All Resources — Local Solutions Support Center

Advocates' Memo: Local Authority and Preemption in Iowa

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.

ResearchAdam PolaskiSeptember 14, 2020Iowa, Advocates' Memo

Advocates' Memo: Local Authority and Preemption in Florida

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.

ResearchAdam PolaskiSeptember 14, 2020Advocates' Memo, Florida

Advocates' Memo: Local Authority and Preemption in Arizona

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.

ResearchAdam PolaskiSeptember 14, 2020Advocates' Memo, Arizona

Advocates' Memos on Local Authority and Preemption

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.

ResearchAdam PolaskiSeptember 14, 2020General, Memo

San Antonio Paid Sick Leave Amicus Brief – 4th Court of Appeals for Texas

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.

Legal, Amicus BriefAdam PolaskiSeptember 14, 2020Texas, Paid Sick Leave, Labor

Anti-Protester Legislation and Preemption

In the wake of recent demonstrations against racist police and vigilante violence against Black communities, we will likely see increased legislative attacks on protestors.

Legal, Racial Jusice - FeaturedAdam PolaskiSeptember 1, 2020Memo, Racial Justice, Criminal Justice, Protesting

Utah Ripper Clause Amicus Brief – Utah Supreme Court

This August 2020 amicus brief in the case ‘Salt Lake City Corporation v. Utah Inland Port Authority’ deals with the “ripper clause.'“

Amicus Brief, LegalAdam PolaskiAugust 25, 2020Utah, Taxes

Map: Barriers to Municipal Broadband

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.

Research, Featured – TechnologyAdam PolaskiAugust 6, 2020Broadband Internet, Map

Can Local Emergency Authority Provide a Basis for Local COVID-19 Policy When State Law Otherwise Preempts?

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.

LegalAdam PolaskiAugust 1, 2020Memo, COVID-19, Public Health

The Digital Divide, Broadband Access, and the Pandemic

This guide highlights the scale of the broadband problem (before and during the pandemic) and important policies that local governments can consider in the short and long-term to increase access to broadband.

Research, Featured – TechnologyAdam PolaskiJuly 22, 2020Broadband Internet, Report

Suits Challenging State and Local Eviction Moratoria and Other Pandemic-Related Tenant Protections

This provides a listing of the lawsuits as of July 2020 that challenge pandemic-related tenant protections.

LegalAdam PolaskiJuly 10, 2020Housing, COVID-19, Resource Collection

Iowa Ban the Box Amicus Brief – Iowa Supreme Court

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.

Legal, Amicus BriefAdam PolaskiJuly 9, 2020Iowa, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice

Model Local Resolution Calling For Local Authority to Adopt Housing Protections During the Covid-19 Pandemic

This model resolution is geared towards helping local officials and advocates push their legislature and governor to clarify local authority pertaining to housing solutions.

Model Resolutions, LegalAdam PolaskiJuly 8, 2020COVID-19, Housing

Portland Pipeline Amicus Brief – Maine Supreme Judicial Court

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.

Amicus Brief, LegalAdam PolaskiJuly 7, 2020Maine, Environment, Energy

State & Local LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Laws: What the Supreme Court’s Bostock Decision Means & Opportunities for Further Action

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.

LegalAdam PolaskiJuly 1, 2020LGBTQ, Guides

Message Guide: Talking About Local Control During COVID-19

This message guide will help you explain how existing and new state preemption has left local governments and people vulnerable to the pandemic, worsened inequities, and weakened efforts to protect public health.

Messaging Guide, CommunicationsAdam PolaskiJuly 1, 2020COVID-19

Model Local Resolution Calling For Local Authority to Adopt Housing and Worker Protections and Expand Broadband Access During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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.

Model Resolutions, Legal, Labor - FeaturedAdam PolaskiJune 24, 2020COVID-19, Labor, Housing, Broadband Internet

Model Ordinance for Florida Cities and Counties Enacting Worker Health and Safety Ordinances to Protect Workers and the Public from COVID-19

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.

Legal, Model ResolutionsAdam PolaskiJune 20, 2020Florida, Public Health, Labor

Washington Fiscal Authority Amicus Brief – WA Supreme Court

This June 2020 amicus brief in the case ‘Garfield County Transportation Authority v. State of Washington’ deals with fiscal authority.

Amicus Brief, LegalAdam PolaskiJune 5, 2020Washington

Disbanding, Defunding, or Reforming Local Law Enforcement

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.

LegalAdam PolaskiJune 1, 2020Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Guides, Policing

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