$1,022,245,511
Sale of recreational and medical marijuana from January to August in Colorado, marking the earliest it has hit $1 billion.
Source:
The Denver Post
Sale of recreational and medical marijuana from January to August in Colorado, marking the earliest it has hit $1 billion.
The number of doctors in California 247 who have had their medical school debt paid off under a new state program aimed at addressing a medical provider shortage. Recipients must agree to see Medicaid patients for 30 percent of their caseloads for five years.
The fine for killing a wild turkey in Missouri, under a new state anti-poaching measure that also covers black bears, elk and deer.
ICE protesters arrested on Saturday after closing a major highway in New York City. They were rallying for an end to the federal immigration enforcement agency.
Paid family and medical leave guaranteed under a new Oregon law that also makes it the first state in the nation to offer low-income workers 100 percent wage replacement benefits.
The number of undocumented immigrants arrested by ICE at seven sites across Mississippi last week. The raids are believed to be the largest single-state immigration enforcement operation in the country's history.
Ratio of bills enacted to those introduced in state legislatures this year to help with consumer pharmaceutical costs.