Since 2020, the U.S. has experienced an average of 23 disasters a year that caused at least $1 billion of destruction each, ...

Since 2018, Michigan’s Medicaid program has provided treatment to patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) through health homes—a team of health providers that integrate and coordinate their services ...

State courts bear the immense responsibility of handling about 66 million cases a year, many of which require people facing civil or criminal matters to go to court for at least one hearing, and often ...

Pew's Safe Small-Dollar Loans Research Project classified states into three categories—Permissive, Hybrid, and Restrictive—based on their payday loan regulations. Nationally, the average usage rate ...

WASHINGTON—The Pew Charitable Trusts today applauded Montana Governor Greg Gianforte (R) for signing bipartisan legislation supporting the construction of wildlife crossings in the state, in a move ...

Policymakers at every level of government are grappling with the rising costs of storms, floods, wildfires, and other natural disasters and how best to aid affected communities. As disasters have ...

The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program is a $42.5 billion federal effort to expand affordable, high-speed internet access throughout the United States by funding the planning and ...

Conserving natural spaces conveys benefits far beyond the obvious gains to wildlife and their habitats. As scores of studies show, protecting and restoring lands and waters, particularly when done in ...

In their 2025 State of the State addresses, governors throughout the nation raised concerns about budgetary constraints, revenue shortfalls, and the difficult decisions they face in balancing their ...

The U.S. power grid is under increasing pressure because of aging infrastructure, severe weather events, the rapid growth of data centers and domestic manufacturing, and a lack of adequate ...

There’s a saying in the state budget world that there is no such thing as a “normal” budget cycle. Part of the budgeting process requires allowing for unforeseen events. The past five years have ...

Scientists forecast that the amount of plastic entering the ocean—approximately 11 million metric tons each year—could triple by 2040. To help find solutions, The Pew Charitable Trusts and Gerstner ...