Daily Digit


  • 9
  • The number of states, including Wisconsin, that allow voters to register at their polling place on the day of the election; however, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker recently said he's considering ending same-day voter registration.

  • 80%
  • The portion of 20 of the most populous cities where tax-exempt properties account for a higher share of the total assessed value than they did five years ago, according to a Governing analysis.

  • $243 million
  • The scheduled cut to Community Development Block Grants, which are one of the biggest direct sources of federal aid to cities, if sequestration takes effect in January.

  • 68%
  • The portion of ballot measures to extend funding for highways, bridges and transit that were approved on Election Day last week.

  • 70%
  • The portion of students in New Orleans who are enrolled in charter schools, which is the highest rate in the nation, according to a new report on charter school enrollment around the country.

  • 120 billion tons
  • The amount of coal below Montana's surface, which accounts for nearly one-quarter of the known coal reserves in the United States.

  • 25
  • The number of states where residents filed petitions on WhiteHouse.gov to secede from the United States after last week's elections.

  • 11/16/12
  • The deadline, which is this Friday, for states to decide whether they will run their own health insurance exchange, let the federal government run one for them or have a state-federal partnership exchange. The federal government did, however, extend the deadline for the full blueprint to Dec. 14.

  • 51st
  • Puerto Rico voted to become the 51st state in the union; however, the referendum is nonbinding, and statehood would require Congress' approval.

  • 41
  • The number of cohousing developments -- where residents live in and run communal facilities -- in California, which is more than in any other state. Once a relative novelty, cohousing developments continue to increase in popularity.

  • 1800s
  • The last time North Carolina had a Republican governor and GOP-dominated Legislature. Pat McCrory changed that Tuesday night when he became the state's first Republican governor in 20 years.

  • 21
  • The age that adults can legally possess marijuana in Colorado, Oregon and Washington state if voters approve making their state the first to legalize marijuana for recreational use.

  • 120 billion
  • The estimated number of tons Montana has in its coal reserves, which represents one-quarter of all U.S. reserves.

  • 142,000
  • The number of people licensed to carry concealed weapons in Oklahoma who can now carry them openly in a belt or shoulder holster, loaded or unloaded, thanks to a new law that took effect November 1st.

  • 18.14 million
  • The record number of Californians that have registered to vote for the Nov. 6 election, as of October 31st. The state attributes the surge to implementation of online voter registration.


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