This is one in a series of five articles examining key debates that will unfold in the nation’s statehouses in the year ahead. After two years of relative stability, 2025 marks an inflection point for ...

The people of Pabineau First Nation (PFN) have lived along the banks of the Nepisiguit River since time immemorial—as they say—in what is now the province of New Brunswick, Canada. And this year, PFN ...

Philadelphia Youth Basketball (PYB), a 2019 Pew Fund for Health and Human Services grantee, uses basketball to help the city’s children and adolescents build the skills they need to be successful on ...

Median rents in New Mexico increased by 60% from October 2017 to October 2024, much more than the 27% recorded for the U.S. overall. The average price of a New Mexico home climbed even faster during ...

Suicide claimed more than 49,000 lives in the United States in 2022, the highest number ever recorded. Research shows that health care providers can play a key role in preventing suicide, given that ...

This is one in a series of five articles examining key debates that will unfold in the nation’s statehouses in the year ahead. As states move from studying generative artificial intelligence to ...

In the continuing effort to increase clean energy use in the U.S., 2024 was a noteworthy year. States throughout the country boosted manufacturing of components needed to produce and deliver clean ...

This is part of a series of five articles examining key debates that will unfold in the nation’s statehouses in the year ahead. Transportation funds in many states are running low, and the next few ...

Despite continued negotiations in 2024, the regulatory framework meant to govern commercial-scale deep-sea mining is still years from being finalized by members of the International Seabed Authority ...

This article is the second of a three-part series looking at issues surrounding debt lawsuits in state courts. State courts should offer a path to resolution for the millions of Americans sued for ...

This is one in a series of five articles examining key debates that will unfold in the nation’s statehouses in the year ahead. High housing costs continue to be a major concern among Americans, and in ...