Publication Date: August 2022 Author: Zachary Billot, Kristian Thymianos, Vanessa Booth, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet explores data from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) report, “Voting With Their Feet: A State-Level Analysis of Public Charter School and District Public School Trends.” Specifically, we…

Publication Date: August 2022 Author: Eshaan Vakil, Issac Hernandez-Alcaraz, Katie Lim, Kristian Thymianos, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet reports data on bipartisanship scores from the Bipartisan Index, a data collection produced by The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. We present data…

Publication Date: August 2022 Author: Annie Vong, Katie M. Gilbertson, Katie Lim, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines data on the gender wage gap, or the discrepancy in pay between female and male workers, in Mountain West metros. The Pew Research Center report, “Young Women are Out-Earning Young Men in Several U.S. Cities,” includes data on the…

Publication Date: August 2022 Author: Geneva Martin, Saha Salahi, Zachary Billot, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines foreign-owned farmland in the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, as originally reported by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency. Read the Publication

Publication Date: August 2022 Author: Hira Ahmed, Sofia Takhtadjian, Olivia K. Cheche, Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: Using data from the United Health Foundation’s “America’s Health Rankings Annual Report 2021,” this fact sheet compares various measures of health in the Mountain West using…

Publication Date: August 2022 Author: Annie Vong, Olivia K. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladio, William E. Brown, Jr.  Abstract: This fact sheet examines data on housing availability across nine Nevada counties from 2017 to 2022. Eight Nevada counties are not represented in this fact sheet due to a lack of data in the original report. The original report by MarketWatch …

Publication Date: August 2022 Author: Miguel A. Soriano Ralston, Joshua Padilla, Saha Salahi, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines select data from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) 2022 report, “Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect,” which reports on worker safety, health,…

Publication Date: August 2022 Author: Peter Grema, Zachary Walusek, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: The purpose of this fact sheet is to summarize legislative actions from the biennial 79th, 80th, and 81st Nevada Legislative Sessions (2017, 2019, and 2021) regarding solar energy production and state efforts to reach 50 percent energy production from renewable sources…

Publication Date: August 2022 Author: Peter Grema, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.  Abstract: This fact sheet examines data on computer and broadband internet access throughout the Mountain West (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah). The original dataset from the United States Census Bureau is comprised of information from the American Community Survey 5-Year…

Publication Date: August 2022 Author: Peter Grema, Saha Salahi, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents data on public R1 higher education institutions in the Mountain West from the “Economic Mobility Index,” crafted by higher education researchers at the think tank, Third Way. We summarize the rankings of eleven Mountain West R1 institutions in Nevada…

Publication Date: July 2022 Author: Annie Vong, Saha Salahi, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.  Abstract: This fact sheet examines data on average annual premiums, percent of income spent on auto insurance, and life events associated with the rising cost of auto insurance in the Mountain West (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah). The original report includes data…

Publication Date: July 2022 Author: Joshua Padilla, Kelliann Beavers, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.  Abstract: This fact sheet examines data from the 2022 report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), “The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes” for the Mountain West region. The original report includes data from 2016- 2020 American…