News in Numbers
The amount the U.S. Senate cut from the Supplemental Nutrition Assurance Program (SNAP), aka food stamps, in order to subsidize state fiscal aid and child nutrition bills.
The number of workers General Motors has added since it emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year. About 1,100 of those jobs are located in Michigan, GM says.
The amount of surplus West Virginia collected in this budget year. The state collected a total of $339 million in general revenue taxes, a nearly 26 percent increase from the same point last year.
The amount of money in bonuses the district executive director of Highland Park, Ill., Ralph Volpe, received in 2008 – a year before he retired.
The number of seniors in Cook County, Ill., that will now have to reapply annually for a property tax break because of new legislation signed by Gov. Pat Quinn.
The amount of money Target Corporation gave to MN Forward, a Republican-friendly political fund staffed by insiders from departing GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty's administration.
Amount of money California is expected to save each month by having state workers take three furlough days a month until lawmakers pass a 2010-11 budget.
The additional money smokers spend on health costs throughout their lifetime, in comparison to nonsmokers.
The number of households that moved in the past year because they were evicted.
The number of states that have seen a decline in local government employment since summer 2009.
The expected annual pension payments Robert Rizzo, chief administrative officer of Bell, Calif., will receive for the rest of his life – making him the highest-paid retiree in the California state pension system.
Amount of rebate funds still available for consumers in California's Cash for Appliances program. The program started three months ago with a little over $30 million dollars in rebates.
The annual permit fees four marijuana production plants in Oakland, Calif., would have to pay to be licensed to grow, package and process unlimited amounts of marijuana.
The number of days the Texas Department of Information Resources is giving IBM to come up with a solution to the lingering problems from a seven-year, data center outsourcing contract.
The percentage of Georgians who said they'd be willing to pay higher taxes or fees to help fund schools.
The annual salary increase for Robert Rizzo, chief administrative officer of Bell, Calif., required as a part of his contract. His current salary surpasses three-quarters of a million dollars.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's job approval rating – tied for the lowest rating a sitting governor has received since the Field Poll started tracking governor ratings since 1959.
The estimated amount of money Philadelphia could have saved by using wire baskets instead of BigBelly solar trash compactors, according to City Controller Alan Butkovitz.
The number of workers the Census Bureau has laid off in the past few weeks, as most of the bureau's work for the 2010 Census is done.
The percentage of Nevada mortgages that are worth less than what is owed on the loan – the country's worst negative equity ratio.
The amount of money shoppers in Illinois will save for every dollar spent between Aug. 6-15, thanks to a new law that waives state sales tax for back-to-school shopping. The tax relief only applies to items under $100.
The drop in mail volume from the first quarter of fiscal 2007 through the second quarter of fiscal 2010 – worse than the declines after 9/11 and the anthrax attacks in 2001.
Number of states in 2010 with obesity rates above 25 percent. Number of states in 1991 with obesity rates above 20 percent: 0.
In July 1776, the estimated number of people living in the newly independent nation.
The amount of money in overpayments the Los Angeles Unified School District is trying to recoup from current and former employees. The payroll problems were caused by a malfunctioning payment system launched in January 2007.
The average salary for a Washington, D.C., educator after the newly approved teachers' contract is implemented.
The price Woodbridge, N.J., would have to pay to acquire 15 acres of land and four buildings, in a Senate bill.
The average monthly funds withdrawn from casino ATMs by California's welfare recipients with state-issued debit cards.
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