Latest Domestic Policy Research

early childhood education

Center for Public Finance | Report

Prime for Overhaul: Policy Tools for Solving the Child Care Crisis

How can lawmakers fix America’s crumbling child care system? Fellow Joyce Beebe reviews four popular policy proposals to expand child care and examines their potential benefits and pitfalls.

Hispanic Nurse

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Research Paper

Understanding the Role of Immigrants in the US Health Sector: Employment Trends From 2007–21

Marijuana Law

Drug Policy | Report

Mandated Drug Treatment in the Aftermath of Recreational Cannabis Legalization

Table full of fresh vegetables and produce

Center for Health and Biosciences | Issue Brief

Food Is Medicine: A Primer on Health System Initiatives in Texas

US map electricity

Center for Energy Studies | Issue Brief

Approaching a Tipping Point for the Electric Grid

Oil and gas

Center for Energy Studies | Report

US Cannot Meet Its Paris Commitments Through Energy Alone

US Capitol

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Report

Small Steps Congress Can Take to Reform America’s Immigration System

Patient and doctor

Center for Health and Biosciences | Issue Brief

Looking at the Numbers: 10 Years of Data on the Affordable Care Act Reveal Benefits for Texans

Texas Power Grid

Center for Energy Studies | Research Paper

Revamping the Texas Power Grid: Insights from Rice University’s Electricity Research

tornado damage

Center for Health and Biosciences | Policy Brief

For Faster Disaster Recovery, Prioritize Reconstruction Workers