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
Fact Sheet: Using Federal Preschool Grant To Build State Early Learning Systems Fact SheetApril 18, 2024 Fact Sheet: Using Federal Preschool Grant To Build State Early Learning Systems The Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five program is a valuable tool for increasing families’ seamless access to early care and education programs. Apr 18, 2024 Anna Lovejoy, Allie Schneider
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
Securing Clean Air, Clean Water, and a Healthy Environment for All VideoFebruary 2, 2024 Securing Clean Air, Clean Water, and a Healthy Environment for All Industrial facilities are most often located in or near Black, brown, and low-income communities who face the brunt of harmful industrial pollution, climate change impacts, and other environmental and public health hazards—something Harold Mitchell experienced firsthand in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Fortunately, the Biden administration’s long-overdue environmental justice investments can ensure that all people—regardless of race, income, or ZIP code—have clean air and clean water and live in safe and healthy communities. Feb 2, 2024 Devon Lespier, Margaret Cooney, Hannah Malus, 6 More Cathleen Kelly, Hai-Lam Phan, Matthew Gossage, Jeremy Hill, Andrew Sonntag, Toni Pandolfo
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 South Carolina Fact SheetSeptember 28, 2023 Analysis of CFPB Complaints by State: Helping Consumers in South Carolina The CFPB has stood up for everyday consumers and fought against unfair treatment in South Carolina. Sep 28, 2023
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
Resources From the State-Federal Climate Initiative: State Leadership and Opportunities on Climate, Justice, and Jobs ArticleJune 15, 2021 Resources From the State-Federal Climate Initiative: State Leadership and Opportunities on Climate, Justice, and Jobs State and local climate leadership is laying a road map for bold, nationwide action on climate, good jobs, and justice, and recent federal investments create more opportunities for state and local climate action than ever before. 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
States’ Essential Health Benefits Coverage Could Advance Maternal Health Equity ArticleApril 30, 2021 States’ Essential Health Benefits Coverage Could Advance Maternal Health Equity State benchmark plans vary in their coverage of necessary maternal health services. Apr 30, 2021 Nora Ellmann, Jamille Fields Allsbrook
Millions Will Gain Nondiscrimination Protections Under the Equality Act ArticleApril 20, 2021 Millions Will Gain Nondiscrimination Protections Under the Equality Act These fact sheets highlight how the Equality Act will result in expanded nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people, women, communities of color, and foreign-born individuals in states across the country. Apr 20, 2021 Caroline Medina, Lindsay Mahowald, Sharita Gruberg
Help Is Here Weekly Roundup: How the American Rescue Plan Benefits State and Local Governments ArticleApril 19, 2021 Help Is Here Weekly Roundup: How the American Rescue Plan Benefits State and Local Governments See CAP Action’s weekly roundup of local stories and social media highlights from elected officials across the United States on how the American Rescue Plan is benefiting their communities. Apr 19, 2021
Building on the ACA: Administrative Actions to Improve Maternal Health ReportMarch 25, 2021 Building on the ACA: Administrative Actions to Improve Maternal Health The United States’ maternal health crisis demands federal and state action to improve coverage, the delivery of care, and pregnancy outcomes. The cost of inaction will almost certainly be dire. Mar 25, 2021 Jamille Fields Allsbrook, Osub Ahmed
Fact Sheet: The Importance of Sports Participation for Transgender Youth Fact SheetMarch 18, 2021 Fact Sheet: The Importance of Sports Participation for Transgender Youth Transgender students deserve full and equal access to the benefits of school sports participation. Mar 18, 2021 Shoshana K. Goldberg, Thee Santos
How Biden’s Coronavirus Plan Funds and Supports State Vaccination Efforts ArticleFebruary 11, 2021 How Biden’s Coronavirus Plan Funds and Supports State Vaccination Efforts The president’s coronavirus plan will give states the guidance and resources they need to ramp up vaccine administration in efficient and equitable ways. Feb 11, 2021 Nicole Rapfogel