• 9
• Source: Texas Tribune/GOVERNING   |   Nation   |   December 13, 2012
• The number of states where it is illegal to get an abortion after 20 weeks. Texas may become the 10th state with such a law because Gov. Rick Perry recently indicated that he would sign such a bill, if introduced and passed by the Legislature.

• 6 years
• Source: USA Today   |   Vermont   |   December 12, 2012
• The number of years in a row that Vermont has ranked as the healthiest state in the nation on the United Health Foundation's annual report.

• May 15, 2014
• Source: GT/GOVERNING   |   Nation   |   December 11, 2012
• The date that nearly every American should be allowed to send text messages to 911.

• 11%
• Source: GOVERNING   |   Nation   |   December 10, 2012
• The rise in state revenues from fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year 2011, according to new census data. Much of the increase can be attributed to social insurance trust revenue, which includes retirements and insurance contributions and investment earnings.

• 59%
• Source: GOVERNING   |   Nation   |   December 7, 2012
• The graduation rate for D.C. public high schools, which is lower than that of all 50 states. View detailed data for each state.

• 2
• Source: USA Today   |   Nation   |   December 6, 2012
• The number of states -- Maryland and Connecticut -- that require schools to have carbon monoxide (CO) alarms to detect the toxic gas that's often referred to as "the silent killer." At least 244 people were hospitalized or treated for CO poisoning in schools this year and last.

• 40% to 95%
• Source: GOVERNING   |   Hennepin County, Minn.   |   December 5, 2012
• The amount that Hennepin County, Minn., reduced Medicaid costs by for its most expensive participants through a pilot program called Hennepin Health.

• 3,000%
• Source: GOVERNING   |   Milwaukee   |   December 4, 2012
• The increase in traffic to the Milwaukee police department's website since it relaunched and now has the feeling of a first-person video game and aims to replace the media as the public’s go-to source for crime information.

• 22%
• Source: GOVERNING   |   Nation   |   December 3, 2012
• The portion of public employers who report that employees are speeding up their retirement plans, according to the Center for State and Local Government Excellence. Read our series on aging in America at governing.com/generations.
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• Zero
• Source: CNN   |   New York City   |   November 30, 2012
• The number of reported slayings, stabbings, shootings or knifings in New York City this past Monday -- marking the "first time in memory" that the city has had a day without any of those crimes, according to the deputy police commissioner.

• $10,000
• Source: Texas Tribune/GOVERNING   |   Florida   |   November 29, 2012
• The cost of a bachelor's degree in Florida, if universities meet Gov. Rick Scott's challenge to find a way to offer such a low-cost education. Texas Gov. Rick Perry issued a similar challenge in 2011, and 10 colleges have since launched or plan to launch such a degree.

• 5.2%
• Source: GOVERNING   |   Nation   |   November 28, 2012
• The average rate at which personal income grew last year, according to recent federal data. In 2010, personal income grew only 3.9 percent.
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• 19
• Source: GOVERNING   |   Nation   |   November 27, 2012
• The number of states with laws that discourage or prevent localities from creating new community broadband networks.

• $29.4 billion
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   November 26, 2012
• The estimated damage that Hurricane Sandy caused in New Jersey, according to Gov. Chris Christie who is asking the federal government for help.

• 9
• Source: McClatchy/GOVERNING   |   Nation   |   November 21, 2012
• 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.