News in Numbers
States that don't regularly track and evaluate tax incentives to see if the businesses that receive them are holding up their end of the deals.
Average age of renters, which is on the rise because, in the last decade, there was a 43 percent increase in renters over the age of 60.
The representation by a multi-state compact to guarantee that the winner of the national popular vote becomes president. It would only take effect once 270 electoral votes are represented. Twelve states and the District of Columbia have joined the compact so far.
Cut to the EPA's budget in President Trump's 2020 proposal. His budget also proposes major cuts for Medicaid, food stamps, cash welfare, public housing, transportation, clean energy and economic development.
States in the U.S. Climate Alliance, a group committed to upholding the 2015 Paris Agreement to combat climate change. President Trump pulled America out of the agreement, making it one of the world's only countries not participating. Nevada is the latest to join.
Cooling-off period that a Georgia lawmaker proposes before men can buy pornography. Rep. Dar'shun Kendrick's "Testicular Bill of Rights" -- which is a response to a "heartbeat" bill moving through the legislature that would ban abortions often before women first realize they're pregnant -- would ban vasectomies, classify sex without a condom as aggravated assault, require men to pay child support during pregnancy and require men to get their partner's consent to buy Viagra.
Age that teens in New York would be able to get vaccines without their parents' consent under a proposed bill. Seven states, plus the District of Columbia, don't require minors to have parents' permission. The state of New York is currently facing a measles outbreak.
Decline in the number of kids enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program from 2017 to 2018. The size of the drop is unusual. Experts cite several potential reasons for it: the improving economy, the Trump administration's actions to undermine the Affordable Care Act, changes in data systems, immigrants’ fears of signing up for government benefits, and uncertainty over program eligibility.
States where education, when inflation is taken into account, is funded less than it was before the Great Recession. In the states where teachers have recently gone on strike, the deficit ranges from 6 to 15 percent below pre-recession levels -- even when factoring in recent budget boosts.
How much Schenectady County, N.Y., saved on prescription drugs last year, partially because it allows employees to import them from Canada, Great Britain and Australia, which charge significantly less. The FDA recently warned counties to stop, but many likely won't.
Economic development deals in which Texas changed once-finalized contracts for companies receiving tax breaks -- usually to lower the number of jobs they were required to create. These type of renegotiations are rarely made public.
The ratio of black men to black women. By comparison, there are 97 white men for every 100 white women. The stark difference in gender imbalances can largely be blamed on the mass incarceration of black men.
Decline in homicides in Chicago, comparing this year's January and February to last year's. There was also a 7 percent decline in shootings during the same time period.
Pedestrians who died in the United States last year, which is the most since 1990. Over the last decade, pedestrian deaths have risen by 35 percent while other traffic fatalities declined by 6 percent.
Salary for Ohio's new health department head, which is the highest of any cabinet member in the state. The appointee, Amy Acton, was once homeless herself and will now help to reduce homelessness.
Increase in the state gas tax being proposed by Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. “Anything less than that, and our roads are going to start to go downhill,” he says. The federal gas tax is 18.4 cents per gallon and has remained at that level since 1993.
Marijuana-related convictions that San Francisco plans to expunge. A 2016 voter-passed law made these charges eligible for expungement, but rather than have the people navigate the complicated process themselves, prosecutors spent a year reviewing decades of drug convictions. California aims to clear or reduce all pot convictions by 2020.
Minimum age for legally buying tobacco in California, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon and now Virginia, where Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill last week making it the first state in the South to raise it.
Year that South Dakota started violating a federal law that requires Medicaid to cover abortions in cases of rape or incest. It's the only state that hasn't been complying, and Republican Gov. Kristi Noem says there are no plans to change that.
States with "trigger" laws that would immediately ban abortion in the event that the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Arkansas is the latest to pass one. The others are Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Money that the Trump administration wants California to pay back. It was given to the state for its high-speed rail project and has already been spent. The federal government claims the move is due to changes in California's rail plan; the governor argues it's political payback for the state suing to block the border wall.
Rooms at Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., paid for by Maine taxpayers while then-Gov. Paul LePage and his staff were in town to meet with the president and members of Congress. The rooms cost $362 to more than $1,100 a night.
Pay raise that Denver teachers negotiated after they went on strike for three days, according to the union. The district, by contrast, said the average raise will be 11.7 percent.
The amount Google said it will spend on data centers and offices in the United States this year. With the new investment Google will now be in 24 U.S. states.
Local government employees who earn $50,000 or less a year. Among state workers, the number is 42 percent. Among federal workers, it's only 16 percent.
Drop in the average tax refund from the first week of the 2018 filing season to the first week of this year's. Refunds are being closely watched as the full effect of the 2017 tax overhaul enacted by Congressional Republicans comes into view.
Black Virginians who think Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam should stay in office despite the photo on his 1984 yearbook page that shows people in blackface and KKK costumes. Among white Virginians polled, only 46 percent think he should stay in office.
Investments from 24 public pension funds in the two biggest private prison companies -- CoreCivic and GEO Group. The American Federation of Teachers is calling on them to dump those stocks.
Major gun control bills already introduced in more than a dozen states this year. Last year, 27 states passed 67 new laws aimed at restricting firearm access.
Corruption ranking for Chicago and Los Angeles, based on the number of federal corruption convictions from 1976 to 2016. Local politicians are currently under investigation for corruption in both cities.
