Congressional Republicans’ Plan To Cut Clean Energy Investments Would Cause Higher Energy Bills and Job Losses Across States ArticleMarch 19, 2025 Congressional Republicans’ Plan To Cut Clean Energy Investments Would Cause Higher Energy Bills and Job Losses Across States The clean energy supply chain spurred by U.S. investment has created jobs and helped to lower electricity costs; repealing these investments midstream would increase electricity prices for households and businesses in nearly every state. Mar 19, 2025 Shannon Baker-Branstetter, Jamie Friedman
The Republican House Budget Resolution’s Potential $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts by Congressional District ArticleFebruary 24, 2025 The Republican House Budget Resolution’s Potential $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts by Congressional District The Republican House budget resolution would cost congressional districts an average of $2 billion each and could eliminate coverage for 15.9 million people. Feb 24, 2025 Sara Estep, Natasha Murphy, Andrea Ducas, 1 More Emily Gee
How Cuts to NIH Research Funding Would Hurt States ArticleFebruary 13, 2025 How Cuts to NIH Research Funding Would Hurt States Proposed changes to the National Institutes of Health’s $48 billion budget would risk jobs, threaten state economies, and hamper progress toward prevention and treatment of diseases such as cancer. Feb 13, 2025 Marquisha Johns
The Consequences of a Federal Funding Freeze in the States ArticleFebruary 6, 2025 The Consequences of a Federal Funding Freeze in the States The Trump administration’s proposed spending pause stirred confusion and uncertainty around government-funded services. Feb 6, 2025 Kennedy Andara, Mimla Wardak
Fact Sheets: The Harmful Effects of Project 2025, by State Fact SheetAugust 1, 2024 Fact Sheets: The Harmful Effects of Project 2025, by State These fact sheets provide insight into how Project 2025 would affect people in states across the country. Aug 1, 2024 Colin Seeberger
2024 Affordable Care Act Marketplace Plan Selections by Congressional District InteractiveMay 2, 2024 2024 Affordable Care Act Marketplace Plan Selections by Congressional District A new CAP interactive explores the proportion of nonelderly people who made federally facilitated marketplace plan selections during the 2024 open enrollment period by congressional district. Without congressional action, consumers will lose the enhanced financial assistance that supported record levels of enrollment. May 2, 2024 Nicole Rapfogel
State Policy Leadership To Conserve Nature ReportApril 11, 2024 State Policy Leadership To Conserve Nature As momentum builds nationally to address the nature and climate crises, state and territorial leaders across the country have stepped up with a variety of measures aimed at conserving lands and waters. Apr 11, 2024 Drew McConville, Kate Burgess, Mariel Lutz
Monthly Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Savings by State InteractiveApril 2, 2024 Monthly Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Savings by State Medicare drug price negotiation will result in thousands of dollars in net price savings for 30-day supplies of the first 10 drugs undergoing negotiation; here’s how those savings add up state by state. Apr 2, 2024 Nicole Rapfogel
CFPB Complaints State Fact Sheets: The CFPB Helps Consumers Nationwide ArticleOctober 3, 2023 CFPB Complaints State Fact Sheets: The CFPB Helps Consumers Nationwide The CFPB has stood up for everyday consumers and fought against unfair treatment across the United States, addressing consumer complaints nationwide. Oct 3, 2023 Crystal Weise, Lilith Fellowes-Granda, David Correa
Analysis of CFPB Complaints by State: Helping Consumers in Missouri Fact SheetSeptember 28, 2023 Analysis of CFPB Complaints by State: Helping Consumers in Missouri The CFPB has stood up for everyday consumers and fought against unfair treatment in Missouri. Sep 28, 2023
The Biden Administration’s First 2 Years: Stories of Americans Who Benefit From a Government Invested in Their Future ArticleDecember 12, 2022 The Biden Administration’s First 2 Years: Stories of Americans Who Benefit From a Government Invested in Their Future This collection features stories from Americans across the country whose lives and communities have benefited from the legislative and executive actions passed under the Biden administration. Dec 12, 2022 the Center for American Progress Action Fund
Fact Sheet: Weak Gun Laws Are Driving Increases in Violent Crime Fact SheetAugust 18, 2022 Fact Sheet: Weak Gun Laws Are Driving Increases in Violent Crime States that have recently weakened their gun laws are seeing increases in violent crime. Aug 18, 2022 Nick Wilson
