You name it, and preemption can likely touch it. Most states have some form of preemption laws on their books.
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When it comes to their views on government and passing new laws or ordinances, Florida voters tend to take a more positive view of local government than of state government. Full results.
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A recent statewide survey reveals that Florida voters have a more favorable opinion of local governments, such as City Councils or County Commissions, than they do of the Florida State Legislature and believe local governments are better connected to the community than state government.
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Between January and June 2019, state legislatures across the nation continued a troubling trend of passing more laws forbidding or “preempting” local control over a large and growing set of public health, economic, environmental, and social justice policy solutions.
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This July 2019 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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This guide provides topline messages, best examples, and language do’s and don’ts to keep in mind when talking about home rule.
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The unfortunate result of this burgeoning legislative movement to adopt statue statutes and other punitive preemption measures has been the erosion of local democracy, the stifling of local political innovation, and the undermining of local faith in the democratic process.
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This guide provides topline messages, best examples, and language do’s and don’ts to keep in mind when talking about preemption.
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Increasingly, corporations and right-wing state legislators are successfully driving preemption bills that make it harder for women and women of color in particular to work with their local governments to build communities that work for them and their families.
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Across the United States, local governments have developed and implemented innovative solutions to improve their communities, and in some cases, that has led to wider adoption of those policies by other communities or even the state.
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Localities can look at this New Orleans City Council resolution as a model for empowering local governments to set their own minimum wages and worker protection policies.
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This slideshow summarizes a 2019 survey of Missouri voters on preemption-related issues.
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This slideshow summarizes a 2019 survey of Minnesota voters on preemption-related issues.
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This slideshow summarizes a 2019 survey of Florida voters on preemption-related issues.
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This slideshow summarizes a 2019 survey of Texas voters on preemption-related issues.
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In this brief, we synthesize the evidence on the effectiveness of local rent control laws and suggest areas in which further research could help policymakers, advocates, and the public improve state and local laws regarding rent control.
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In this brief, we synthesize the evidence on the effectiveness of local inclusionary zoning laws and suggest areas in which further research could help policymakers, advocates, and the public improve state and local laws regarding inclusionary zoning.
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In this brief, we synthesize the evidence on the effectiveness of paid-sick-days laws and suggest areas in which further research could help policymakers, advocates, and the public improve local paid-sick-days laws.
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Local minimum-wage laws can help ensure that workers can afford housing, food, and other basic necessities in locations where the cost of living is higher than in other parts of the country or state.
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This pathbreaking reader presents and analyzes in concise form the most important preemption statutes and cases, along with commentary from the leading scholars in the field.
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