To help states address the economic and public health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government provided the largest influx of emergency relief funds in the nation's history, a ...

The Pew Charitable Trusts is committed to helping Philadelphians achieve economic security, advancement, and overall well-being. Public benefits are important but often underutilized resources that ...

I grew up in a Philadelphia where each generation had greater opportunity than the one before—and where working-class people could have fulfilling lives. One of my grandfathers was a longshoreman, the ...

In December 2022, 196 member governments of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity agreed to an ambitious plan to safeguard the natural world: the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity ...

Policymakers at all levels of government have many difficult choices to make as rising health care, education, and infrastructure costs place pressures on annual budgets and outpace revenue growth.

Indiana’s energy landscape has transformed over the past decade, and the state is seeing significant growth in demand, largely driven by data centers, electrification, and increased domestic ...

Along the coasts of Alaska and British Columbia, seaweed farming is growing rapidly, driven by growing demand for the marine algae in food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and other products.

A December 2023 report from California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office found that the state’s projected deficits had increased to $155 billion through fiscal year 2028, exponentially more than ...

Pandemic relief aid continued to inflate the percentage of state government revenue made up of federal dollars in fiscal year 2022. The share decreased by less than a percentage point from the prior ...

Pew’s commitment to the Philadelphia region reflects our founders’ significant historical ties to the area. Pew seeks to foster a vibrant civic life in our hometown by informing discussion on ...

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