After years of rapid expansion, growth in state rainy day funds slowed in fiscal year 2024. Although the median rainy day ...

The Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation has named six scientists from China, Curaçao, Indonesia, the Philippines, and ...

It’s a truism that demography is destiny—and that includes the financial destiny of states. Although the population of the 50 ...

State tax revenue volatility has increased in recent years, with significant fluctuations not only in total collections but ...

Stat: 1/3: Placental-related disorders, such as miscarriage and pre-eclampsia, affect around a third of human pregnancies. Story: The placenta is a temporary yet vital organ that can have long-term ...

It’s March, when many minds think of the color green. But the month is green not just because of shamrocks and leprechauns for St. Patrick’s Day; it’s also green for seagrass, because March is ...

How can the use of geographic information systems (GIS) help state policymakers evaluate the effectiveness of economic development incentives? The systems, known for their ability to store and ...

To help meet the ever-rising demand for energy in the U.S., policymakers, regulators, and utilities should look to distributed energy resources (DERs) as a bigger part of the solution. According to ...