News in Numbers
The amount the Democratic National Committee (DNC) pledges to send to state parties each month. The money is intended to...
Share of the vote taken in Tuesday’s mayoral primary election in Jackson, Miss., by state Sen. John Hohrn...
The number of state jobs in Pennsylvania that are fully or partially funded by federal dollars. That’s created a conundrum. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order to encourage the hiring of federal workers who’ve been fired or laid off, but his administration put a hiring freeze in place earlier this month due to uncertainty about federal funding.
The share of federal workers looking to take a job working in state or local government. That’s according to a survey by Civic Match, a nonprofit that helps federal employees and contractors whose jobs are threatened find other roles in public service. The survey found that 13.4 percent of federal workers are “almost certain” to take jobs with states or localities, with 39 percent “very likely” to do so.
The share of Kentucky’s economy that is made up of imports. That’s the highest percentage of any state...
The drop in U.S.-bound ocean freight bookings. Bookings for U.S. imports collapsed by nearly two-thirds the week of April 1-8, when the U.S. imposed a new tariff regime...
The number of vacant state jobs that would be eliminated under a budget proposal from the North Carolina Senate...
The projected deficit for the Los Angeles Unified School District in 2028. Spending has risen dramatically over the past dozen years, despite a sizable drop in student enrollment...
The number of states in which taxpayers will have additional time to file their federal returns...
The number of people jailed in Philadelphia last week. That’s the lowest number in at least a decade ...
The amount that could be raised if Minnesota imposed a tax on social media platforms...
The loss this year in public equity investments among the top 25 state and local pension funds. Over the four trading days between April 3 and 8, the funds lost $169 billion. The funds may face cash flow problems if the economy heads into recession.
The share of Pennsylvania school districts that report they have teacher slots open. The number represents a decline from the previous school year...
Amount a diner paid for a reservation for four via a third-party reservation website at Antoine’s restaurant in New Orleans during Super Bowl weekend. Republican state Rep. Troy Hebert has introduced legislation to ban companies such as Appointment Trader, Dorsia and Wuw Wuw from offering or arranging reservations at restaurants that have not agreed to the service through a contract. Proponents of the practice say that when done properly it benefits both diners and restaurants.
The approximate number of tornadoes reported in the U.S. during the first three months of the year. That is nearly double the 164 that were reported during the same period last year.
Baltimore’s budget shortfall. Mayor Brandon Scott unveiled a budget plan that would address the shortfall ...
The amount that would be devoted to public schools under a budget plan from Ohio House Republican leaders...
The number of students, some as young as 5, who were abused by staff members at a Pennsylvania charter school. Twenty staffers have been charged with inflicting painful punishments including “shoulder work"...
The amount of federal money New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul assumed her state would receive when putting together her budget. That’s 36 percent of her proposed $252 billion budget...
The amount of state aid being sought by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. The request calls for $638 million for city services and $700 million for updating the electrical grid in the Pacific Palisades...
The minimum hourly wage sought by home health-care workers lobbying in Nevada. Two years ago, home health-care workers convinced legislators to set their minimum wage at $16 an hour...
The number of years a lightbulb has been illuminating a firehouse in Livermore, Calif. The Centennial Bulb, which earned that nickname in 2001 ...
The increase in firearm deaths among children and teens between 2019 and 2023. Firearms have been the leading cause of deaths for American youth for three years running, followed by vehicle accidents. Black children were more than eight times as likely to die due to weapons than white kids; firearms have been the leading cause of death for Black youth since 2015.
The amount of funding the Trump administration has stripped from the University of Pennsylvania for allowing Lia Thomas, a transgender athlete, to compete on its women’s swimming team. The White House made an announcement on social media, but Penn said it has received no official notice, pointing out that it has followed NCAA guidelines.
The number of employees left at the National Center for Education Statistics. The center, part of the federal Department of Education, used to have 100 employees but was among the hardest hit by last week’s employee purge. NCES administers the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, which is also known as the Nation’s Report Card. Only one of the three left is a testing expert and none of them works directly with NAEP.
The typical number of laying hens at a Canadian poultry farm. By contrast, many farms in the U.S. have more than 1 million. Putting so many chickens in one basket, so to speak, is one reason why avian flu has been a bigger problem in the U.S. than in Canada, which is not seeing the same sort of price spikes for eggs.
The amount of money raised by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the first two weeks since officially launching his campaign for New York City mayor. Along with earlier fundraising and public matching funds, his total for the first quarter will likely be $4.1 million, putting him well ahead of any other Democrat in the money chase.
The number of pounds of dye used to turn the Chicago River green for St. Patrick’s Day. Since 1962, the Chicago plumbers’ union has used two boats to dye the river, switching to an environmentally friendly vegetable-based dye from an oil-based dye used in the past.
