Chicago Speed Camera Violations Before and After the 6 mph Threshold
Chicago began $35 tickets at 6-10 mph over on March 1, 2021. Recorded violations went from 1.6 million to 6.0 million over two-year windows, about 3x at fixed cameras.
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Data Stories
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Colorado Marijuana Sales Fell 41% From 2021 to 2025
Colorado marijuana sales went from $2.23 billion in 2021 to $1.32 billion in 2025 and tax revenue from $423.5 million to $236.4 million. State data by year.
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Congress Redefined Hemp in 2025: What USDA Farm and Poison-Center Data Show
A 2025 law caps hemp products at 0.4 mg total THC per container; a 2026 law limits it to certain products until Dec. 11, 2026. USDA farm and poison-center data.
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Data Stories: What Happened After the Law Changed
Data-driven stories on what changed after laws passed: crime, housing, gambling, privacy, wages, roads and more, with charts and primary sources.
FTC Do Not Call Complaints Fell by Half From FY2019 to FY2025; YouMail's Robocall Estimate Fell 10%
FTC Do Not Call complaints fell from 5.42 million in FY2019 to 2.62 million in FY2025, while YouMail estimated 58.5 billion robocalls in 2019 and 52.5 billion in 2025.
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Illinois Video Gaming Machines Now Out-Earn Its Casinos: The Record From 2009 to 2026
Illinois video gaming terminals took in $3.3 billion in FY2026, casinos $2.1 billion. What sponsors and opponents said in 2009, and what the record shows since.
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In NYC, 96% of Airbnb Listings With 30-Plus-Night Minimums Are Set at Exactly 30 Nights
Inside Airbnb, Oct 2026: 22,988 of 23,921 NYC listings with 30+ night minimums sit at exactly 30 nights. Plus OSE Local Law 18 registration counts.
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Massachusetts Votes on Ending Its $1.65 Billion Adult-Use Cannabis Market
Massachusetts Question 8 would end adult-use cannabis retail sales from 2028. State data on sales, price per gram, tax revenue and licences, and what each vote does.
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NYC Congestion Pricing Data: Manhattan Toll-Zone Entries 4.1% Lower in 2026 Than in 2025
MTA open data: 141.3M Manhattan toll-zone entries Jan 5-Oct 17, 2025 vs 135.6M in 2026. The MTA's 11% claim, a two-tunnel check, subway, revenue, the appeal.
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Overdraft Fee Revenue at Banks Halved Before the CFPB Rule and Its Repeal
Overdraft/NSF revenue at banks over $1B fell from $11.96B in 2019 to $5.83B in 2023, before the CFPB's 2024 rule, which Congress repealed in May 2025.
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Save Our Homes Kept $815 Billion Off Florida's 2026 Assessments; What Amendment 3 Would Change
Save Our Homes kept $815 billion off Florida assessments in 2026. Amendment 3 would not change that cap; what it would change and the official revenue estimate.
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Tariff Revenue After the Supreme Court Ruling: Refunds Exceeded Receipts for Three Months
Customs duties hit $33.1B in Oct 2025. After the Feb 2026 IEEPA ruling, Treasury booked $134.4B in refunds May-Sep 2026; net receipts went negative.
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U.S. Fireworks Injury Estimates and State Fireworks Laws, 2008-2025
CPSC annual reports put ER-treated fireworks injuries at 7,000 in 2008 (9,200-10,800 in 2004-2007); its news releases give 14,700 for 2024 and about 13,000 for 2025.
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