JR and The Marshall Project recently hosted a webinar on staffing shortages and extreme heat in prisons. Here are 4 takeaways ...

These six tips will help journalists cover tribal colleges, which prepare tribal citizens to work in and strengthen tribal ...

Though little known to the public, the USPSTF plays a key role in determining which preventive services insurers must cover ...

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics regularly publishes a suite of reports and datasets that businesses, journalists, ...

How AI deepfakes threaten the 2024 elections We don’t yet know the full impact of artificial intelligence-generated deepfake videos on misinforming the electorate. And it may be the narrative around ...

Politics & Government Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of politics, elections, and local and national governments ...

2014 study from Princeton University and the World Bank showing how rising inequality was linked with increased rates of violent crime in Mexico.

We look at research on who votes in school board elections and how new board members can affect school segregation, funding and test scores.

Public funding for sports stadiums: A primer and research roundup Team owners looking to build or revamp big league sports stadiums often seek public funds in the hundreds of millions of dollars. But ...

Felony disenfranchisement in the US: An explainer and research roundup People incarcerated for felony convictions lose the right to vote across most of the U.S., but specifics vary widely by state. We ...

El Niño: What it is, how it devastates economies, and where it intersects with climate change This research-based explainer looks at how El Niño stunts global and regional economic growth and what ...

Public corruption prosecutions rise where nonprofit news outlets flourish, research finds Study finds prosecutions for corruption rise after a nonprofit news outlet is established within a judicial ...