Water conservation works in Western cities, but climate change is outpacing it
Phoenix, Las Vegas and Denver give a glimpse into the future of the water-scarce West, suggesting the region needs to be thinking about bigger solutions.
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Why ballot curing may be the next frontier for Michigan campaigns
A close mayoral election in 2025 shows how campaigns can earn more votes by reminding voters to fix issues with their signatures on absentee ballot envelopes.
How polling failures, gambling legalization and political gridlock paved the way for the explosive rise of prediction markets
On prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, users can stake real money on just about anything. But this isn’t simple entertainment: In theory, these wagers serve as a means of collecting the public’s insights into the future.
Pittsburgh’s post-steel economy is a success – and a warning for other cities
One core question is not why the steel industry in Pittsburgh collapsed, but why steel production remained so concentrated in the region for so long.
The quiet engine behind the work: CMH support services
Support services are the connective tissue between operational systems and the clinicians who provide care.
Fewer options, fuller ERs: The behavioral health fallout of Medicaid cuts
MHA advocates for state funding that preserves behavioral health care and keeps rural hospitals open.
With federal benefits cuts looming, Colorado is trying to protect families with children
While federal anti-poverty initiatives like the child tax credit expansion have stalled, states like Colorado are increasingly leveraging their tax codes to combat poverty.
Program that has supported more than 533,000 affordable rental homes in rural America getting phased out
Unless the government reinvigorates the program or replaces it with something else, much of rural America’s affordable rental housing could gradually disappear.
Why ballot curing may be the next frontier for Michigan campaigns
A close mayoral election in 2025 shows how campaigns can earn more votes by reminding voters to fix issues with their signatures on absentee ballot envelopes.
How polling failures, gambling legalization and political gridlock paved the way for the explosive rise of prediction markets
On prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, users can stake real money on just about anything. But this isn’t simple entertainment: In theory, these wagers serve as a means of collecting the public’s insights into the future.
Pittsburgh’s post-steel economy is a success – and a warning for other cities
One core question is not why the steel industry in Pittsburgh collapsed, but why steel production remained so concentrated in the region for so long.
The quiet engine behind the work: CMH support services
Support services are the connective tissue between operational systems and the clinicians who provide care.
Fewer options, fuller ERs: The behavioral health fallout of Medicaid cuts
MHA advocates for state funding that preserves behavioral health care and keeps rural hospitals open.
With federal benefits cuts looming, Colorado is trying to protect families with children
While federal anti-poverty initiatives like the child tax credit expansion have stalled, states like Colorado are increasingly leveraging their tax codes to combat poverty.
Program that has supported more than 533,000 affordable rental homes in rural America getting phased out
Unless the government reinvigorates the program or replaces it with something else, much of rural America’s affordable rental housing could gradually disappear.
