public policy

Americans would be more willing to accept a gas tax increase—but only if the extra revenue would improve energy efficiency, repair roads and bridges, or be refunded to taxpayers equally.

Switzerland is the best place for older people to live, according to a new report that assesses the social and economic well-being of the older population in 96 countries around the world.

The severity of a state’s alcohol-impaired driving problem doesn’t predict its new laws on the subject—neither does the political makeup of the state government.

Safety-net agencies, such as food banks and nonprofit organizations, connect vulnerable people who may be uninsured or underinsured with services, such as health care, legal aid, and housing.

Federal agencies may be underestimating historic 100-year flood levels on rivers in the midwestern United States by as much as five feet, a new study warns.