News in Numbers
The portion of 20 of the most populous cities where tax-exempt properties account for a higher share of the total assessed value than they did five years ago, according to a Governing analysis.
The scheduled cut to Community Development Block Grants, which are one of the biggest direct sources of federal aid to cities, if sequestration takes effect in January.
The portion of ballot measures to extend funding for highways, bridges and transit that were approved on Election Day last week.
The portion of students in New Orleans who are enrolled in charter schools, which is the highest rate in the nation, according to a new report on charter school enrollment around the country.
The amount of coal below Montana's surface, which accounts for nearly one-quarter of the known coal reserves in the United States.
The number of states where residents filed petitions on WhiteHouse.gov to secede from the United States after last week's elections.
The deadline, which is this Friday, for states to decide whether they will run their own health insurance exchange, let the federal government run one for them or have a state-federal partnership exchange. The federal government did, however, extend the deadline for the full blueprint to Dec. 14.
The number of cohousing developments -- where residents live in and run communal facilities -- in California, which is more than in any other state. Once a relative novelty, cohousing developments continue to increase in popularity.
Puerto Rico voted to become the 51st state in the union; however, the referendum is nonbinding, and statehood would require Congress' approval.
The last time North Carolina had a Republican governor and GOP-dominated Legislature. Pat McCrory changed that Tuesday night when he became the state's first Republican governor in 20 years.
The age that adults can legally possess marijuana in Colorado, Oregon and Washington state if voters approve making their state the first to legalize marijuana for recreational use.
The estimated number of tons Montana has in its coal reserves, which represents one-quarter of all U.S. reserves.
The number of people licensed to carry concealed weapons in Oklahoma who can now carry them openly in a belt or shoulder holster, loaded or unloaded, thanks to a new law that took effect November 1st.
The record number of Californians that have registered to vote for the Nov. 6 election, as of October 31st. The state attributes the surge to implementation of online voter registration.
The value of the contract the state of Idaho signed last week with Hewlett Packard to provide laptops to all high school students in the state by the fall of 2015. The laptops are part of a series of education reforms passed last year that voters will have the opportunity to overturn at the polls next week.
The amount of money the city of Lock Haven, Penn. expects to bring in over the next decade by selling credits their government-owned forests can earn for sequestering carbon dioxide gases.
The number of Social Security numbers that were exposed to a hacker in a recent cyber attack of the Department of Revenue's computers in South Carolina.
The amount of money the Massachusetts judiciary has requested from the state to deal with legal challenges to as many as 136,000 criminal cases in which evidence was allegedly mishandled by a state drug lab chemist.
The estimated rise in gambling addictions in a community when a casino opens nearby, according to a health impact assessment by the Kansas Health Institute. Kansas lawmakers have proposed making it easier for developers to open a casino.
The portion of states that levy an estate tax based on the federal system and would have to decide whether to create an estate tax of their own if Mitt Romney becomes president and ends the federal estate tax, as he plans.
The number of states that restrict ex-felons from voting, even after they’re released from prison.
The federal judicial district that includes Atlanta ranked sixth nationwide in 2011 for public corruption convictions -- a steep rise from 2006 when it ranked 51st.
The portion of public officials who believe the Obama administration's policies support their state or local government, compared to only 29 percent who said the same about Congress' policies, according to a Governing survey.
The average debt that students in the class of 2011 graduated with, which is a 5 percent increase from the previous year, according to a new report.
The portion of people who bike to work in Davis, Calif., which is more than any other city in the country. View interactive GOVERNING Data maps for more than 400 localities.
The annual fee that Texas inmates can pay for medical care. Until last year, they paid $3 copays each time they saw a doctor. The higher, one-time fee has led some prisoners to refuse treatment, according to critics.
The cost of processing a single online voter registration in Arizona, compared to 83 cents for a paper registration. Arizona was the first state to allow voters to register online in 2002.
The number of Democratic attorneys general and the number of Republican attorneys general. But if current trends hold, Governing contributor Louis Jacobson predicts that Democrats could net one AG seat this year.
The rate of homes in some stage of foreclosure in Florida last month, which is the first time the state has had the nation's highest foreclosure rate since April 2005.
The number of people who called 911 during a fatal shooting rampage in Minneapolis last month but hung up because no one answered. The incident prompted the agency to change its 911 system.
