Pew Charitable Trusts

When President Barack Obama was first elected in 2008, only two states offered a website where citizens could register to vote. read more >

The struggles of middle-class American families and growing income inequality have risen to the top of the national agenda. read more >

The financial health of the 50 U.S. states has improved after the official end of the Great Recession in June 2009, though most of them have not yet regained all the ground lost during the economic downturn. That’s the finding of a report by the Pew Charitable Trusts, “Fiscal 50: State Trends and Analysis.” read more >