We have all heard truck commercials proclaim they sell the most trucks in America. In 2016, what was the actual number of new trucks sold in America?

The 11 best-selling pickup trucks in the United States for 2016, according to Goodcarbadcar.net, along with the sales figures for last year and 2015:

Ford F-Series — 820,799; 780,354.

Chevrolet Silverado — 574,876; 600,544.

Ram P/U — 489,418; 450,122.

GMC Sierra — 221,680; 224,139.

Toyota Tacoma — 191,631; 179,562.

Toyota Tundra — 115,489; 118,880.

Chevrolet Colorado — 108,725; 84,430.

Nissan Frontier — 86,926; 62,817.

GMC Canyon — 37,449; 30,077.

Honda Ridgeline — 23,667; 520.

Nissan Titan — 21,880; 12,140.

“The Ford F-Series, on its own, sells 83% more often than the whole midsize sector put together. F-Series sales, in fact, soared to the highest level since 2005, when more than 900,000 were sold. …,” Goodcarbadcar.net’s Timothy Cain writes in an article posted Jan. 4.

“General Motors, however, sells more total pickup trucks than any other automaker in America. With midsize twins — Colorado and Canyon — still picking up steam, their gains more than offset the Silverado and Sierra declines. General Motors sold 942,730 new pickup trucks in the United States in calendar year 2016.”

The 20 top-selling vehicles in the United States last year, along with their sales figures, according to a table compiled by the Wall Street Journal:

Ford F-Series — 820,799.

Chevrolet Silverado — 574,876.

Dodge Ram — 489,418.

Nissan Rogue — 329,904.

Honda CR-V — 357,335.

Toyota RAV4 — 352,139.

Honda Accord — 345,225.

Toyota Camry — 388,616.

Honda Civic — 366,927.

Toyota Corolla / Matrix — 360,483.

Chevrolet Equinox — 242,195.

Ford Escape — 307,069.

Toyota Highlander — 191,379.

Nissan Altima — 307,380.

GMC Sierra — 221,680.

Jeep Grand Cherokee — 212,273.

Chevrolet Malibu — 227,881.

Ford Explorer — 248,507.

Subaru Outback — 182,898.

Hyundai Elantra — 208,319.

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Online: http://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3022-autosales.html.

Law limits length, agenda of session

When the Legislature goes into a special session, who pays for that? Is there a limit on how many special sessions may be called?

Taxpayers pay lawmakers’ salaries and cover the costs of legislative sessions, which a Legislative Fiscal Office note pegged at about $25,000 per legislative day in the Senate and $35,000 a day in the House.

The law places no limit on how many special sessions may be held, but the state constitution does limit their maximum length to 30 days and binds lawmakers to considering only the items listed in a pre-session proclamation.

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Online: www.legis.la.gov.

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