News in Numbers
Rent increase that would trigger a Portland, Ore., policy that requires landlords to pay tenants' moving costs. They would also be on the hook for that bill if they evict someone without cause.
Expected increase in Obamacare premiums next year because of President Trump's expansion of short-term health plans that are cheaper than Obamacare plans and do not fully comply with the Affordable Care Act.
Endorsements that former President Barack Obama made on Wednesday for candidates in races up and down the ballot.
More income that Asian-Americans in the top 10 percent earned than Asian-Americans in the bottom 10 percent in 2016, representing the biggest income gap within a major racial or ethnic group.
People in Florida ordered to surrender their guns since March, when a state law took effect that lets judges revoke weapons from people deemed a threat to themselves or others. The law was passed in the wake of the Parkland school shooting.
States that have pre-Roe v. Wade bans on abortion still on the books. They cannot currently be enforced, but the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy has sparked a movement to wipe them clean in case the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in the future.
Salary for the head of Florida's top domestic violence organization, which is state-funded. The exorbitant pay has prompted a state audit of the organization.
Assault weapons registered in California since a state law took effect last year that requires them to be registered with law enforcement. The same law banned the sale of some assault rifles but allows people to keep the ones they already own.
Time a DMV worker in California spent sleeping on the job for nearly four years, according to a recent audit. The agency said it could not take disciplinary action because the snoozing had not been properly documented.
Cash and checks that a Chicago mayoral candidate gave away at a church event to help people cover the cost of their property taxes.
Times this year that the national parks failed to meet federal ozone standards. A new study reveals that national parks have air pollution similar to that of major cities.
Tennesseans with Confederate flags on their license plates as of June -- a number that has been rapidly rising since a white supremacist killed nine African-American people at a Charleston, S.C., church in 2015.
Year that Republican Bobby Wilson, an Arizona state Senate candidate, shot and killed his mother, which he revealed at a gun control event where he advocated against gun control legislation and for arming more "good guys."
Lead that U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis has in Florida's GOP race for governor, according to a new poll. President Trump endorsed him, and the respondents who knew that overwhelmingly support DeSantis while the respondents unaware of Trump's backing overwhelmingly support his opponent, state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.
Campaign contributions that pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s political action committee made to top North Carolina leaders during a legislative session, which is illegal. Pfizer and the 37 officials, including the governor and the attorney general, must pay a fine.
U.S. voters who had their personal information hacked by Russian military intelligence in 2016. Until recently, U.S. officials said only 90,000 voters -- all in Illinois -- had their data breached by Russians.
Increase in primary voter turnout among California Democrats from the 2014 midterms to today's. Republican turnout comparatively rose 45 percent in the state. These numbers reflect general trends of Democratic participation climbing more than Republicans'.
Settlement the state of Missouri is paying a female prison guard who says she was sexually harassed and poisoned by male coworkers.
One-year savings for the state of Louisiana from criminal justice reforms that resulted in its prison population dropping to the lowest level in 30 years.
Taxpayer dollars the state of Texas has paid anti-abortion advocates to help defend its abortion restrictions in federal court. Of the 21 advocates, judges disregarded the testimony of six.
Number of fatal alcohol-impaired driving crashes in 2016, which is the highest since 2009.
Phone number that a woman in Oregon called to report a black woman who was knocking on doors in her neighborhood. The black woman was state Rep. Janelle Bynum, who is running for reelection and was talking to her constituents.
Year that a new ban on California cities passing soda taxes expires. The state is home to the nation's first soda tax -- in Berkeley -- which is allowed to remain intact.
Drop in the number of people Louisiana sent to prison for drug possession during the first year of the state's criminal justice reforms. Once home to the highest rate of prisoners per capita, the state has now dropped to second-highest.
Age that girls in New Hampshire can get married -- one year earlier than the state's legal marriage age for boys. A new law, however, will make it 16 for both genders starting in 2019.
New salary for California governor, which is the highest of all the nation's governors. It reflects a 3 percent raise, which is also being given to the state's legislators.
Ballots not counted in the final round of Maine's primary earlier this month because they did not rank the candidates who ended up being the final two. It was the first time ranked-choice voting was used for a statewide election in the U.S.
Job vacancies in the South Carolina corrections system at the time of a deadly riot in one of the state's prisons in April.
Year that Hispanics are expected to outnumber every other demographic group in Texas.
