WASHINGTON—The Pew Charitable Trusts today commended the unanimous passage of H.B. 212 by each chamber of the Utah State Legislature. The bill, sponsored by Representative Christine Watkins (R) and ...

As more states adopt workforce development incentives to address businesses’ need for skilled workers, policymakers will need to routinely review and measure their effectiveness, according to speakers ...

A toolkit assembled by The Pew Charitable Trusts in 2024 can help state policymakers, policy analysts, and the public better understand the economic development incentives offered by their states and ...

A state of emergency—including those caused by natural disasters such as the recent wildfires around Los Angeles—can have serious implications for access to treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs ...

Over the course of a lifetime, the family provides a foundation for financial security. Children’s economic well-being is closely tied to their immediate families’ financial success, and as kids grow ...

Since 2007, more than 30 states have enacted policies to reverse corrections growth and contain costs, while maintaining the long-term, nationwide decline in the crime rate that began in the early ...

The balance sheets of American households are showing modest improvement, as are people’s attitudes about their financial health. The Census Bureau found that the median household income increased by ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Guidance for Industry #213 1 —a policy designed to ensure the judicious use of antibiotics that are medically important to humans in the production of food ...

In the aftermath of 2017’s historic hurricanes and wildfires, Congress provided one-time funding of nearly $140 billion. 1 With the increasing severity and frequency of natural disasters, policymakers ...

Each year, billions of dollars in improper payments are disbursed throughout states as a result of unemployment insurance (UI) fraud and overpayments. To address this problem, New Mexico’s Department ...

What problem is this policy meant to address? Medicare Part D plans (PDPs) are required to cover at least two drugs in each therapeutic class, defined as a group of drugs used to treat the same ...

Over the past 30 years, American families have taken on increasing amounts of debt. The growing use of credit among American households, particularly following the Great Recession, has different ...