Gun buybacks: What the research says
…voice support for mandatory buybacks, they usually mean they would push for legislation requiring Americans with high-capacity assault weapons to trade them to a government entity. There are no government…
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Silicon Valley Bank and deregulation: A research-based explainer
…and Sarah Holder reporting for Bloomberg CityLab. Globally, the major bad news is that instability from the tech bank’s downfall put banking giant Credit Suisse, already feeling the weight of…
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Hot tap water injures thousands of people in the US annually. An inexpensive device can help prevent these burns
…City and published in 2007 in the Journal of Burn Care & Research, found tap water scald burns remained a significant public health risk, especially in older homes that were…
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Solitary confinement in US prisons: A research-based primer
…based on quiet self-reflection. In the 1790s, the state of Pennsylvania took control of the Walnut Street Prison, previously run by the city of Philadelphia. Walnut Street became the third…
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Story ideas from the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book: July 2023
…doors, windows and other key building materials were improving. Residential rents in New York City “reached new highs” with upstate New York renters also experiencing an increase in housing costs….
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How extreme heat affects human health: A research roundup
…on all daily emergency room visits in New York City from 2005 to 2011 from the New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System, an administrative database of inpatient and…
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SNAP and the effectiveness of work requirements: A research roundup
…in low-income households when two federal programs, SNAP and the Healthy Food Financing Initiative, overlapped in one U.S. city — Pittsburgh. HFFI in part focuses on funding new, large, full-service…
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Tree equity and trees’ impact on surface temperatures, human health: A research roundup
…how the practice of redlining, a racially discriminatory housing policy established by the federal government’s Home Owners’ Loan Corporation during the 1930s, may relate to tree canopy coverage in city…
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7 tips for improving news coverage of private school choice
…record of private schools that participate in these programs in your state or other states? What’s the capacity of private schools in your community and state? What are the types…
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Felony disenfranchisement in the US: An explainer and research roundup
…possibility of imprisoned voters changing election outcomes.” Neighborhoods and Felony Disenfranchisement: The Case of New York City Kevin Morris. Urban Affairs Review, September 2021. The study: Morris explores whether voter…
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