News in Numbers
Employees left in the West Virginia Division of Tobacco Prevention after the state budget eliminated its funding. The sole survivor is operating on federal grants and what's left of last year's budget.
Mayors surveyed by Politico who would support their state switching to a single-payer health-care system.
Time that Hawaii would have to warn the public about a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile attack on the island. In November, the state will start running monthly tests with air raid warning sirens as part of a larger preparedness plan.
New Yorkers who applied for free college tuition next year under the state's first-in-nation program. About 23,000 people are projected to qualify. After graduation, students must live and work in the state for as many years as they receive the benefit.
Revenue Colorado has made off marijuana since legalizing retail sale of the drug for recreational use in 2014, according to VS Strategies, a pro-legalization research company. Most of the money goes toward education.
Complaints to New York City's 311 system last year about loud talking. Noise complaints in the city in general have more than doubled in five years.
Voters who cast a ballot for city council elections in Haysville or Park City, Kan., on the first day of early primary voting. The state Legislature moved local elections from spring to fall this year, which some said would increase turnout.
Senior staffers who were fired or resigned from the office of Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner in the last week. The administration shakeup began when Rauner unexpectedly replaced his chief of staff with the former president and CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, a conservative think tank.
Drop in rate of sudden cardiac arrest, outside of a hospital, among people ages 45-64 in Multnomah County, Ore., after Medicaid was expanded there under the Affordable Care Act.
People who have revoked their voter registration in Colorado since Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced that he would comply with the Trump administration's request for voter data. That's far more than the usual handful of cancellations during similar time periods.
Time that parents in Marion County, Fla., are required to read to their children every night. The new rule is in place of homework, which the county is banning for elementary schools.
Average annual time drivers spend looking for parking in New York City, which is the highest in the nation.
Amount the city of St. Anthony, Minn., agreed to pay the police officer who was recently acquitted of all charges related to his fatal shooting of Philando Castile to leave the department.
Candidates running for mayor of Seattle. Mayor Ed Murray was expected by many to win re-election until allegations of sexual abuse led him to drop out of the race.
The new minimum wage in St. Louis, as of Aug. 28, which will be down from $10. The city increased it to $10 in 2015, but a new state law makes it illegal for municipalities in Missouri to set their own minimum wage.
States that have passed legislation to require paid family leave. Washington state this week joined California, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island.
States that have refused to provide some or all of the voter information requested by the Trump administration's Commission on Election Integrity.
Amount that Vermont promised to put in a college savings account for every child born in the state. Since the law passed two years ago, though, the state has only raised enough private funding to give each kid $2.77.
Limit on opioid prescriptions for acute pain in Kentucky, which now has the toughest restrictions of this kind in the nation.
Times that one man has rammed his car into a Ten Commandments monument outside of a state capitol. He did it in Oklahoma in 2014, and again in Arkansas this week.
Unpaid bills the state of Illinois owes. In 2015, when Gov. Bruce Rauner took office, it was around $5 billion. Since then, the GOP governor and the Democratic legislature have been in a deadlock over the budget.
Settlement paid by the government to the mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist fatally shot by police in Minnesota while his girlfriend and her 4-year-old sat next to him. The deal comes weeks after the officer was acquitted of all charges related to the shooting.
Year that the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that women cannot revoke consent after sexual intercourse begins. The law, which isn't found anywhere else in the nation, makes it difficult to prosecute rape cases.
States that California state employees and officials are banned from traveling to using taxpayer dollars. Each of them has laws that California considers discriminatory toward the LGBT community.
States where revenues for fiscal 2017 turned out to be less than forecasted, which represents the most since the recession. As a result, 23 states have cut spending and more could follow.
Average amount a state spends on each person's health care. Utah spent the least ($5,982), and Alaska spent the most ($11,064) in 2014.
High temperature that was forecast for Phoenix on Tuesday, which prompted American Airlines to cancel some flights out of the city.
Age that someone must be in Texas, under a new law set to take effect in September, to get married. In 2016, Virginia was the first state to raise the minimum marriage age to 18.
Canine attacks on postal workers in the U.S. in 2016, up from 5,581 in 2013. Among major cities, Los Angeles had the largest number of attacks: 80.
