The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Will Increase the Number of Americans Without Health Coverage in Every State and Congressional District ArticleSeptember 5, 2025 The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Will Increase the Number of Americans Without Health Coverage in Every State and Congressional District Explore how the law’s historic cuts will affect uninsurance where you live. Sep 5, 2025 Natasha Murphy, Kennedy Andara, Emily Gee
State Fact Sheets: How the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans Are Increasing Costs for American Families Fact SheetAugust 6, 2025 State Fact Sheets: How the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans Are Increasing Costs for American Families This series of fact sheets provides insights into how the OBBBA and the administration’s policies will increase the costs of health care, food, energy, and borrowing in each state in the near future. Aug 6, 2025 Amina Khalique, Kennedy Andara, Natalie Baker, 2 More Sara Partridge, Kyle Ross
With Americans Facing Utility Bill Increases This Year, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Threatens To Drive Costs Even Higher ArticleJune 13, 2025 With Americans Facing Utility Bill Increases This Year, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Threatens To Drive Costs Even Higher Across the country, nearly 60 electric and gas utilities are hiking or trying to hike utility bills this year, totaling nearly $38.3 billion for 56.7 million electric customers and $3.5 billion for 26 million natural gas customers; if the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passes, these bills will spike even higher. Jun 13, 2025 Akshay Thyagarajan, Shannon Baker-Branstetter
States Must Lead the Way To Protect Workers From Extreme Heat ArticleMay 20, 2025 States Must Lead the Way To Protect Workers From Extreme Heat In the absence of federal action to protect workers from the rising dangers of exposure to extreme heat on the job, states must take the lead—and can look to existing and proposed standards from other localities for guidance. May 20, 2025 Jill Rosenthal, Reema Bzeih
Congressional Republicans’ Health Care Plans Will Rip Away Coverage and Increase Costs ArticleApril 29, 2025 Congressional Republicans’ Health Care Plans Will Rip Away Coverage and Increase Costs Republican plans to slash Medicaid funding and let the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits expire will increase insurance costs for millions of Americans. Apr 29, 2025 Natasha Murphy, Andrea Ducas
How Retaliation Against the Trump Administration’s Trade War Makes Each State Vulnerable ArticleApril 17, 2025 How Retaliation Against the Trump Administration’s Trade War Makes Each State Vulnerable Retaliatory tariffs against the United States from China, the European Union, and Canada are likely to punish critical export industries in every state. Apr 17, 2025 Natalie Baker, Ryan Mulholland
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
Progressive Prosecutors Were Not Responsible for Increases in Violent or Property Crime Before, During, or After the COVID-19 Pandemic ArticleSeptember 30, 2024 Progressive Prosecutors Were Not Responsible for Increases in Violent or Property Crime Before, During, or After the COVID-19 Pandemic A newly released report finds no evidence that prosecutors of any type are responsible for increases in crimes in their jurisdictions, concluding instead that hyperlocal social, environmental, and economic conditions are much more likely to drive crime trends. Sep 30, 2024 Lindsey McLendon
Event Recap: State Policy Efforts To Avert and Alleviate Medical Debt ArticleAugust 6, 2024 Event Recap: State Policy Efforts To Avert and Alleviate Medical Debt The fourth session in the Center for American Progress’ state health care affordability series highlighted policies in Minnesota and Oregon as well as model legislation aimed at protecting consumers from the financial burdens of medical debt. Aug 6, 2024 Natasha Murphy
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
The State of Safe Leave ReportMay 28, 2024 The State of Safe Leave U.S. states are increasingly providing safe leave for workers who need time off to deal with the impacts of sexual and domestic violence. May 28, 2024 Molly Weston Williamson
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
The Protection of Voting Rights Requires State Action ReportMarch 25, 2024 The Protection of Voting Rights Requires State Action As legislation on voting rights awaits action in Congress—and states continue to pass restrictive, discriminatory voting policies and the courts strip federal voter protections—states must step up and protect the right to vote. Mar 25, 2024 Rebecca Mears
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 Oregon Fact SheetSeptember 25, 2023 Analysis of CFPB Complaints by State: Helping Consumers in Oregon The CFPB has stood up for everyday consumers and fought against unfair treatment in Oregon. Sep 25, 2023
Fast Facts About Paid Leave in Oregon Fact SheetAugust 22, 2023 Fast Facts About Paid Leave in Oregon Paid family and medical leave benefits start in Oregon on September 3, 2023. Aug 22, 2023 Molly Weston Williamson
Quick Facts About State Salary Range Transparency Laws ArticleMarch 9, 2023 Quick Facts About State Salary Range Transparency Laws Over the past few years, an increasing number of states have passed, or are considering passing, salary range transparency laws as one measure to help close the gender pay gap. Mar 9, 2023 Becca Damante, Lauren Hoffman, Rose Khattar
How States Can Build Bridges by Smoothing Medicaid-to-Marketplace Coverage Transitions ReportFebruary 14, 2023 How States Can Build Bridges by Smoothing Medicaid-to-Marketplace Coverage Transitions To minimize the disruption of health insurance churn, particularly for low-income people, state policymakers should take action to ease enrollment transitions between Medicaid and marketplace coverage. Feb 14, 2023 Natasha Murphy, Sarah Millender
Advancing Contraception Access in States Through Expanded Pharmacist Prescribing ReportJanuary 31, 2023 Advancing Contraception Access in States Through Expanded Pharmacist Prescribing This is the second installment in the Center for American Progress’ series highlighting best practices to improve and expand access to contraception at the state level. Jan 31, 2023 Kierra B. Jones
How State Health Care Cost Commissions Can Advance Affordability and Equity ReportOctober 27, 2022 How State Health Care Cost Commissions Can Advance Affordability and Equity Health care cost commissions can help states address rising health care costs while also advancing other health policy priorities. Oct 27, 2022 Nicole Rapfogel, Natasha Murphy
ARPA Funds Continue To Support Community Safety Efforts Through Community Responder Programs ArticleOctober 12, 2022 ARPA Funds Continue To Support Community Safety Efforts Through Community Responder Programs With the help of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, governments are expanding their public safety strategies to invest in community responder programs that reduce reliance on law enforcement and provide communities with meaningful emergency management support. Oct 12, 2022 Akua Amaning
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
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
Only Half of U.S. States Have Active Worksharing Programs ArticleMay 10, 2021 Only Half of U.S. States Have Active Worksharing Programs Half of U.S. states are missing out on an opportunity to maintain connections between employers and workers during economic downturns. May 10, 2021 Malkie Wall, Lily Roberts