News in Numbers
Money raised by an online fundraiser started in memory of Philando Castile that is being used to pay all of the school lunch debt for public schools in St. Paul. Castile was fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer during a traffic stop in 2016.
Money in Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo's budget that relies on revenue from sports gambling, which is illegal unless the U.S. Supreme Court ends the federal ban on it this summer.
Worth of a bond that California lawmakers approved back in 2016 to help finance new housing for the homeless. Not a penny has been spent as the issue of how the debt will be repaid plays out in court.
States that had their websites or voter registration systems compromised by Russia during the 2016 election, according to three senior intelligence officials who said the states were never informed. They were: Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Wisconsin.
Back taxes that coal companies owned by the billionaire governor of West Virginia owe the state of Kentucky, where some school districts face potential job cuts due to budget shortfalls.
States considering creating a public registry of people convicted of abusing animals. Supporters argue the lists would not only keep pets from their custody but also raise red flags about people who may commit other violent crimes. Tennessee and a few municipalities already have one.
U.S. states, cities and counties suing opioid drug manufacturers or distributors.
Minimum age Florida Gov. Rick Scott proposes for buying and owning a gun. In the wake of the Parkland school shooting, the Republican governor also called for, among other things, banning bump stocks and limiting gun ownership among people with mental health problems.
Decrease in rental housing stock and increase in rental prices after San Francisco applied its rent control law to more properties. Tenants living in rent-controlled units, however, did see savings.
Number of investigators in seven states who handle minimum-wage violations. Another 26 states each have fewer than 10 such investigators.
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.
