Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of politics, elections, and local and national governments
Republicans exposed to a monthlong online video campaign delivering facts on climate science from trusted messengers, such as evangelicals and retired military, showed higher rates of belief that global warming is real and caused by human activity.
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This short explainer provides an introduction to tribal sovereignty and its importance to tribal nations and the daily lives of Native Americans in the U.S.
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The U.S. has some of the widest streets in the world. The value of land used for streets can be substantial where low population density and high housing costs converge, finds new research.
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Research shows how tax policy at all levels of government affects taxpayers — and their ability to build wealth — differently by race and ethnicity.
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Hospital consolidations tend to raise prices without necessarily improving quality of care, according to a wide body of research.
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Analysis based on data spanning millennia reveals link between when governments were established and income inequality.
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Analysis links income inequality with increased cost burdens, rather than how fast housing prices rise.
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Local newspapers can slow political polarization by focusing on local issues only on their opinion pages, new research suggests.
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A tip about Indiana’s largest nursing home system leads an investigative team to expose how public hospital officials in Indiana exploited the Medicaid program’s lax oversight.
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“I find that deliberately prospecting for stories can be less productive than just going out and listening to what people have to say,” says Dan Diamond, who shares some tips for reporting a stellar story.
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