Data & Evidence

By no means the first foray into gender identity-based discrimination, the legacy of North Carolina’s HB2 (2016) — known colloquially as the bathroom bill — is one we cannot shake. The law has since been repealed but was ultimately a turning point for what was possible in terms of legal action against the trans community. HB2 was particularly bothersome and ill-advised because of the legal mechanism it used to achieve its goals: preemption.

COVID-19 called for quick, decisive action by public health authorities to support communities and prevent infections. Since the pandemic began, legislators around the country have been acting to change the way authorities may respond to future public health emergencies — expanding or limiting officials’ authority to act in an emergency, changing who has authority to act, and the actions they may have the authority to take.

As we move forward into 2023, we wanted to share the most visited datasets published on our websites LawAtlas.org and PDAPS.org in 2022.

Hilary Wething, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of public policy at Penn State University. Her research area examines the relationship between economic volatility and labor market policy, household decision-making, and social safety-net programs

Our team was honored to be selected for 11 presentations at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting this year in Boston.

Our team was honored to be selected for 11 presentations at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting this year in Boston.

Our team was honored to be selected for 11 presentations at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting this year in Boston.

By Alina Schnake-Mahl, Rebecca Finkel, Jennifer Kolker