$6.1 billion
Increase in funding for California schools provided by Proposition 30, a temporary income and sales tax increase.
Source:
the Los Angeles Times
Increase in funding for California schools provided by Proposition 30, a temporary income and sales tax increase.
Mayors surveyed by Politico who would support their state switching to a single-payer health-care system.
Time that Hawaii would have to warn the public about a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile attack on the island. In November, the state will start running monthly tests with air raid warning sirens as part of a larger preparedness plan.
New Yorkers who applied for free college tuition next year under the state's first-in-nation program. About 23,000 people are projected to qualify. After graduation, students must live and work in the state for as many years as they receive the benefit.
Revenue Colorado has made off marijuana since legalizing retail sale of the drug for recreational use in 2014, according to VS Strategies, a pro-legalization research company. Most of the money goes toward education.
Complaints to New York City's 311 system last year about loud talking. Noise complaints in the city in general have more than doubled in five years.
Voters who cast a ballot for city council elections in Haysville or Park City, Kan., on the first day of early primary voting. The state Legislature moved local elections from spring to fall this year, which some said would increase turnout.