Preemption in the News View All News Topics Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/5/26 Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/5/26 Florida Senate votes to ban local governments from spending on DEI Read More Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/25/26 Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/25/26 Proposal to ban local governments from promoting ‘net-zero’ emission policies moves to House Read More Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/12/26 Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/12/26 Local Florida governments would be banned from enacting climate change policies under new proposal Read More Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/21/26 Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/21/26 LGBTQ advocates push back on slate of ‘bigoted’ legislation in Tallahassee Read More Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/8/26 Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/8/26 Florida lawmaker is back with bill promoting water pollution Read More Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/5/26 Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/5/26 Florida bill would ban public colleges from admitting undocumented students Read More Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 11/17/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 11/17/25 Jerry Demings says the Legislature’s attack on home rule ‘has to change’ Read More Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 11/14/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 11/14/25 Florida Republican tries again to ban removal of Confederate historic monuments Read More Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 11/10/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 11/10/25 Florida Republicans try again to ban political, Pride flags on government buildings Read More Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 9/29/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 9/29/25 Local governments file lawsuit to block parts of planning-restriction law Read More Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 9/29/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 9/29/25 Professors’ suit against state DEI funding ban largely dismissed Read More Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 9/3/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 9/3/25 DeSantis stands behind his signing of controversial land-use law Read More Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 7/29/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 7/29/25 FL AG accuses another local government of sanctuary policies, which could result in their removal Read More Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 4/22/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 4/22/25 Measure to roll back child labor laws now goes to House for consideration Read More Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 4/16/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 4/16/25 Oil drilling ban along Apalachicola River passes unanimously in Florida House Read More Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 3/21/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 3/21/25 Fort Myers OKs agreement with ICE after removal threat by state attorney general Read More Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 3/11/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 3/11/25 Legislature is back with another attempt at expanding control over regulating plastics Read More Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 1/17/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 1/17/25 University DEI spending prohibition challenged by professors in federal court Read More
Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/5/26 Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/5/26 Florida Senate votes to ban local governments from spending on DEI Read More
Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/25/26 Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/25/26 Proposal to ban local governments from promoting ‘net-zero’ emission policies moves to House Read More
Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/12/26 Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/12/26 Local Florida governments would be banned from enacting climate change policies under new proposal Read More
Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/21/26 Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/21/26 LGBTQ advocates push back on slate of ‘bigoted’ legislation in Tallahassee Read More
Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/8/26 Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/8/26 Florida lawmaker is back with bill promoting water pollution Read More
Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/5/26 Florida Phoenix Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/5/26 Florida bill would ban public colleges from admitting undocumented students Read More
Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 11/17/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 11/17/25 Jerry Demings says the Legislature’s attack on home rule ‘has to change’ Read More
Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 11/14/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 11/14/25 Florida Republican tries again to ban removal of Confederate historic monuments Read More
Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 11/10/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 11/10/25 Florida Republicans try again to ban political, Pride flags on government buildings Read More
Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 9/29/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 9/29/25 Local governments file lawsuit to block parts of planning-restriction law Read More
Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 9/29/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 9/29/25 Professors’ suit against state DEI funding ban largely dismissed Read More
Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 9/3/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 9/3/25 DeSantis stands behind his signing of controversial land-use law Read More
Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 7/29/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 7/29/25 FL AG accuses another local government of sanctuary policies, which could result in their removal Read More
Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 4/22/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 4/22/25 Measure to roll back child labor laws now goes to House for consideration Read More
Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 4/16/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 4/16/25 Oil drilling ban along Apalachicola River passes unanimously in Florida House Read More
Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 3/21/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 3/21/25 Fort Myers OKs agreement with ICE after removal threat by state attorney general Read More
Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 3/11/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 3/11/25 Legislature is back with another attempt at expanding control over regulating plastics Read More
Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 1/17/25 Florida Phoenix Adam Polaski 1/17/25 University DEI spending prohibition challenged by professors in federal court Read More
