1+ hour, 31+ min ago  (125+ words) Background Levels and Soil Cleanup More recently, in December 2025, there was an update to a state regulation for environmental remediation programs under 6 NYCRR Part 375 (including the Brownfield Program, the State Superfund Program, and the Environmental Restoration Program) to establish SCOs....

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (256+ words) Occupations and Place of Work New York will need to substantially build its workforce of childcare workers and preschool teachers to support an expansion of universally affordable childcare (UACC) and UPK. Source: Author Calculation Using IPUMS USA, University of Minnesota,…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (962+ words) Understanding Life in the Gunocracy: The Challenge of Addressing Mass Shootings in a Gun-Friendly Society Rockefeller Institute of Government Understanding Life in the Gunocracy: The Challenge of Addressing Mass Shootings in a Gun-Friendly Society Gun violence in all forms'including, but…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (182+ words) Clouds, Cables, and Megawatts: States and Localities Grapple with the Data Center Boom Rockefeller Institute of Government Clouds, Cables, and Megawatts: States and Localities Grapple with the Data Center Boom The growth of generative artificial intelligence (AI), cryptocurrency, and cloud-based…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (183+ words) Food insecurity, the household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food, significantly increases the risk of developing or worsening chronic illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and asthma by forcing reliance on inexpensive, nutrient-poor foods,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (1083+ words) Direct Contracting for Health Services: Considerations for Policymakers'Rockefeller Institute of Government Direct Contracting for Health Services: Considerations for Policymakers In January 2026, I noted that affordability is likely to be an even more significant issue for healthcare in the near future....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (239+ words) " efforts to reverse legalization after a commercial cannabis market is established are unprecedented. If any of these proposals reach the ballot and succeed, they would become the first examples of voters dismantling a regulated cannabis industry that has already taken…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (118+ words) A previous blog examined the kratom legislation that states have already passed and implemented. This blog will update recent legislative developments as well as look at the trends among the bills that are currently being considered in state legislatures across…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1098+ words) Understanding the Factors that Influence Firearm Safety Engagement Among US Latino(a/e/x) and Hispanic Adults'Rockefeller Institute of Government Understanding the Factors that Influence Firearm Safety Engagement Among US Latino(a/e/x) and Hispanic Adults Gun violence within Latino(a…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (211+ words) Why do you study gun violence? Why is this an important area of research, and how do you see your work helping to address this issue? What is your research focus related to gun violence? What are you currently researching?...