• $23.7 billion
• Source: New Orleans Times Picayune   |   Louisiana   |   April 15, 2013
• The loss in revenue that Louisiana would experience over the next decade if it gradually phases out its income tax, according to a legislative report. Gov. Bobby Jindal has called on lawmakers to eliminate the state's income tax.

• $58 billion
• Source: Governing   |   Nation   |   April 12, 2013
• The amount of money the insurance industry lost in 2012 due to extreme weather -- much of it a result of damage from Hurricane Sandy.

• $1.95
• Source: Governing   |   Nation   |   April 11, 2013
• The new tax rate -- from $1.01 -- President Barack Obama is proposing for cigarettes. The increase would help fund his $75 billion initiative to expand preschool to every American child.

• 7%
• Source: Stateline/Governing   |   Nevada   |   April 10, 2013
• The amount Nevada's water supply is shrinking by each year, according to studies. The state was set to enter into a pact with Utah to share more than 43 billion gallons of water, but Utah's governor refused to sign it.

• 45.2%
• Source: Governing   |   Indiana   |   April 9, 2013
• The share of the workforce in the Elkhart-Goshen, Ind., metro area made up of manufacturing jobs, which is the largest of any region in the country.

• 88,000
• Source: Governing   |   Nation   |   April 8, 2013
• The number of jobs the U.S. economy added in March, down from 268,000 in February.

• 40%
• Source: Governing   |   Nation   |   April 5, 2013
• The number of small businesses in the nation that are subject to licensing regulations by multiple agencies or governments, according to a recent survey.

• 90,000
• Source: Governing   |   Nation   |   April 4, 2013
• The estimated doctor shortage in the U.S. in the next decade, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

• $53 million
• Source: Governing   |   Wyoming   |   April 3, 2013
• The amount that the federal government will short the state of Wyoming this year on mineral lease payments due to sequestration.

• 14
• Source: National Conference of State Legislatures   |   Nation   |   April 2, 2013
• The number of states currently considering legislation to allow online voter registration, which is already legal in 17 states.

• 9.6%
• Source: Governing   |   Nation   |   April 1, 2013
• The February unemployment rate in California, Mississippi and Nevada, which is the highest in the nation.

• 3
• Source: Governing   |   Mississippi   |   March 29, 2013
• The number of cities in dry counties that have voted to lift their liquor bans since a change in Mississippi state law last year.

• 20
• Source: Governing   |   New York City   |   March 28, 2013
• The percentage of New York City's population living below the U.S. poverty line in 2011, compared to only 15.9 percent nationwide.

• 99
• Source: Governing   |   Nation   |   March 27, 2013
• The percentage of Web apps used by both the public- and private-sector that are vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to a new report.

• 904,303
• Source: The Boston Globe   |   Boston   |   March 26, 2013
• The number of pounds Bostonians must lose by April 23 to reach the citywide weight-loss goal set last year by Mayor Thomas Menino. The mayor wanted the city to shed 1 million pounds.