News in Numbers
States where bills to create an opioid tax failed this year, with New York being the exception. The law there, though, is on hold thanks to a lawsuit filed by the pharmaceutical industry.
Cut in cabinet-level agencies proposed by Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
Extra money -- beyond their cost of care -- that immigrants covered by employers paid toward private health insurance premiums in 2014. U.S.-born people covered by employers spent the opposite: nearly $25 billion less on premiums when compared to the cost of their care.
Cases dismissed in the last two years by a largely unregulated "secret court" in Massachusetts, which is unlike any other in the country and run by governor-appointed clerks who may or may not have gone to college. In nearly 30 percent of the thrown-out cases, some involving death, a clerk concluded there was probable cause that the accused committed a crime. Police and politicians include people who have dodged charges this way.
State sex education programs that mention the terms "healthy relationships," "sexual assault" or "consent."
Settlement the ride-sharing company Uber agreed to pay states for taking a year to notify drivers that hackers had stolen their personal information.
So-called performance fees, which are rarely reported, paid to Wall Street firms by public pension funds each year.
Value of cocaine hidden in boxes of bananas and sent to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Frequency of marijuana arrests, which increased last year, largely because of a rise in consumption busts. Arrests for distribution dropped.
States -- up from 15 last year -- that could not weather a moderate economic downturn without resorting to budget cuts, according to Moody's Analytics.
State or local candidates endorsed by Democratic Socialists and advancing to the general election.
Increase in Democratic primary turnout from the 2014 midterms to this year. Republican turnout, by comparison, is up 22 percent.
Raise given to Kentucky's chief information officer by Gov. Matt Bevin. His $375,000 salary makes him the highest-paid CIO in the country.
States where coal was the most common energy source last year. That's down from 28 a decade earlier.
Women running for governor this year who won primaries, which represents a 26 percent success rate. That's roughly half the success rate of female candidates for Congress this year. Georgia, Maine and South Dakota could elect their first female governor in November.
People living in poverty in California alone. The state ties Florida and Louisiana for the highest poverty rate -- 19 percent.
Campaign cash held by Democratic nominee for Maryland governor Ben Jealous late last month. His GOP opponent, Gov. Larry Hogan, has $9.4 million. Jealous is one of several progressive gubernatorial candidates lagging behind in fundraising.
Proposed nurse-to-patient ratio for psychiatric wards under a ballot measure that would make Massachusetts the second state with such staffing requirements. The ratio varies based on what type of patients nurses are helping.
Campaign spending by three progressive groups, between now and Election Day, on digital ads to help 75 state legislative candidates in places that will play a big role in redistricting.
Medicaid recipients in Arkansas who have lost their health insurance for the rest of this year after failing to meet the state's new work requirements. Arkansas is the first state to implement this policy.
Expected increase, on average, in health premiums on the insurance exchanges next year. That represents a major drop from this year when the average increase was 30 percent.
People who have been registered to vote incorrectly by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. They will soon receive letters instructing them to check their registration status.
Polling places that closed in the three years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down key parts of the Voting Rights Act. Many of them were in majority-black areas in the South.
Payout divided among six states after a federal court ruled that the federal government improperly charged them some Medicaid fees that help fund the Affordable Care Act.
Final day that Puerto Rican hurricane refugees can stay in hotels with funding from the federal government.
State government websites that passed security tests performed by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.
Last time, before Tuesday, that an on-duty police officer was convicted of murder in Dallas County, Texas. Roy Oliver was found guilty in last year's killing of Jordan Edwards, an unarmed black 15-year-old.
Time the state of Kansas neglected to notify hundreds of residents that their drinking water supply had been contaminated with dry cleaning chemicals.
Average cost to taxpayers of California's high-speed rail project, which is the highest of any U.S. infrastructure project in recent history. The latest spending plan raises that number to $27 million.
Priests named in Pennsylvania's report on child sex abuse who have been charged with crimes. The rest are protected by the state's statute of limitations.
