How many states have voter ID laws?
Nearly two dozen states have laws requiring voters to show some form of identification before they are allowed to cast their ballots. Those laws are at the heart of a dispute over whether they are needed to prevent voter fraud, as Republicans claim, or intimidate minority and elderly voters, as Democrats charge. The Advancement Project, a civil rights group, released a report Monday showing that such election laws could prevent 10 million eligible Hispanics from voting in November.
Do government workers make more than private-sector employees?
It’s a hotly disputed matter, but the Congressional Budget Office reported the government is a more generous employer, especially once benefits like health care and pensions are included. Since 2001, the average private-sector income grew by nearly $12,000 to $47,815. The average salary of a public-sector worker, however, grew by more than $25,000, to an average of $75,296, government statistics show.
Does Mitt Romney or President Obama pay better?
Both presidential campaigns have monthly payrolls of about $4 million. But, the Los Angeles Times reports that Obama has twice as many employees — 901 people earning a median salary of $3,074 a month, or $36,886 a year. Romney has 403 employees earning a median salary of $6,437 a month, or more than $77,000 a year, the paper reported. The Romney campaign disputed that, saying its median salary is closer to $51,000 a year.