Authoritarian Regimes Have More Progressive Abortion Policies Than Some U.S. States ArticleJuly 8, 2022 Authoritarian Regimes Have More Progressive Abortion Policies Than Some U.S. States Americans in states with regressive anti-abortion laws now have fewer human rights protections than those in countries criticized for their records on women’s rights. Jul 8, 2022 Alexandra Schmitt, Osub Ahmed, Elyssa Spitzer, 1 More Maggie Jo Buchanan
Some States Are Ready To Punish Abortion in a Post-Roe World ReportJune 24, 2022 Some States Are Ready To Punish Abortion in a Post-Roe World For generations, Americans have known abortion to be a fundamental right; if Roe v. Wade is overturned, some states will quickly make it a crime. Jun 24, 2022 Elyssa Spitzer
Early Learning in the United States: 2021 Fact SheetDecember 14, 2021 Early Learning in the United States: 2021 These state fact sheets provide data on access to affordable child care for families, compensation for child care providers, and economic benefits of increased public investment in early learning. Dec 14, 2021 MK Falgout
Stolen Firearms in Missouri Are Linked to the Repeal of Its Permit-to-Purchase Law ReportNovember 29, 2021 Stolen Firearms in Missouri Are Linked to the Repeal of Its Permit-to-Purchase Law Data show that the repeal of Missouri’s permit-to-purchase law is linked to higher levels of gun theft—a problem state officials must correct. Nov 29, 2021 Eugenio Weigend Vargas
Fact Sheet: State-by-State Estimates of Eligibility for a 2010 Immigration Registry Update ArticleSeptember 23, 2021 Fact Sheet: State-by-State Estimates of Eligibility for a 2010 Immigration Registry Update Updating the Immigration and Nationality Act’s registry date from 1972 to 2010 would allow millions of undocumented immigrants to access a pathway to citizenship. Sep 23, 2021 Nicole Svajlenka, Claudia Flores, Philip E. Wolgin
State Abortion Legislation in 2021 ReportSeptember 21, 2021 State Abortion Legislation in 2021 In 2021, the United States has seen the highest number of abortion restrictions made law in a single year, and the legal context in which this newly enacted legislation will operate is particularly tenuous. Sep 21, 2021 Elyssa Spitzer, Nora Ellmann
How States Can Build on the ACA To Improve Affordability and Lower Health Care Costs ReportJuly 15, 2021 How States Can Build on the ACA To Improve Affordability and Lower Health Care Costs The American Rescue Plan gives states additional flexibility to expand health coverage. Jul 15, 2021 Maura Calsyn
The Clean Economy Revolution Will Be Unionized ReportJuly 7, 2021 The Clean Economy Revolution Will Be Unionized State and local progress can inform federal action to support high-quality, union jobs building the clean economy. Jul 7, 2021 Rita Cliffton, Malkie Wall, Sam Ricketts, 3 More Kevin Lee, Jessica Eckdish, Karla Walter
Closing Advanced Coursework Equity Gaps for All Students ReportJune 30, 2021 Closing Advanced Coursework Equity Gaps for All Students Even in high schools with similar levels of access to advanced coursework, Black, Latinx, and Indigenous students are less likely to be enrolled in advanced courses—and even when they are enrolled, they experience less success in these courses than their peers. Jun 30, 2021 Roby Chatterji, Neil Campbell, Abby Quirk
The Funnel To Passing AP Exams InteractiveJune 30, 2021 The Funnel To Passing AP Exams This interactive uses data from the U.S. Department of Education to estimate how many students, overall and disaggregated, enroll in AP courses, take AP tests, and pass AP tests. Jun 30, 2021 Roby Chatterji, Neil Campbell, Abby Quirk
State-Federal Climate Initiative: Resources for State and Local Leadership on Climate, Energy Costs, Justice, and Jobs ArticleJune 15, 2021 State-Federal Climate Initiative: Resources for State and Local Leadership on Climate, Energy Costs, Justice, and Jobs State and local climate leaders have been laying a road map for bold, nationwide action on climate, reduced energy costs, good jobs, and environmental justice, and recent changes in federal government leadership mean that it has never been more urgent for them to lead the way on building a prosperous, inclusive, and globally competitive clean energy economy. Jun 15, 2021
A Criminal Record Shouldn’t Be a Life Sentence to Poverty ReportMay 28, 2021 A Criminal Record Shouldn’t Be a Life Sentence to Poverty Bipartisan momentum for clean slate and fair chance licensing policies—which remove barriers to economic opportunity for people facing the stigma of a criminal record—has grown significantly in the states in recent years. May 28, 2021 Rebecca Vallas, Sharon Dietrich, Beth Avery