• 6
• Source: Stateline/Governing   |   Nation   |   March 25, 2013
• The number of states that allow same-sex civil unions, most recently of which was Colorado last week. Nine other states plus the District of Columbia allow same-sex marriage.

• 7
• Source: The New York Times   |   New York   |   March 22, 2013
• The number of bullets legally allowed in a magazine under newly passed gun legislation in New York state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, however, has already said he wants to revise the law's provision regarding magazine limits.

• $92,000
• Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer   |   Nation   |   March 21, 2013
• The salary of state legislators in California, which is the highest of all 50 states.

• 58 percent
• Source: The Washington Post   |   Nation   |   March 20, 2013
• The portion of Americans who support same-sex marriage, which is an all-time high, according to a new poll.

• 3,100
• Source: Governing   |   Indianapolis   |   March 19, 2013
• The number of vehicles in the city of Indianapolis' fleet -- all of which Mayor Greg Ballard plans to run on alternative fuels by 2025. Indianapolis would be the first major city to do so.

• 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.