News in Numbers
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.
The estimated percentage of illegal immigrants identified and deported using the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Securities Communities program who were convicted "aggravated felonies" such as murder and rape.
The amount of false money orders allegedly deposited into Nogales, Ariz., Mayor Octavio Garcia-Von Borstel's account. Garcia-Von Borstel was arrested for allegedly taking bribes and committing bank fraud.
The amount of federal funds awarded to Atlanta Public Schools for high scores on last year's Criterion-Referenced Competency Test. The school district is being investigated to see if they committed fraud by illicitly boosting test scores.
The monthly amount Nathan Deal's campaign for governor has paid North Georgia Aviation for access to an airplane and helicopter, since May 2009. The company is co-owned by Deal and his business partner, Ken Cronan.
The number of convicted felons working or seeking jobs in California's home health aide program identified since background checks were launched last year.
The average pension payment for a firefighter in the New Hampshire Retirement System, in 2009. The retirement system covers 23,500 retirees including police officers, firefighters, teachers, and state and municipal employees.
The percentage of major urban roads that have substandard or poor pavements, according to a transportation research group's reports.
The amount of money American taxpayers had to pay for each of the 47,704 jobs saved or created in Texas over the past 19 months.
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