News in Numbers
The number of jobs the state of Arizona has lost since December 2007, the beginning of the recession.
The ratio of U.S. residents living in poverty, according to the Census Bureau. That comes out to about 44 million people.
The amount of money Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare saved taxpayers in the 2009-10 fiscal year with sophisticated anti-fraud and abuse-detection software, aimed at catching welfare cheats.
The amount of funds PG&E says it has in liability coverage for 2010-11. If that is not enough to compensate the San Bruno victims, or the victims of any similar incidents in the same period, the state's Public Utilities Commission will be called upon to decide whether to charge the additional costs to customers or shareholders.
The cost Oregon's Beaverton school district incurs every two years to run elections for local school committees. District leaders are asking voters to eliminate these LSCs because of rising election costs.
The year when the PG&E gas line that ruptured in San Bruno, Calif., was installed. PG&E considered the portion that ruptured to be a "high consequence area" requiring more stringent inspections called integrity assessments.
The number of IOUs – worth $2.5 billion – the state of California was forced to issue in the summer of 2009.
The number of firefighters that responded to the rash of fires throughout the city of Detroit on Tuesday, Sept. 7.
The number of violations PacifiCare and UnitedHealth Group are being accused of by the state of California – resulting in almost $10 billion in fines.
The number of people employed through Put Illinois to Work, a subsidized jobs program that helps unemployed workers gain new skills with $200 million from the federal stimulus package.
The percentage of Department of Motor Vehicles service centers in Virginia that have been unable to issue new or replacement driver's licenses or identification cards since a computer outage affected 485 of the state's data servers last week.
Total price tag for Newton North High School – the most expensive public school ever built in the state of Massachusetts.
The number of times jobless benefits have been extended by Congress beyond the basic 26-week program, enabling the long-term unemployed to get up to 99 weeks of benefits.
The number of flights American Airlines canceled during a four-day span in 2008 due to pressure from the Federal Aviation Administration, stranding or rerouting more than a quarter-million passengers.
The amount of trash (in tons) that has been sitting in a Hawaii industrial park for almost half a year, waiting for possible shipment to Washington state.
The total amount of money Social Security pays its 60 million beneficiaries annually.
The percentage of Americans that say they consider the TV set to be a necessity of life.
The number of states – plus the District of Columbia – that require automobile passengers in both the front and rear seats to be wearing seat belts.
The amount of money the Georgia State Ethics Commission fined former House Speaker Glenn Richardson for the questionable transfer of $219,000 from his campaign account to a political action committee he controls.
The maximum amount of money a political action committee can forward to a candidate for a primary or general election from other donors.
The amount of money the California Department of General Services used of the $25 million in federal money (<1 percent) awarded to make state buildings more energy efficient.
The percentage of surveyed adults who said they would turn to digital social media if calls to 911 were unsuccessful.
The number of days a jury spent deliberating former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption counts before turning the decision over to U.S. District Judge James Zagel.
The current retirement age for Oakland, Calif., police officers. Under a new agreement, the retirement age will increase by five years.
The number of states with counties and governments participating in Secure Communities, the Homeland Security Department's fingerprint-sharing program aimed at deporting criminal immigrants, as of Aug. 3.
The amount of jobs state and local governments cut in the last three months.
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