Fatima Yousofi

Jan 14, 2025 | pewtrusts.org | Liz Farmer |Fatima Yousofi |Mollie Mills

This is part of a series of five articles examining key debates that will unfold in the nation’s statehouses in the year ahead. Transportation funds in many states are running low, and the next few years will be critical to their future sustainability. Policymakers in some statehouses will have to act quickly because their funds face imminent deficits. Other states show longer-term funding gaps that will only grow if they are not addressed. The problems have been percolating for some time.

Jun 27, 2024 | pewtrusts.org | Fatima Yousofi |Liz Farmer |Stephanie Connolly

State policymakers across the political spectrum have increasingly created rules and mandates targeting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment strategies in recent years. In 2024 alone, more than two dozen ESG bills have been introduced—some favorable to the concept but most oppositional—and six so far are now law.