The Missouri legislature is cutting local governments’ power to pass their own laws Adam PolaskiMay 7, 2024Media Quoting LSSC, Missouri, Kansas
A Potent Weapon for Red States to Undermine Reform Prosecutors SlateAdam PolaskiFebruary 22, 2024Texas, Media Quoting LSSC, Prosecutorial Discretion
With Florida seen as solidly Republican red, DeSantis and GOP clamp down on blue cities Tallahassee DemocratAdam PolaskiFebruary 14, 2024Florida, Media Quoting LSSC
Pre-Preemption – Conservative states have now taken to blocking liberal cities from even thinking about legislating on behalf of their residents. The American ProspectAdam PolaskiFebruary 6, 2024National, Media Quoting LSSC
States increasingly join the land use reform rodeo Route FiftyAdam PolaskiJanuary 11, 2024Media Quoting LSSC, Housing
Antagonisms flare as red states try to dictate how blue cities are run The Washington PostAdam PolaskiNovember 27, 2023National, Media Quoting LSSC
After fierce debate, Texas ‘death star’ law has yet to be used in Houston, other big cities Adam PolaskiNovember 13, 2023Media Quoting LSSC, Texas, Death Star
Less Politics Is Local: States Get Increasingly Aggressive About Pre-Emption GoverningAdam PolaskiOctober 11, 2023Media Quoting LSSC, National
Abortion debate spurs new efforts to restrict prosecutorial discretion Adam PolaskiOctober 6, 2023Media Quoting LSSC, Abortion, Prosecutorial Discretion, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah
Bad Laws? Texas Attorneys Are Fighting 6 Bills Set to Take Effect This Week Adam PolaskiAugust 29, 2023Media Quoting LSSC, Texas
Reformist DAs Sue Georgia Over Law to Remove Elected Prosecutors – Including One Probing Donald Trump The InterceptAdam PolaskiAugust 2, 2023Prosecutorial Discretion, Georgia, National, Media Quoting LSSC
How Florida’s new industry-backed landlord tenant law will affect Orange County renters Orlando WeeklyAdam PolaskiJuly 21, 2023Florida, Rent Control, Housing, Media Quoting LSSC
San Antonio should join Houston in lawsuit opposing state’s ‘Death Star’ bill Adam PolaskiJuly 12, 2023Texas, Media Quoting LSSC
City Sues State Over New Preemption Law Adam PolaskiJuly 9, 2023Texas, Death Star, Media Quoting LSSC
How Preemption Laws Are Changing the Landscape for Local Government Affairs Adam PolaskiJuly 5, 2023Media Quoting LSSC, National
City of Houston Sues State of Texas Over New Local Government Preemption Law Adam PolaskiJuly 3, 2023Death Star, Texas, Media Quoting LSSC
Houston sues state in attempt to block new law that erodes cities’ power Texas TribuneAdam PolaskiJuly 3, 2023Death Star, Texas, Media Quoting LSSC
Texas Wrests Power From Local Governments With Sweeping New Law BloombergAdam PolaskiJune 28, 2023Texas, Death Star, Media Quoting LSSC
Mickey Mouse, Death Stars and the limits of federal law Adam PolaskiJune 7, 2023Death Star, National, Media Quoting LSSC
States Are Silencing the Will of Millions of Voters Adam PolaskiJune 3, 2023Texas, National, Media Quoting LSSC, Death Star
