Preemption in the News View All News Topics Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/27/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/27/26 Gov. DeSantis signs sweeping land-use bill curbing local zoning control Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/23/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/23/26 Governor signs ‘really significant’ Florida Farm Bill Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/17/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/17/26 Miami Beach to weigh lawsuit against state over preemption bill curbing local land-use authority Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/11/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/11/26 Legislature approves revisions to Live Local Act designed to grow affordable housing options Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/6/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/6/26 Easier development of dense housing on South Florida brownfields wins Senate OK Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/4/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/4/26 ‘Poison apple’: Senate passes local DEI attack favored by Governor as Democrats question motivations behind legislation Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/4/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/4/26 House passes Live Local Act update further preempting localities on development, zoning Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/2/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/2/26 Senate panel advances third Live Local Act update Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/26/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/26/26 House Committee advances evolving local DEI ban Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/20/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/20/26 Sprawling Farm Bill sails through Senate without dissent Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/18/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/18/26 Live Local Act fix exempting farmland, protected areas from preemption moves to House floor Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/12/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/12/26 Danny Nix takes aim at minimum lot sizes with Florida Starter Homes Act Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/12/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/12/26 House passes bill that sparks partisan debate on book bans Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/11/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/11/26 Senate, House move closer to squashing local DEI Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/6/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/6/26 Bill to fast-track dense housing on contaminated South Florida land clears first House Committee Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/5/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/5/26 Dean Black measure nixing municipal DEI moves in House Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/5/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/5/26 Land-use preemption bill clears penultimate House Committee hurdle, with softer pushback than in first stop Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/28/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/28/26 House panel OKs bill to weaken local land use control, curb review fees, examine ending Miami-Dade’s UDB Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/27/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/27/26 House panel approves resolution to slow property tax increases Read More Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/21/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/21/26 House Committee supports bill making it easier for people to fight local government decisions Read More Older Posts
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/27/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/27/26 Gov. DeSantis signs sweeping land-use bill curbing local zoning control Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/23/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/23/26 Governor signs ‘really significant’ Florida Farm Bill Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/17/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/17/26 Miami Beach to weigh lawsuit against state over preemption bill curbing local land-use authority Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/11/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/11/26 Legislature approves revisions to Live Local Act designed to grow affordable housing options Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/6/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/6/26 Easier development of dense housing on South Florida brownfields wins Senate OK Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/4/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/4/26 ‘Poison apple’: Senate passes local DEI attack favored by Governor as Democrats question motivations behind legislation Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/4/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/4/26 House passes Live Local Act update further preempting localities on development, zoning Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/2/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/2/26 Senate panel advances third Live Local Act update Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/26/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/26/26 House Committee advances evolving local DEI ban Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/20/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/20/26 Sprawling Farm Bill sails through Senate without dissent Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/18/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/18/26 Live Local Act fix exempting farmland, protected areas from preemption moves to House floor Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/12/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/12/26 Danny Nix takes aim at minimum lot sizes with Florida Starter Homes Act Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/12/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/12/26 House passes bill that sparks partisan debate on book bans Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/11/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/11/26 Senate, House move closer to squashing local DEI Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/6/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/6/26 Bill to fast-track dense housing on contaminated South Florida land clears first House Committee Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/5/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/5/26 Dean Black measure nixing municipal DEI moves in House Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/5/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/5/26 Land-use preemption bill clears penultimate House Committee hurdle, with softer pushback than in first stop Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/28/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/28/26 House panel OKs bill to weaken local land use control, curb review fees, examine ending Miami-Dade’s UDB Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/27/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/27/26 House panel approves resolution to slow property tax increases Read More
Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/21/26 Florida Politics Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/21/26 House Committee supports bill making it easier for people to fight local government decisions Read More
