Preemption in the News View All News Topics Governing Adam Polaski 8/25/25 Governing Adam Polaski 8/25/25 The Untapped Power of Charters in Local Government Read More Governing Adam Polaski 7/17/25 Governing Adam Polaski 7/17/25 In Trump Era, ALEC Remains Key Conservative Player in States Read More Governing Adam Polaski 7/14/25 Governing Adam Polaski 7/14/25 It’s Not Easy Being a Blue City in a Red State Read More Governing Adam Polaski 7/3/25 Governing Adam Polaski 7/3/25 The Freedoms Our Cities Must Defend Read More Governing Adam Polaski 9/23/24 Governing Adam Polaski 9/23/24 When States and Localities Disagree On Worker Protections, What's the Way Forward? Read More Governing Adam Polaski 9/17/24 Governing Adam Polaski 9/17/24 The New Jersey Rule That’s Pushing Cities to Build More Housing Read More Governing Adam Polaski 10/11/23 Governing Adam Polaski 10/11/23 Less Politics Is Local: States Get Increasingly Aggressive About Pre-Emption Read More Governing Adam Polaski 6/1/23 Governing Adam Polaski 6/1/23 It’s Hard for States to Force Housing Reform on Local Communities. Just Ask Colorado’s Governor. Read More Governing Adam Polaski 4/5/23 Governing Adam Polaski 4/5/23 Florida’s Republican-Led, Nearly Unanimous Housing Reforms Read More Governing Adam Polaski 3/15/23 Governing Adam Polaski 3/15/23 Why Some States Are Pushing Cities Out of Law Enforcement Read More Governing Adam Polaski 2/8/23 Governing Adam Polaski 2/8/23 Opinion: Cities Need to Be Able to Regulate Guns. States Should Let Them. Read More Governing Adam Polaski 6/14/22 Governing Adam Polaski 6/14/22 The Bad Things That Happen When States Tell Cities What to Do Read More Governing Adam Polaski 5/4/22 Governing Adam Polaski 5/4/22 Religious Conservatives Savor Abortion Win, Prepare for More Battles Read More Governing Adam Polaski 4/26/22 Governing Adam Polaski 4/26/22 The Volcanoes That Are Defining Today’s Federalism Read More Governing Adam Polaski 3/11/22 Governing Adam Polaski 3/11/22 One Way to Overcome States’ Pre-emption of What Localities Want: Litigation Read More Governing Adam Polaski 1/7/22 Governing Adam Polaski 1/7/22 How School Governance Is Failing the Test of COVID Read More Governing Adam Polaski 11/15/21 Governing Adam Polaski 11/15/21 Thought Zoom Would Save Local Democracy? It Hasn’t. Read More Governing Adam Polaski 9/17/21 Governing Adam Polaski 9/17/21 Why Our Devotion to the Public Interest May Not Survive the COVID Wars Read More Governing Adam Polaski 5/3/21 Governing Adam Polaski 5/3/21 Will Infrastructure Be a Casualty of the GOP War on Cities? Read More Governing Adam Polaski 3/8/21 Governing Adam Polaski 3/8/21 History Matters: Debates About Monuments Reflect Current Divisions Read More Older Posts
Governing Adam Polaski 8/25/25 Governing Adam Polaski 8/25/25 The Untapped Power of Charters in Local Government Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 7/17/25 Governing Adam Polaski 7/17/25 In Trump Era, ALEC Remains Key Conservative Player in States Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 7/14/25 Governing Adam Polaski 7/14/25 It’s Not Easy Being a Blue City in a Red State Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 7/3/25 Governing Adam Polaski 7/3/25 The Freedoms Our Cities Must Defend Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 9/23/24 Governing Adam Polaski 9/23/24 When States and Localities Disagree On Worker Protections, What's the Way Forward? Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 9/17/24 Governing Adam Polaski 9/17/24 The New Jersey Rule That’s Pushing Cities to Build More Housing Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 10/11/23 Governing Adam Polaski 10/11/23 Less Politics Is Local: States Get Increasingly Aggressive About Pre-Emption Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 6/1/23 Governing Adam Polaski 6/1/23 It’s Hard for States to Force Housing Reform on Local Communities. Just Ask Colorado’s Governor. Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 4/5/23 Governing Adam Polaski 4/5/23 Florida’s Republican-Led, Nearly Unanimous Housing Reforms Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 3/15/23 Governing Adam Polaski 3/15/23 Why Some States Are Pushing Cities Out of Law Enforcement Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 2/8/23 Governing Adam Polaski 2/8/23 Opinion: Cities Need to Be Able to Regulate Guns. States Should Let Them. Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 6/14/22 Governing Adam Polaski 6/14/22 The Bad Things That Happen When States Tell Cities What to Do Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 5/4/22 Governing Adam Polaski 5/4/22 Religious Conservatives Savor Abortion Win, Prepare for More Battles Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 4/26/22 Governing Adam Polaski 4/26/22 The Volcanoes That Are Defining Today’s Federalism Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 3/11/22 Governing Adam Polaski 3/11/22 One Way to Overcome States’ Pre-emption of What Localities Want: Litigation Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 1/7/22 Governing Adam Polaski 1/7/22 How School Governance Is Failing the Test of COVID Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 11/15/21 Governing Adam Polaski 11/15/21 Thought Zoom Would Save Local Democracy? It Hasn’t. Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 9/17/21 Governing Adam Polaski 9/17/21 Why Our Devotion to the Public Interest May Not Survive the COVID Wars Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 5/3/21 Governing Adam Polaski 5/3/21 Will Infrastructure Be a Casualty of the GOP War on Cities? Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 3/8/21 Governing Adam Polaski 3/8/21 History Matters: Debates About Monuments Reflect Current Divisions Read More
