We defend and advance local democracy.
Across the country, local governments are taking the lead on tackling our greatest challenges head-on, enacting laws to protect public health, improve workers’ rights, reduce inequity, respond to emerging environmental threats, advance technological innovation and other policy solutions. At the same time, the increased abuse of state preemption is removing or reducing the power of local governments to act on policies that would meet the needs and represent the values of their communities.
Local Solutions Support Center (LSSC) is a national hub that connects, coordinates and creates efforts to counter the increasing misuse of preemption and strengthen local democracy.
The Latest on Preemption
Updates from the Local Solutions Support Center
Local Solutions Support Center (LSSC) is tracking more than 60 abusive preemption bills that state lawmakers across the nation have already filed ahead of 2026 legislative sessions. Nearly 75 percent of the prefiled bills come from just two states - Florida and Missouri, where lawmakers in recent years have aggressively deployed preemption to consolidate power and profit at the expense of working people.
Recent state efforts to prohibit DEI practices often exceed the state’s authority and conflict with long-standing legal interpretations of equality that seek to address racial discrimination.
Americans are looking for bold new solutions to entrenched problems like poverty and income inequality. High quality experiments on GI fit squarely into this space.
State preemption is fueling a racialized housing crisis, and Good Cause laws are at risk.
Exploring connections between Trump’s militarized crackdowns on cities and attempts to preempt progressive prosecutors.
How state preemption of local public health authority – and state laws implementing the MAHA agenda – put the health and safety of residents at risk.
Resources About Preemption
LSSC and our partners have developed resources designed to help advocates end state overreach and strengthen the ability of local governments to pass policies that protect health and safety and promote equity. The information, strategies, and tools aggregated here were developed by and for attorneys, elected officials, advocates, and coalitions working to stop the increased misuse of state preemption.
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