News in Numbers
A November ballot question will ask Denver voters to approve a 3.5 percent sales tax for recreational marijuana that can be raised by the City Council at any time up to 15 percent.
"North Colorado" has a chance of becoming the next state if a Weld County ballot question passes this November. Even if the measure passes, the secession would have to be approved by the legislature and Congress.
The average age of a postal service worker, which is the oldest of any other U.S. industry.
The cost of owning a car in Oregon, which is the lowest of any state. The national average is $3,201.
The number of times a New Yorker has been arrested for posing like a public transportation worker in attempts to drive a train. He's served 18 of his 49 years in jail.
The number of true city-city consolidations over the past 30 years -- almost all of which involved two rural municipalities with fewer than 2,500 residents.
The hourly rate, which the city has agreed to pay, for the court-appointed attorney put in charge of monitoring Detroit's legal bills in its Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
The portion of one wait staff worker's pay that it takes to rent an average two-bedroom apartment in Honolulu, according to a recent report that details the lack of affordable housing for employees in the travel and tourism industry.
Amount it will cost to tear down Seattle's so-called “ramps to nowhere.”
The number of people who rode Amtrak trains in July, which marks an all-time monthly record.
The number of states that expect drops in general fund revenue in fiscal year 2014, according to a new National Conference of State Legislatures report.
The number of U.S. jurisdictions that have merged their police and fire administrations out of the nation's more than 18,000 agencies. Jersey City, N.J., is the latest to consider such a move.
The number of jobs the Philadelphia School District added with stimulus dollars -- only to eliminate all the positions in 2012.
The cost of Oakland, Calif.'s municipal ID that also acts as a debit card -- a first in the nation. There are also additional fees to activate the card, maintain it, call customer service and withdrawal money. Critics charge the cards are too expensive for a product targeted at low-income people.
The amount, including benefits, that Santa Ana will pay its new city manager, David Cavazos, making him one of the highest paid city employees in California.
The drop in sodium content in the food at 20 Chinese takeout restaurants in Philadelphia since the city held free classes to teach chefs how to cook with less salt while keeping food flavorful. The classes are just one part of the city's anti-obesity efforts to get people to eat healthier.
The number of homicides in Trenton, N.J., this year, nearing the city's record of 31. To try to combat the high crime, Mayor Tony Mack has asked the state for $46.4 million to hire 75 additional police officers.
The cost for a medical marijuana ID card and an ounce of the drug for some patients in New Jersey, which has some of the most expensive rates among the 11 states that allow the sale of pot for medicinal purposes.
Portland, Ore.’s return on investment for every dollar spent on a tree, according to i-Tree, a free application that calculates the value of a tree in environmental, health and economic benefits.
Illinois became the 20th state to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes Thursday.
The number of taxis per person in Milwaukee, which is one of the nation's worst ratios. Many cities put a cap on the number of cabs; Milwaukee's was struck down earlier this year.
The portion of people in Mississippi using food stamps in April, which was the highest of any other state. View charts and updated data for every state.
The ratio of Americans who for at least a year of their lives have struggled with joblessness, relied on government aid or had income below 150 percent of the poverty line, according to a recent survey.
The number of people North Carolina had sterilized from 1929 to 1974 under its forced-sterilization program. The legislature established a $10 million fund last week to compensate any victims that come forward.
The amount of U.S. waste that is converted to energy through a chemical combustion process. By comparison, Germany converts 38 percent of its waste.
The amount local governments in Nevada spent lobbying the state legislature this year.
The number of states where the top paid state executive is the person who oversees the higher education or entire education system. The highest of these salaries is $525,000.
The number of states that have fully recovered the number of jobs they had before the recession. Of those, only oil-rich Texas, North Dakota and Alaska recorded notable job growth exceeding a couple percentage points.
The number of teachers and school staff that Chicago Public Schools announced it will lay off about a month after 850 CPS employees were already laid off -- most as a result of 48 school closures.
Voters in Washington state who claimed to have followed this year's legislative session, which is the highest since the 1990s, according to a poll.
