News in Numbers
The number of people in Utah, the second-fastest growing state in the country. Utah is projected to double in population in the next 35 years.
Year Texas passed its celestial state law, becoming the only U.S. state that allows residents to vote from outside planet Earth.
Settlement unanimously approved by the San Diego City Council for Irene McCormack Jackson, Mayor Bob Filner’s former communications director who accused him of repeated sexual advances and lewd comments.
The number of gallons of gasoline California motor vehicles use each year.
Number of roosters rescued from an illegal New York-area cockfighting ring. The rescue, the largest cockfighting raid and rooster recovery in state history, was known as "Operation Angry Birds."
Total cost of Boston's one-year pilot program to keep the city's transit service running until 3 a.m. on the weekends.
The drop in the approval rating of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie over the last year from 74 percent to 55 percent.
Number of states where Republicans control both the governor's office and the legislature.
Number of Americans who have filed requests to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Department to fix errors in their health insurance coverage caused by HealthCare.gov glitches.
Number of school shootings so far in the 2013-14 academic year, which shows no signs of slowing since the massacre at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school.
Amount Indianapolis paid security company Haystax Technology to monitor stadium and online activity during the Super Bowl in 2012.
Number of Atlanta-area children stranded in school overnight on Tuesday due to snow and ice that gridlocked the region.
Amount of money U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee wants to use to subsidize private and other school choices for poor kids in any state that opts into the program.
Percent of New York State's workforce that's unionized, which is the highest rate of any state in the country.
Number of immigrants Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder wants to attract to help revive Detroit.
Wind speed posted on an electronic road sign in Casper, Wyo., last Saturday. The state's Department of Transportation explained that a sign operator meant 35+ mph.
Number of bills vetoed by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, which is the most of any governor in the state's history.
Percent of nearly 400,000 Coloradoans whose applications to buy a gun were rejected last year -- the year a new law expanded background checks to include all firearm sales.
Percent of workers in the Honolulu metro area who carpool to their jobs, which is one of the highest rates in the country.
Percent of potentially questionable welfare debit card transactions that occurred in Maine over the last two years.
Percent of Washington, D.C., residents who support the legalization of marijuana -- one of the highest rates in the nation.
Percent of American adults vaccinated last flu season. (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone older than 6 months get a flu shot every year.)
Number of Americans who have signed up for health insurance through state and federal exchanges. In the first two months, only 375,000 people enrolled.
Number of scheduled weekly and monthly meetings that the city of Dubuque, Iowa, has with city agencies, utility companies, community colleges and other players in a year.
Number of exclamation points used by outgoing Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in his final State of the Commonwealth address on Jan. 8. Terry McAuliffe was sworn into office over the weekend.
Percent of U.S. children ages 12 to 15 who meet the American Academy of Pediatrics' minimum fitness recommendation of getting an hour of moderate activity a day.
Cost of extending unemployment insurance over three months for those cut off when the program expired on Dec 28.
Estimated number of Americans feeling the effects of the "polar vortex," which has led to record cold temperatures across the country this week.
