The Pew Charitable Trusts’ mission is to improve public policy, inform the public and invigorate civic life. In Europe, that ...

As policymakers work to maintain the downward trend in opioid overdose deaths, state officials have turned their attention to ...

The federal government covered the highest portion of state Medicaid costs in New Mexico (77.6%) and Kentucky (77.6%), ...

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which was passed by Congress with broad bipartisan support and became law in July 2026, ...

With bipartisan support, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) recently signed two pieces of legislation that will improve access ...

As the birthplace of a revolutionary experiment in democracy 250 years ago, Philadelphia was uniquely positioned to mark this milestone—and the region sought to do so in a deep, meaningful way.

Suicide reentered the 10 leading causes of death in the United States in 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Although the five-day, 40-hour workweek and steady full-time employment remain the standards throughout the U.S., in practice ...

This interactive visualization breaks down the distribution of federal grants to state governments by policy area. Although ...

The lingering effects of the pandemic-era revenue wave, during which states saw record-high tax collections and unprecedented ...

Peatlands—bogs, fens, and swampy wetlands built from centuries of slow-accumulating and decaying plant matter—are among the ...

When homebuyers can’t obtain a mortgage, they sometimes turn to a potentially risky alternative: land contracts. Also known ...