Research shows that access to broadband correlates with greater economic opportunity and workforce participation as well as improved health outcomes. But the mere presence of networks is not enough—to ...

The people of Pabineau First Nation (PFN) have lived along the banks of the Nepisiguit River since time immemorial—as they say—in what is now the province of New Brunswick, Canada. And this year, PFN ...

Many cities will face fiscal challenges in 2025 despite having relatively strong economies—a result of several factors, including revenue dips due to new commuting patterns and the coming expiration ...

Despite continued negotiations in 2024, the regulatory framework meant to govern commercial-scale deep-sea mining is still years from being finalized by members of the International Seabed Authority ...

WASHINGTON—On Jan. 17, the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management moved to protect the greater sage-grouse when they released records of decision for management plans for the ...

Suicide claimed more than 49,000 lives in the United States in 2022, the highest number ever recorded. Research shows that health care providers can play a key role in preventing suicide, given that ...

Like a doctor taking a patient’s pulse, public health scientists read their communities’ vital signs every day to help people stay healthy. They analyze trillions of bytes of data from health care ...

Effectively administering health care programs is a critical element of sound fiscal management for state and local governments. As health care and corrections have emerged in recent years as fiscal ...

This is one in a series of five articles examining key debates that will unfold in the nation’s statehouses in the year ahead. After two years of relative stability, 2025 marks an inflection point for ...

This is one in a series of five articles examining key debates that will unfold in the nation’s statehouses in the year ahead. As states move from studying generative artificial intelligence to ...

This article is the second of a three-part series looking at issues surrounding debt lawsuits in state courts. State courts should offer a path to resolution for the millions of Americans sued for ...

This is one in a series of five articles examining key debates that will unfold in the nation’s statehouses in the year ahead. Debates about how to approach public school funding are reaching a ...