News in Numbers
The number of bills, resolutions and other legislative matters that Rhode Island legislators introduced, as of last Friday.
The amount that Wisconsin Senate Democrats have raised since their 14 state senators went missing Feb 17. More than 11,000 donors from around the country have given to the State Senate Democratic Committee via ActBlue.com.
The amount of the Texas population now made up of Latinos, up from 32 percent in 2000, according new data from the 2010 Census.
The amount of additional money that northeast Ohio is expected to receive in annual tax revenue once the state's four voter-approved casinos are fully operational, probably late in 2013.
The amount of money retiring Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley could command per speech.
The estimated number of protesters that gathered outside Harrisburg (Pa.) City Hall Feb. 14, demanding the resignation of Mayor Linda Thompson
The amount that the city of Pittsburgh spends a year managing its pension benefits and investing its retirement pool.
The number of passengers that passed through Miami International Airport last year, a record high.
The amount in unpaid lunch fees New York City has absorbed since 2004. The New York City Department of Education told principals to collect overdue lunch money or risk having it taken from their school budgets.
The amount that Oklahoma would save by moving to paperless billing and payment.
The salary of Jerome Gray, a former TV anchor who will soon be the chief spokesman for Metro, Houston's transit system. The Houston Chronicle found that Gray will be the highest paid spokesperson among 15 public agencies.
The number of Washington state corrections officers that are women, making up 15 percent of the state's 3,708 officers.
The number of residents that Census workers counted in New Orleans last year, down from 485,000 in 2000 (or a 29% drop), according to the data.
The number of illegal immigrants living in the United States last year, according to a report by the Pew Hispanic Center.
The amount that Minneapolis has spent beyond its snow-removal budget for 2010. This is more than the city spends on pothole repairs for the entire year.
Amount collected by the Illinois Tollway from Indiana motorists who didn't pay tolls or fines for two years while the tollway's violation notice system was inadvertently turned off.
The amount of snow that has fallen since Christmas in Boston. Plows are depositing the excess snow at six "snow farms," or vacant lots, around the city.
The number of Chapter 7 bankruptcies filed in Massachusetts in 2010. This is an increase over the 16,118 filed in 2009.
The number of retail locations that the U.S. Postal Service plans to close in the next two years.
The number of Texas drivers who may be eligible for a new amnesty program that would allow drivers to get their suspended driver's license back and receive a 90 percent break on their debts.
The amount that deadbeat parents owe in Oregon child support payments.
The cost that the city of Pittsburgh has paid towards settlements in police misconduct cases in the past 13 months.
The number of hours a year that Washington, D.C.-area drivers lose crawling in traffic. Washington and Chicago are tied for first in the nation when it comes to hours wasted in traffic, according to a national annual traffic survey.
The cost of pursuing the second phase of expansion at O'Hare International Airport.
The number of bariatric surgeries that TennCare, Tennessee's Medicaid program, paid for in 2008.
The fee grieving families in King County, Wash., must pay to report a death to the Medical Examiner's Office. The fee went into effect Jan. 1 and will pay for the cost of reviewing 13,000 deaths each year in the county.
The amount of interest Wisconsin accrues each day it doesn't pay the state of Minnesota the $58 million it owes them in taxes.
The amount of Massachusetts film tax credits applied for by film production companies in 2009.
The yearly increase in taxes an individual or family in Illinois earning $40,000 annually will see with the newly raised income tax. It rose from 3 to 5 percent.
