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Week in Review, May 24th

In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.

  • Explore how the recent recession has struck people's mortgages and other debts and financial resources. (Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, May 2012)
  • Review the fiscal impact of the 2011 drought in Texas. (Legislative Budget Board, May 10, 2012)
  • Track recent demographic changes in the youngest of America's children. (U.S. Census Bureau, May 17, 2012)
  • See which of the country's rivers are most endangered. (American Rivers, 2012)
  • See how much health care costs have risen for families in 2012. (Milliman Research Report, May 2012)
  • Get an update on the Keystone XL Pipeline project. (Congressional Research Service, May 9, 2012)