Capitol housing reform wrongly targets the sacred power to shape California locally CalMattersAdam PolaskiSeptember 1, 2025California, Housing
ACLU, other groups sue to block Texas' DEI ban on K-12 public schools Texas TribuneAdam PolaskiAugust 29, 2025DEI, LGBTQ, Education
Texas ‘bathroom bill’ with new restrictions on transgender people nears governor’s desk Houston Public MediaAdam PolaskiAugust 29, 2025Texas, transgender, LGBTQ
DOGE audit makes Manatee County a test case for defying DeSantis and developers Suncoast SearchlightAdam PolaskiAugust 29, 2025DOGE, Florida
First DC, next Virginia? Why every community must fight for the right to self-govern Virginia DogwoodAdam PolaskiAugust 28, 2025District of Columbia, Virginia
Zoning preemption for religious organizations stalls in multiple states Pluribus NewsAdam PolaskiAugust 28, 2025Inclusionary Zoning, Religion
Starting Sept. 1, new Texas law will ban certain foreign nationals from buying land Houston Public MediaAdam PolaskiAugust 27, 2025Texas, Housing
Orange County joins lawsuit challenging Senate Bill-180 over local development control WFTVAdam PolaskiAugust 27, 2025California
Texas uses special session to push “discriminatory & harmful” anti-trans & anti-abortion bills LGBTQ NationAdam PolaskiAugust 27, 2025LGBTQ, Texas, Abortion, transgender
For more PA cities, hard fiscal choices are leading to home rule City & State PAAdam PolaskiAugust 27, 2025Home Rule, Pennsylvania
The Untapped Power of Charters in Local Government GoverningAdam PolaskiAugust 25, 2025Home Rule, National, California
Florida Senate Bill 180 threatens local planning statewide The News-PressAdam PolaskiAugust 24, 2025Florida
Public safety and local control at risk from Assembly Bill 339 Times of San DiegoAdam PolaskiAugust 23, 2025California, Housing
Trans Texans face yet another attempt to ban them from bathrooms The 19thAdam PolaskiAugust 22, 2025LGBTQ, transgender, Texas
DeSantis' new DOGE audits put cities, counties under state scrutiny Gainesville SunAdam PolaskiAugust 22, 2025DOGE, Florida
Florida puts rainbow crosswalks in the crosshairs, as cities face deadlines to remove them Associated PressAdam PolaskiAugust 22, 2025Florida, LGBTQ
The Texas Death Star Statute: A new judicial weapon against woke city ordinances Beeville Bee-PicayuneAdam PolaskiAugust 21, 2025Texas
How Texas' “bathroom bills” have evolved over a decade Texas TribuneAdam PolaskiAugust 20, 2025Texas, LGBTQ, transgender
Deltona joins lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 180, limiting local planning decisions Daytona Beach NewsJournalAdam PolaskiAugust 20, 2025Florida