annually.

• $14 billion
• Source: Governing   |   Nation   |   March 13, 2013
• The cost of NASA's new IT procurement system. Their previous system, purchased in 2007, cost $5.6 billion.

• 7 million
• Source: Governing   |   Nation   |   March 12, 2013
• The number of uninsured children in the United States. Roughly two-thirds of them are eligible for Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage, but they must enroll first.

• 8,000
• Source: Governing   |   Nation   |   March 11, 2013
• The number of jobs cut by state government last month. It marks the 5th consecutive month of job reductions at the state level.

• 150
• Source: AP/The Berkshire Eagle   |   Maine   |   March 8, 2013
• The approximate number of gay couples who have exchanged vows in Maine since same-sex marriage became legal Dec. 29.

• $500
• Source: Governing   |   Minneapolis   |   March 7, 2013
• The recently proposed fee for mayoral candidates in Minneapolis. If passed, it will make filing to run for the office more expensive than filing to run for governor, which costs $20.

• 100,000
• Source: Governing   |   Texas   |   March 6, 2013
• The number of state workers in Texas recently moved onto Microsoft’s cloud. The deal is the “largest statewide cloud deployment” in the U.S., according to Microsoft.

• 90
• Source: Governing   |   California   |   March 5, 2013
• The number of potentially undocumented college students in the University of California system who took advantage of the in-state tuition law the first school year after its passage.

• 55 percent
• Source: Governing   |   Nation   |   March 4, 2013
• The growth in Amtrak ridership from 1997 to 2012, making it the fastest growing mode of transportation during that period.

• 1.65 trillion
• Source: Governing   |   Nation   |   March 1, 2013
• The amount state and local governments have borrowed over the past decade to fund infrastructure investments, using tax-exempt bonds.

• 17 million
• Source: Governing   |   Nation   |   February 28, 2013
• The expected cut in the number of meals served to seniors through state-administered nutrition programs under sequestration.

• 577
• Source: GOVERNING   |   Nation   |   February 27, 2013
• The number of times the word "education" was mentioned -- which was more than any other -- in State of the State speeches this year by 47 governors. View which other words were uttered most often.

• Less than 10 minutes
• Source: McClatchy/GOVERNING   |   Pontiac, Mich.   |   February 26, 2013
• The average 911 response time in Pontiac, Mich., compared to an hour before the police department was disbanded in favor of a contract with the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. The change by the city's emergency financial manager is saving it more than $2 million a year.