As the definition of “public health” expands, so could the ability of public health agencies and officials to address the SDOH and combat a greater variety of public ills.
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This fact sheet provides an overview of state and local government authority to regulate and potentially require vaccination.
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“Cities and counties across the U.S. are being forced to battle two catastrophes — COVID-19 and the eviction crisis — with their hands tied. In the face of inadequate federal and state responses, local governments are struggling to adopt policies that will keep their communities safe and people in their homes.”
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In recent years the Local Solutions Support Center has partnered repeatedly with The Campaign Workshop to create message-tested digital advertising toolkits for local partners.
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A new report, Preempting Progress, examines how state interference in local policymaking prevents people of color, women, and low-income workers from making ends meet in the South.
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This document provides a summary of local authority and preemption in West Virginia. It can inform advocates’ efforts to adopt new policies at the city or county level.
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This document provides a summary of local authority and preemption in Virginia. It can inform advocates’ efforts to adopt new policies at the city or county level.
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This document provides a summary of local authority and preemption in Texas. It can inform advocates’ efforts to adopt new policies at the city or county level.
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This document provides a summary of local authority and preemption in Pennsylvania. It can inform advocates’ efforts to adopt new policies at the city or county level.
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This document provides a summary of local authority and preemption in North Carolina. It can inform advocates’ efforts to adopt new policies at the city or county level.
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This document provides a summary of local authority and preemption in Arizona. It can inform advocates’ efforts to adopt new policies at the city or county level.
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This document provides a summary of local authority and preemption in Iowa. It can inform advocates’ efforts to adopt new policies at the city or county level.
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This document provides a summary of local authority and preemption in Florida. It can inform advocates’ efforts to adopt new policies at the city or county level.
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This document provides a summary of local authority and preemption in Arizona. It can inform advocates’ efforts to adopt new policies at the city or county level.
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These new documents provide a summary of local authority and preemption in several key states that can inform advocates’ efforts to adopt new policies at the city or county level. State preemption laws limit or prohibit local policymaking in different areas.
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This October 2018 amicus brief in the case ‘City of Austin v. Texas Association of Business’ deals with preemption of Austin’s paid sick leave policy.
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In the wake of recent demonstrations against racist police and vigilante violence against Black communities, we will likely see increased legislative attacks on protestors.
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This August 2020 amicus brief in the case ‘Salt Lake City Corporation v. Utah Inland Port Authority’ deals with the “ripper clause.'“
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Preemption of municipal broadband is complicated – even states that have a concise statute to bar telecommunications services are complicated by questions about whether the definition of such services includes broadband.
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