Preemption in the News View All News Topics Buffalo Bulletin Adam Polaski 9/4/25 Buffalo Bulletin Adam Polaski 9/4/25 Gaming committee discusses local control 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 Dallas Morning News Adam Polaski 9/3/25 Dallas Morning News Adam Polaski 9/3/25 The devastating effects of Texas’ campaign against local control Read More EBONY Adam Polaski 9/3/25 EBONY Adam Polaski 9/3/25 Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Mississippi’s DEI Ban Read More KARE 11 Adam Polaski 9/2/25 KARE 11 Adam Polaski 9/2/25 Twin Cities mayors call on state legislature to either ban assault weapons or let cities do it Read More Tallahassee Democrat Adam Polaski 9/2/25 Tallahassee Democrat Adam Polaski 9/2/25 Is Florida’s legislature bent on eroding home rule? Let's talk about it. Read More Adam Polaski 9/2/25 Adam Polaski 9/2/25 Fights over trans student rights head back to court Read More CalMatters Adam Polaski 9/1/25 CalMatters Adam Polaski 9/1/25 Capitol housing reform wrongly targets the sacred power to shape California locally Read More Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 8/29/25 Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 8/29/25 ACLU, other groups sue to block Texas' DEI ban on K-12 public schools Read More Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 8/29/25 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 8/29/25 Texas ‘bathroom bill’ with new restrictions on transgender people nears governor’s desk Read More Suncoast Searchlight Adam Polaski 8/29/25 Suncoast Searchlight Adam Polaski 8/29/25 DOGE audit makes Manatee County a test case for defying DeSantis and developers Read More Virginia Dogwood Adam Polaski 8/28/25 Virginia Dogwood Adam Polaski 8/28/25 First DC, next Virginia? Why every community must fight for the right to self-govern Read More Pluribus News Adam Polaski 8/28/25 Pluribus News Adam Polaski 8/28/25 Zoning preemption for religious organizations stalls in multiple states Read More Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 8/27/25 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 8/27/25 Starting Sept. 1, new Texas law will ban certain foreign nationals from buying land Read More WFTV Adam Polaski 8/27/25 WFTV Adam Polaski 8/27/25 Orange County joins lawsuit challenging Senate Bill-180 over local development control Read More LGBTQ Nation Adam Polaski 8/27/25 LGBTQ Nation Adam Polaski 8/27/25 Texas uses special session to push “discriminatory & harmful” anti-trans & anti-abortion bills Read More City & State PA Adam Polaski 8/27/25 City & State PA Adam Polaski 8/27/25 For more PA cities, hard fiscal choices are leading to home rule Read More Governing Adam Polaski 8/25/25 Governing Adam Polaski 8/25/25 The Untapped Power of Charters in Local Government Read More The News-Press Adam Polaski 8/24/25 The News-Press Adam Polaski 8/24/25 Florida Senate Bill 180 threatens local planning statewide Read More Times of San Diego Adam Polaski 8/23/25 Times of San Diego Adam Polaski 8/23/25 Public safety and local control at risk from Assembly Bill 339 Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Buffalo Bulletin Adam Polaski 9/4/25 Buffalo Bulletin Adam Polaski 9/4/25 Gaming committee discusses local control 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
Dallas Morning News Adam Polaski 9/3/25 Dallas Morning News Adam Polaski 9/3/25 The devastating effects of Texas’ campaign against local control Read More
EBONY Adam Polaski 9/3/25 EBONY Adam Polaski 9/3/25 Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Mississippi’s DEI Ban Read More
KARE 11 Adam Polaski 9/2/25 KARE 11 Adam Polaski 9/2/25 Twin Cities mayors call on state legislature to either ban assault weapons or let cities do it Read More
Tallahassee Democrat Adam Polaski 9/2/25 Tallahassee Democrat Adam Polaski 9/2/25 Is Florida’s legislature bent on eroding home rule? Let's talk about it. Read More
Adam Polaski 9/2/25 Adam Polaski 9/2/25 Fights over trans student rights head back to court Read More
CalMatters Adam Polaski 9/1/25 CalMatters Adam Polaski 9/1/25 Capitol housing reform wrongly targets the sacred power to shape California locally Read More
Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 8/29/25 Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 8/29/25 ACLU, other groups sue to block Texas' DEI ban on K-12 public schools Read More
Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 8/29/25 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 8/29/25 Texas ‘bathroom bill’ with new restrictions on transgender people nears governor’s desk Read More
Suncoast Searchlight Adam Polaski 8/29/25 Suncoast Searchlight Adam Polaski 8/29/25 DOGE audit makes Manatee County a test case for defying DeSantis and developers Read More
Virginia Dogwood Adam Polaski 8/28/25 Virginia Dogwood Adam Polaski 8/28/25 First DC, next Virginia? Why every community must fight for the right to self-govern Read More
Pluribus News Adam Polaski 8/28/25 Pluribus News Adam Polaski 8/28/25 Zoning preemption for religious organizations stalls in multiple states Read More
Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 8/27/25 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 8/27/25 Starting Sept. 1, new Texas law will ban certain foreign nationals from buying land Read More
WFTV Adam Polaski 8/27/25 WFTV Adam Polaski 8/27/25 Orange County joins lawsuit challenging Senate Bill-180 over local development control Read More
LGBTQ Nation Adam Polaski 8/27/25 LGBTQ Nation Adam Polaski 8/27/25 Texas uses special session to push “discriminatory & harmful” anti-trans & anti-abortion bills Read More
City & State PA Adam Polaski 8/27/25 City & State PA Adam Polaski 8/27/25 For more PA cities, hard fiscal choices are leading to home rule Read More
Governing Adam Polaski 8/25/25 Governing Adam Polaski 8/25/25 The Untapped Power of Charters in Local Government Read More
The News-Press Adam Polaski 8/24/25 The News-Press Adam Polaski 8/24/25 Florida Senate Bill 180 threatens local planning statewide Read More
Times of San Diego Adam Polaski 8/23/25 Times of San Diego Adam Polaski 8/23/25 Public safety and local control at risk from Assembly Bill 339 Read More