This fact sheet provides an overview of state and local government authority to regulate and potentially require vaccination.
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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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This memo aims only to engage in a preliminary way with the question of what a state’s grant of emergency authority to local governments means for localities facing the COVID-19 crisis.
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This provides a listing of the lawsuits as of July 2020 that challenge pandemic-related tenant protections.
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This July 2020 amicus brief in the case ‘Iowa Association of Business & Industry v. City of Waterloo’ deals with preemption of local “Ban the Box” policies.
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This model resolution is geared towards helping local officials and advocates push their legislature and governor to clarify local authority pertaining to housing solutions.
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This July 2020 amicus brief in the case ‘Portland Pipe Line Corporation v. City of South Portland’ deals with land use and a proposed pipeline in Portland, ME.
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Bostock undoubtedly represents a huge victory for LGBTQ rights in the United States, but it does not mark the end of the fight for LGBTQ equality.
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This model resolution is geared towards helping local officials and advocates push their legislature and governor to clarify local authority pertaining to key policies around housing, worker protection, and broadband access.
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Florida cities and counties have the authority to adopt a local worker health and safety ordinance to protect workers from exposure to COVID-19 and help curb its transmission. This model ordinance helps.
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This June 2020 amicus brief in the case ‘Garfield County Transportation Authority v. State of Washington’ deals with fiscal authority.
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As part of the Local Solutions Support Center’s ongoing efforts to help local leaders understand and deploy their authority to address their communities’ needs, we have produced this memo outlining legal possibilities and prohibitions.
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As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, local elected officials and advocates alike are asking what they can do for their communities across a range of policies — including to ensure that everyone has broadband Internet access available.
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As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, local elected officials and advocates alike are asking what they can do for their communities across a range of policies—including those that respond to our pressing housing and homelessness needs.
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This memo aims to engage in a preliminary way with the question of what a state’s grant of emergency authority to local governments means for localities facing the COVID-19 crisis.
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As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, local elected officials and advocates are asking what they can do for their communities. This brief guide can help you determine whether your community has the authority it needs to adopt a particular policy.
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This White Paper considers the consequences of decreasing state aid to cities and offers some suggestions for policies that would allow municipalities to better carry out their important responsibilities as engines of local democracy.
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On February 27, 2020, staff from the Local Solution Support Center and Fordham Law hosted a webinar focused on home rule and discussed findings from the new report, Principles of Home Rule for the 21st Century.
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