93.7%
Increase in voter registrations in Georgia after the state enacted automatic voter registration (AVR). More than a dozen states either have or are in the process of implementing AVR.
Source:
NPR
Increase in voter registrations in Georgia after the state enacted automatic voter registration (AVR). More than a dozen states either have or are in the process of implementing AVR.
Reduction in toxic emissions from local plants when they were covered by local newspapers, according to a study. Other research shows that newspaper closures can lead to more polarization, fewer candidates and a rise in municipal borrowing costs.
Increase in the number of paid firefighters since the 1980s even though the number of overall firefighters dropped 5 percent. With fewer volunteer firefighters, departments have had to hire more paid ones.
New residents that Alameda County, Calif., which includes Oakland, gained last year -- much lower than the more than 13,000 new residents it had regularly gained for years. It reflects a larger trend of migration to the West and the South slowing down after years of explosive growth.
Amount the former first lady of Oregon has agreed to pay to settle an ethics case against her. Cynthia Hayes worked as a paid consultant and an unpaid policy adviser to John Kitzhaber, who resigned in 2015 over the scandal.
Households being helped by Denver's first-of-its-kind program that uses public and private money to subsidize rent for low-income people. It has been running for almost two years.