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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

NEWS IN NUMBERS

296
NOVEMBER 27, 2018

People still missing more than two weeks after California's "Camp Fire," which was finally fully contained on Sunday. It was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the state's history, killing at least 85.
Source: the San Francisco Chronicle

129

NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Openly gay and transgender people who will be serving in state legislatures come January, which is a record high. Before the midterms, there were only 119.
Source: Governing

164 in 35 states

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

People who have become ill from consuming turkey in the past year, as of Nov. 5. Health officials have yet to pinpoint the salmonella outbreak to a single source.
Source: Kaiser Health News

$12.74 for every $1 spent

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Return on investment the city of Philadelphia would get from putting $3.5 million a year toward legal services for low-income renters facing eviction. It would elicit $45.2 million in annual savings, according to the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Source: Governing

$2 trillion

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Total state spending for fiscal 2018, which is a record high. The increase is largely driven by higher income tax revenues that resulted from last year's federal tax changes.
Source: Governing

20,667

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

DUI convictions that could be thrown out in New Jersey because a state trooper tampered with the sobriety tests.
Source: AP/NBC News

88%

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Residents of Butte County, Calif., who were not signed up for emergency alerts at the time of the Camp Fire, which has become the deadliest wildfire in the state's history.
Source: AP/NBC News

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

129 Gay or transgender in state legislatures. Up by 10. There are 7383 total citizens in state legislatures.

So they are represented at a 2% margin for the entire country.

Anonymous said...

1% is too much !!!