News in Numbers
The rate that Newton, Mass., Mayor Setti Warren has proposed increasing his salary, which would rise from $97,876 to $125,001. Last year, Warren was the city’s 214th highest-paid employee, trailing the school superintendent, police and fire chiefs, school principals and numerous police officers.
The number of people who work for LivingSocial, the fast-growing daily deals company that has become one of the biggest private employers in the District of Columbia. Mayor Vincent C. Gray has proposed rewriting tax incentives to keep the company from relocating.
The amount, on average, that a woman in Wyoming earns for every dollar earned by a man. The state has the nation's biggest wage gap between genders. The District of Columbia, where the earnings ratio for women is 91 cents, has the best.
The number of Georgia state lawmakers who have had liens filed against them, their spouse or their business since September for past-due taxes, penalties and fees. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution earlier reported that one in five state legislators had liens filed against them at some point.
The purity of heroin, which is the highest potency in the nation, purchased in the Twin Cities. Heroin deaths in the region nearly tripled in 2011.
The number of rides taken on the New York City Subway in 2011 -- the highest level of ridership since 1950.
The number of applicants who were mistakenly told via email that they got into the University of California, Los Angeles last week. UCLA apologized for the error, and the 894 students remain on the waiting list.
The number of fire code violations a vacant warehouse received since November. The building caught on fire earlier this week, leading to the deaths of two Philadelphia firefighters.
The rise in Texas' population, which is the largest recent population spike of any state, from 2010 to July 2011, according to new Census Bureau estimates.
The amount of money that General Services Administration's Jeffrey E. Neely approved for an October 2010 conference in Las Vegas. He is currently on administrative leave after a report given to Congress outlined the GSA's spending regarding the 2010 conference.
The percentage of Idaho Lottery tickets bought by Utahns. Utah outlaws gambling.
The number of delegates GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney currently has after sweeping primaries in Maryland, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. Over a thousand delegates are needed in order to win the nomination.
The price that a church paid to buy the mostly abandoned town of Scenic, S.D., last year. America's smallest town -- Buford, Wyo., is now auctioning itself off starting at $100,000.
The new estimated cost of California's high-speed rail project -- down from nearly $100 billion a few months ago, according to Gov. Jerry Brown's office. The significant drop has made some lawmakers skeptical of the project's new price tag.
The rate of U.S. children who have autism -- a 23 percent increase from just two years ago, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The same week these CDC findings were released, a judge ruled that Florida's Medicaid program must cover autism therapy.
The number of Bruce Springsteen concerts that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has attended.
The maximum fine that two men face after pleading guilty to leaving the unattended campfire that started Arizona's largest-ever wildfire last year. The fire, which blazed for roughly two months, cost more than $83 million to contain.
The amount of cost savings for every dollar spent on an HIV-prevention program that distributes free female condoms in areas of the District of Columbia that have high HIV rates, according to a study.
The number of school districts in the U.S. that had enough suspicious test scores that the odds of the results occurring by chance alone were worse than one in 1,000, according to an investigation by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The portion of Americans who think there is “too much expression of religious faith and prayer from political leaders,” while 30 percent think there is too little, according to a new Pew Research Center poll. The previous year's poll found the opposite -- more people thought there wasn't enough religious expression from politicians.
The number of states with laws surrounding the increasingly popular hobby of making beer and wine at home. In Wisconsin, lawmakers recently approved legislation to let people transport homemade beer and wine and share it with others, but they still can't sell it.
The number of college students in Illinois who are eligible for financial aid but likely won't get it because the state ran out of money. This year marks the earliest the state has ever run out of its need-based Monetary Award Program funds.
The steep rise in robberies in the District of Columbia this year, compared to only a 5 percent rise last year. D.C.'s crime climb is also higher than that of New York and Philadelphia where robberies this year have only increased 8 and 10 percent, respectively.
Florida's nationwide transparency ranking, according to the State Integrity Investigation report. The state is typically known for being one of the most transparent, but critics contend that its loose policies regarding lobbyists dragged its ranking down.
The portion of U.S. teachers -- down from 28 percent in 2010 -- who believe tying their pay to student performance is "absolutely essential" or "very important" to keep good teachers, according to a recent survey.
The rise, per gallon, in the price of gas in Maryland since January when Gov. Martin O' Malley first proposed increasing the state's gas tax. As the cost of gas has gone up, the support for his proposal has gone down.
The number of states that let some lawmakers change their votes after a bill has passed or failed. A switched decision, however, doesn't alter a bill's original outcome.
The annual amount it would cost small towns in California's San Joaquin Valley to clean up its drinking water, which a new study shows is contaminated due to farm fertilizers and dairy waste. The four counties studied are among the nation's top five farming counties.
The increase in the number of trips taken on public transportation last year compared to 2010. This is the highest level of public-transit use since 2008.
The rise in the rate of speed-related traffic deaths since 2000, contrasting the 3 percent drop in drunk-driving deaths and 23 percent drop in deaths that resulted from someone not wearing a seat belt.
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