News in Numbers
The number of children in Maine that lack health insurance. That's 6 percent of all children in the state, a 50 percent increase from 2010, when only 4 percent of kids were uninsured. Even as the rates of uninsured children across the nation have dropped, those in Maine continue to climb.
The percentage of Georgia voters that said they were closely following the House special election between Republican Karen Handel and Democrat Jon Ossoff in a poll by the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Sixty-four percent said they were following the race "very closely," and 52 percent said they thought the race was more important than past elections.
The percentage of Puerto Rican voters that cast a ballot in favor of U.S. statehood in a non-binding referendum on Sunday. But there's a catch: turnout was only at 23 percent, significantly lower than P.R.'s usual high turnout rates. Critics say only statehood supporters turned out to vote.
The number of cities since 2006 where lawsuits played an important role in eventual bankruptcy filings. Municipal bankruptcies are generally rare, but legal decisions have contributed majorly to 30 percent of them over the last decade.
The number of fatal police shootings that have taken place in Maine so far this year. That's twice as many people as were killed by Maine police in all of 2015 and 2016 combined.
States where the opioid crisis has been declared a public health emergency. They are: Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts and Virginia.
Commute to work for a growing share of Americans. From 2010 to 2015, more people became so-called super commuters in 40 states.
Estimated bed bugs in a cup that a citizen slammed on the counter in a municipal office in Augusta, Maine, after being told he didn't qualify for assistance. His reaction released the bugs and closed the city offices for extermination.
Confirmed cases of measles in Minnesota, which exceeds the number of cases in the United States last year. Most of the victims are unvaccinated preschool children.
Terminally ill people in California who have sought a prescription for life-ending drugs since June 2016, which is when the state's physician-assisted death law took effect. The practice is legal in five other states plus the District of Columbia.
One-year increase in single-family home prices in the Seattle metro area, which represents the largest in the country and more than double the national average of 5.8 percent.
States with "Blue Lives Matter" laws, which increase the penalties for violent and nonviolent crimes against police officers and extend protection to off-duty cops and their relatives. Last year, Louisiana was the first state to pass such a bill.
Time that Chicago's population has been in decline. In 2016, it was the only major U.S. city to lose population.
States that would lose federal funding for children's health insurance under President Trump's budget, which would cut $6 billion from the program that insures kids from low-income families.
Payout from the corporation Target to 47 states and the District of Columbia to settle a lawsuit over the 2013 breach that put millions of customers' personal information into the hands of hackers.
Portion of states' general fund revenues in 2015, the most recent year available, that came from federal money. The state most dependent on federal funding was Louisiana, while the least dependent was North Dakota.
Amount that the band U2 cost Santa Clara, Calif.'s Valley Transportation Authority when it performed past the city's 10 p.m. curfew last week. The VTA had to add after-hours trains so that concertgoers weren't stranded at the venue.
Americans who died of a meth overdose in 2015, which is almost triple the number in 2010 and a 30 percent increase from 2014. Compared to opioids, it's harder to overdose on methamphetamine.
People with pre-existing conditions who could face higher premiums if the House's Obamacare replacement plan becomes law.
The longest it takes for every person in San Francisco to walk to a park from their home. It's the first city in the country to achieve this universal measure of proximity to parks.
Students packed into one classroom in New Jersey because the elementary school can't afford to build walls and instead creates classroom boundaries using pieces of furniture. Since 2010, two-thirds of the state's school districts haven't been getting the funding they were promised.
Eligible voters in Wisconsin who lacked a valid photo ID and may have been blocked from casting a ballot in November, the first presidential election with the state's strict voter ID law in effect.
Non-English-speaking children in Oklahoma that state Rep. Mike Ritze wants to let federal immigration agents question to determine if they're U.S. citizens. Under federal law, children have a right to attend public school regardless of immigration status.
New deadline for states to figure out how to deliver Medicaid care to disabled and elderly people in home and community-based settings instead of nursing homes. The deadline set by the Obama administration was 2019.
The amount of campaign funds that 41 elected New York officials have spent on legal fees in connection to scandals or criminal investigations.
Amount that New Day for America, the super PAC supporting Ohio Gov. John Kasich, raised between April 20 and June 30, which places him in the middle tier of GOP presidential candidates.
Portion of U.S. mayors who said their police departments don't reflect the racial makeup of their cities.
Estimated value of property in Florida -- which is more than any other state -- that's not at risk of climate change-related flooding now but could be by 2050.
Portion of Virginia residents who say the Confederate flag should stay on state license plates. The issue heads to court again Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that states can regulate license plates because it's "government speech."
Portion of mayors surveyed by Politico magazine who expressed concern about race relations and police in their city. Nearly a third said they were “deeply concerned” about the issue.
