News in Numbers
The number of Americans who have gone a year or longer without health insurance, as of early 2010.
The percentage of Democrats surveyed who say it's more important for political leaders to stick to their beliefs even if little gets done.
The number of state workers New Jersey has – about 125 fewer than last year. Gov. Chris Christie filed layoff notices to reduce the state workforce by 1,200 early next year.
The number of independent governor candidates elected into office in the 2010 midterm elections.
The approximate number of secret tunnels along the U.S.-Mexico border discovered in the past four years.
The percentage of police departments surveyed across the nation that use social media as a means of communication to prevent and solve crimes and strengthen community relations.
The estimated number of people who voted early in the 2008 elections – more than double the amount of people who voted early in 2006.
The number of states that haven't changed their laws to allow regulation of greenhouse gases or will not allow the EPA to issue permits for them.
The speed in which a train must routinely travel to be classified as a high-speed rail by the U.S. government.
The number of employees at Philadelphia's Sheriff's Office, out of 17, that recorded no leave taken over the last three years. Sheriff John D. Green acknowledged that he did not keep detailed records of vacation and sick leave taken by his central staff members.
The number of consecutive Broomfield, Colo., mayors that George Di Ciero has worked with during his tenure as city manager – which has lasted over four decades.
The percentage of California residents opposed to Proposition 23 – an effort to suspend the state's climate change law aimed at reducing carbon emissions by 2020. The results are from a recent Public Policy Institute of California poll.
The top hourly wages for Jackson, Miss., drivers, who are a part of the JATRAN union. Their most recent pay increase was early 2007.
The ratio of American adults who currently have diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The average number of days a new patient in Massachusetts has to wait to see a doctor specializing in internal medicine – the highest in six years.
The number of jobs lost since President Barack Obama took office. If the loss holds through his presidency, it would mark the first time since the data became available (~1945) that the country lost jobs during the full tenure of a president.
The number of students who took advantage of the American Opportunity Tax Credit last year. The credit offered assistance to middle-class families struggling with college tuition costs.
The amount of money Detroit, Mich., rakes in annually from taxes collected on the city's three casinos.
The amount of money Pennsylvania's Lower Marion School District will pay in legal fees to Mark S. Haltzman, the attorney of two high school students who filed lawsuits against the district for remotely tracking laptop use via webcam without telling students. The two students received settlements of $175,000 and $10,000.
The amount of money Washington, D.C.'s police department has awarded in legal settlements over the past three years.
The total amount of spending cuts in the proposed California state budget reached by Gov. Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders to address the state's $19 billion deficit.
The amount of money the U.S. Treasury Department is expecting to lose from its bailout investments in General Motors, Chrysler and the auto finance companies.
The number of Los Angeles County Fire Department employees who earned more in overtime pay than they did in base salary last year.
The number of violations the California Public Utilities Commission found from 2001 to 2008. However, the PUC only issued 29 fines in that eight-year period, totaling in $29,200.
The number of jobs provided in 36 states by a $5 billion job program funded by federal stimulus package. The program's funds are running out, and workers are losing their jobs.
