News in Numbers
Wind chill (in Fahrenheit) for Rochelle, Ill., one of the lowest recorded in the United States. The polar vortex has forced Minnesota and Chicago to close schools and Indianapolis to ban driving to keep people out of the life-threatening weather.
Total budget for snow and ice removal allocated by Minneapolis for 2013. Annual costs range from from $7 million to $12 million.
The number of states that increased the minimum wage on Jan. 1. About 2.5 million workers will receive higher wages as a result.
The number of fatal parade accidents in the United States over the past three years. A recent report found that governments often lack adequate planning procedures and clear rules for parades.
Increase in funding for California schools provided by Proposition 30, a temporary income and sales tax increase.
Amount in Federal Transit Administration grant money Cincinnati would have lost if it shut down its streetcar construction project, which the mayor had promised to do in his campaign for office.
Colorado's new, lower medical marijuana patient fee, as of Feb. 1, 2014. That's down from $35 currently and $140 when the program began in 2000.
Total prize in the Mega Millions lottery game, drawn Tuesday night. Officials announced that stores in California and Georgia sold winning tickets.
Fine for smoking pot in public in the city of Seattle, Wash., under a law unanimously approved by the City Council on Monday.
Maximum height of a building in Washington, D.C., which is equivalent to about 13 stories. Recently though, there's been debate over eliminating the height limit.
Current cap on Passenger Facility Charges for flights, which airport officials said they want Congress to raise by $4 to pay for airport improvements.
Number of inmates in California prisons in excess of the population cap set by federal courts. The state now has two additional months, until April 18, to cut the population.
Total number of people who signed up for health insurance on either the federal or state-run exchanges in two months.
Rate by which violent crime fell in Los Angeles from 2002 to 2009, the time when William Bratton, NYPD's new commissioner, led the city's police force.
Number of applications Walmart received for about 800 positions at its two new stores in Washington, D.C.
Percent of black male students suspended from middle school or high school, compared to 11 percent of white males.
Amount of gas tax increase, over three years, proposed by U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon to address the growing shortfall of the Highway Trust Fund. Blumenauer says the bill has little chance of becoming law.
Average increase in public appropriations for higher education in the 2013-14 school year.
Amount that U.S. shoppers spent in stores on Black Friday, down 13.2 percent from last year.
Median growth in per-inmate prison health care costs between 2001 and 2008.
Amount states, counties and cities give up annually to companies in tax breaks, cash payments and buildings and worker training.
Average number of times per day Washington, D.C., city employees visited the Armenian music website yerevannights.com.
Hours a person can be held for psychiatric evaluation in Virginia when others believe he poses a risk to himself or others, compared to 30 hours in Maryland and 48 hours in Washington, D.C.
Hourly minimum wage proposed by Councilman Vincent Orange for Washington, D.C., which would be an increase of more than $3.00 an hour.
Number of nonfatal job-related injury or illness cases for every 100 full-time state employees in 2012, compared to just 3.4 in the private sector.
Amount of taxpayer dollars, contributed by Cobb County, Ga., needed to finance the new Atlanta Braves stadium; the team will provide $372 million.
Amount in additional tax credits available to 3,000 childless New York City residents making between $6,667 and $18,000 a year under the city's Paycheck Plus poverty-reduction pilot project.
Average annual cost of transportation in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, compared to an average $10,359 a year for housing.
