News in Numbers
Fine that Florida mayors face if they enforce local gun regulations that are stricter than the state's. Florida law also allows the governor to kick elected officials out of office for violating its ban on most municipal gun rules. A mass shooting at a school in Parkland last week has put a spotlight on the 2011 law.
Portion of state lawmakers who are women, marking the first time they make up at least a quarter of America's legislatures.
States that need to replace their voting machines before the 2020 elections. Most, however, lack the funding for any upgrades. Meanwhile, federal officials have warned that foreign meddling is not likely to stop with the 2016 election.
First royalty check the state of California received from investing $2.75 billion in stem cell research.
Sales of medical and recreational marijuana in Colorado last year, which is a record high. That brought in $247 million in taxes and fees for the state.
Mardi Gras beads found in New Orleans' storm drains when crews cleaned them after heavy floods last summer.
Estimated economic cost of the opioid crisis to West Virginia, according to the American Enterprise Institute. Per resident, the state has the highest burden in the nation.
What Utah spent in 2013 to keep its national parks open during the shutdown. The federal government only reimbursed the state $666,000. The state's Congressmembers introduced legislation in 2015 to get the money back, but it never went anywhere.
People in Washington state who aren't registered to vote because of a software glitch at the Department of Licensing. After realizing that, election officials are rushing to send them ballots before the state's Feb. 13 special election.
Taxpayer dollars Wisconsin is spending for each job promised in the Foxconn factory. That's more than eight times the state spent on similar job creation deals last year and more than some states are willing to pay to lure Amazon's second headquarters.
Taxpayer money Pennsylvania has spent in the last eight years to resolve more than two dozen sexual harassment claims against public employees. On Friday, the state's Democratic Party chairman was fired amid complaints about his handling of elected officials who have settled harrasment-related cases.
People in Indiana who lost Medicaid since the state received federal permission to charge monthly premiums. State officials estimate that half of them found coverage elsewhere.
Money the Republican Governors Association raised in 2017, which is a record high and almost $11 million more than the previous record.
Time that a local Florida commissioner was illegally registered to vote because he left off a 25-year-old cocaine conviction in Tennessee from his registration form. The felony makes him ineligible to vote in Florida, but that could change when voters in the state decide this November whether ex-felons should be allowed to vote. In the meantime, the commissioner was fired.
The number of nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT) trips taken each year by sick patients on Medicaid. Some states are trying to limit NEMT benefits, which could leave some patients with no way to make their appointments.
The amount of money the Michigan Senate spent to investigate and settle sexual harassment complaints a decade ago.
Statue of limitations in Michigan, for charging or filing a civil lawsuit against someone suspected of sexually assaulting a minor under the age of 16. The legislature wants to eliminate it after Larry Nassar, a former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor, was sentenced to prison for decades of sexually abusing at least 150 girls.
Cost of driving on I-66 in Northern Virginia one morning last week. That toll price -- which is set by demand and traffic volumes, and changes every six minutes -- was a record high.
School shootings in the U.S. since Jan. 1 of this year -- the most recent being on Tuesday in Benton, Ky., where a 15-year-old killed two students and injured 12 other people.
Time between Hawaii Gov. David Ige learning that the nuclear attack notification was false and alerting the public. The reason for the delay? He did not know his Twitter password.
Cost of driving a car in Manhattan under a plan that would make New York the first U.S. city to introduce a pay-to-drive system.
Maximum fine, under a new state law, for California employers who give their employees' information to federal immigration authorities without a court order or subpoena. The feds have warned of an immigration crackdown in the state.
Public assistance offices that are permanently closing because of state budget cuts in Montana.
Children who have died from the flu this season as of Jan. 6. For the first time in CDC history, the flu has spread to every state.
Time that residents in Hawaii thought the state was under nuclear attack because they received emergency alerts on their phones that read "BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL." The alert was mistakenly sent by a state employee.
Time that hundreds of residents outside Charlotte, N.C., have been using bottled water to drink, cook and bathe to avoid contaminated well water.
Votes that may have been mistakenly cast in Virginia in November because, according to a Washington Post analysis, the voters' addresses may have been assigned to the wrong district. Six races were decided by less than 500 votes, and one was decided by a coin flip.
Qualified students that California State University turned away last year, which represents the school's most rejections.
Cost of damages from natural disasters that happened in 2017, which is a record high, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Portion of plastic discarded in the U.S. last year and then sent to China, the largest global importer of most recyclable materials. That won't be the case anymore, though, because the country recently banned "foreign waste."
