Preemption in the News View All News Topics WHYY Adam Polaski 8/15/25 WHYY Adam Polaski 8/15/25 Pennsylvania legislator to introduce bill blocking federal takeover of local police Read More WHYY Adam Polaski 8/1/25 WHYY Adam Polaski 8/1/25 Philadelphia gun bump stock ban upheld in court, defying previous legal defeats Read More WHYY Adam Polaski 8/19/23 WHYY Adam Polaski 8/19/23 A Philadelphia suburb is taking gun control into its own hands Read More WHYY Adam Polaski 9/26/22 WHYY Adam Polaski 9/26/22 To stop their sewer system sale, Towamencin residents want to change local law Read More WHYY Adam Polaski 5/31/22 WHYY Adam Polaski 5/31/22 Why Philly can’t make stronger gun laws, and the legal battle to get that changed Read More WHYY Adam Polaski 11/24/21 WHYY Adam Polaski 11/24/21 PGW emails show involvement in drafting bill that runs counter to climate goals Read More WHYY Adam Polaski 7/6/21 WHYY Adam Polaski 7/6/21 ‘How many more must die?’: Philly lawmakers plead for help reducing gun violence Read More WHYY Adam Polaski 6/9/21 WHYY Adam Polaski 6/9/21 Philadelphia gun control lawsuit: City and state to clash in court hearing Read More WHYY Adam Polaski 6/9/21 WHYY Adam Polaski 6/9/21 Future of Philly’s fight to enact local gun laws is now in the hands of state court Read More WHYY Adam Polaski 2/26/21 WHYY Adam Polaski 2/26/21 ‘We are losing the village’: Philadelphia officials blame GOP legislature for inaction on gun violence Read More WHYY Adam Polaski 10/22/20 WHYY Adam Polaski 10/22/20 Philly’s new legal strategy to bypass the state and enact gun laws Read More
WHYY Adam Polaski 8/15/25 WHYY Adam Polaski 8/15/25 Pennsylvania legislator to introduce bill blocking federal takeover of local police Read More
WHYY Adam Polaski 8/1/25 WHYY Adam Polaski 8/1/25 Philadelphia gun bump stock ban upheld in court, defying previous legal defeats Read More
WHYY Adam Polaski 8/19/23 WHYY Adam Polaski 8/19/23 A Philadelphia suburb is taking gun control into its own hands Read More
WHYY Adam Polaski 9/26/22 WHYY Adam Polaski 9/26/22 To stop their sewer system sale, Towamencin residents want to change local law Read More
WHYY Adam Polaski 5/31/22 WHYY Adam Polaski 5/31/22 Why Philly can’t make stronger gun laws, and the legal battle to get that changed Read More
WHYY Adam Polaski 11/24/21 WHYY Adam Polaski 11/24/21 PGW emails show involvement in drafting bill that runs counter to climate goals Read More
WHYY Adam Polaski 7/6/21 WHYY Adam Polaski 7/6/21 ‘How many more must die?’: Philly lawmakers plead for help reducing gun violence Read More
WHYY Adam Polaski 6/9/21 WHYY Adam Polaski 6/9/21 Philadelphia gun control lawsuit: City and state to clash in court hearing Read More
WHYY Adam Polaski 6/9/21 WHYY Adam Polaski 6/9/21 Future of Philly’s fight to enact local gun laws is now in the hands of state court Read More
WHYY Adam Polaski 2/26/21 WHYY Adam Polaski 2/26/21 ‘We are losing the village’: Philadelphia officials blame GOP legislature for inaction on gun violence Read More
WHYY Adam Polaski 10/22/20 WHYY Adam Polaski 10/22/20 Philly’s new legal strategy to bypass the state and enact gun laws Read More
