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State, Federal Officials Work to Measure Progress in Fight to Limit Climate Impacts
States and federal agencies are dedicating more staff, time, and resources than ever to help prepare communities, infrastructure, and ecosystems for a more extreme climate. With this encouraging ...
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Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast. So Make Culture Your Focus.
As so many of my fellow nonprofit leaders know, people are essential to the work we do. Those of us who choose careers in the social sector are driven by our passion and commitment to advance positive ...
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New Survey Finds Financial Constraints Are Driving Missed Student Loan Payments
Among borrowers who owe payments on their federal student loans, 13% were not making any payments during the “on-ramp period”: a year-long period of temporary flexibility to help transition borrowers ...
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Immigrants’ Economic and Fiscal Role in Philadelphia
Immigrants play an outsize role in Philadelphia’s economy. They fill jobs, create businesses, own homes, and fuel entire industries at rates beyond their growing share of the city’s population (15.7% ...
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Pew Comments on Proposed Payment Policies in Medicare, Medicaid
The Pew Charitable Trusts sent comments on Sept. 9 to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the agency’s proposed payment policies in the 2025 physician fee schedule. Among the ...
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States Should Better Leverage Medicaid to Fund Substance Use Services in Schools
Earlier this year, the Chicago-based national nonprofit Healthy Schools Campaign published a report on how Medicaid—the public health insurance program for low-income people in the United States—can ...
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As Climate Threats Grow, U.S. Seeks to Restore Old-Growth Forests
Old-growth forests store significant amounts of carbon, contribute economic value, and provide habitat for an array of wildlife. But because of a history of logging in the U.S., today only about 17% ...
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International Day of Democracy
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States’ Share of Medicaid Costs Remains Low but Is Set to Increase
In fiscal year 2022, states spent 12.9 cents of every state-generated dollar on Medicaid for low-income Americans—2.7 cents less than the 15-year average. As was the case in fiscal 2021, surging tax ...
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How Public Funds Are Spent on Philadelphia’s Neighborhoods
Philadelphia’s communities are often characterized by their open spaces, such as parks, playgrounds, and plazas. In every neighborhood, these are places where residents gather, relax with family and ...
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As Pension Funding Levels Fell in 2022, Higher Contributions Helped States Manage Debt
From fiscal year 2021 to 2022, the reported funding gap for state pension plans—the disparity between promised benefits and available assets—jumped by $439 billion to $1.27 trillion. The increase, ...