• $39 million
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   June 29, 2012
• The amount of money that Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has already transferred from other places in the budget to help fight the fires raging through the state. Communities will also get help from the federal government, since the White House declared the wildfires a federal disaster yesterday.

• 20%
• Source: AP/USA Today   |   Nation   |   June 28, 2012
• The portion of HIV-positive Americans who don't know they're infected with the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC recently announced plans to offer free HIV tests at pharmacies and clinics in 24 municipalities nationwide.

• 38%
• Source: New York Times   |   Chicago   |   June 27, 2012
• The rise in the rate of homicides in Chicago from this time a year ago. In contrast, homicides have remained steady or dropped in New York City and Los Angeles.

• 48
• Source: New Hampshire Watchdog   |   New Hampshire   |   June 26, 2012
• The number of bills that New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch has vetoed -- more than any other governor in the state's last quarter century.

• $18,667
• Source: GOVERNING   |   District of Columbia   |   June 25, 2012
• The amount the District of Columbia spent, which is the most in the country, per pupil for elementary-secondary education in fiscal year 2010. View detailed figures for each state.

• Over 10,000
• Source: Reuters   |   New York City   |   June 22, 2012
• The number of children and families in Long Island that New York state lawmaker David Denenberg said could suffer from a shortage of Good Humor ice cream bars on ice cream trucks. Denenberg started a petition to demand the company quickly fill the void.
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• 62%
• Source: Miami Herald   |   Florida   |   June 21, 2012
• The decline in mandatory follow-ups to check compliance with pollution laws during Florida Gov. Rick Scott's administration. The number of pollution enforcement cases and fines over $100,000 also dropped during this time.

• 23%
• Source: Autoblog   |   Nation   |   June 20, 2012
• The drop in the number of miles young Americans (ages 16 to 34) drove in 2009 compared to 2001, according to a new study. The study also found that nearly half of young Americans have cut out driving altogether.

• 189
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   June 19, 2012
• The number of homes destroyed by the High Park Fire in Colorado. It's the most destructive wildfire in the state's history, spanning 58,770 acres.

• $2.1 billion
• Source: Detroit News   |   Michigan   |   June 18, 2012
• The price tag of a new bridge that's going to be built to connect Canada and Michigan. The state will not shoulder any of the costs, according to an agreement between Gov. Rick Snyder and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

• 50.2%
• Source: GOVERNING Data   |   Nation   |   June 15, 2012
• The portion of healthy residents in the Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo., metro area -- the highest rate of 126 regions. View detailed GOVERNING Data on overweight/obesity rates for each community.

• $421,395
• Source: Washington Post   |   Nation   |   June 14, 2012
• The average compensation for public university chancellors and presidents in 2011, according to a Chronicle of Higher Education study. The president of Ohio State University, E. Gordon Gee, took home $1.99 million last year.

• 56.4%
• Source: GOVERNING   |   Nation   |   June 13, 2012
• The portion of high school students in Memphis, Tenn., who watch at least three hours of TV a day -- the highest rate in the nation. Check GOVERNING Data for individual state trends in computer and television use among students.

• 4,502
• Source: The Detroit Bureau   |   Nation   |   June 12, 2012
• The number of motorcycle deaths in 2010 -- more than twice the number of such fatalities in 1997. Many states have repealed their motorcycle helmet laws. Nineteen states currently require motorcyclists to wear helmets -- down from 47 in the 1970s.

• 36%
• Source: GOVERNING   |   Nation   |   June 11, 2012
• The portion of young adults in the South who stayed on or enrolled in their parents’ health insurance in the last year, compared to 49 percent in the West, 51 percent in the Northeast, and 60 percent in the Midwest.