It’s not just Trump. Red states are cracking down on their own blue cities. The Washington PostAdam PolaskiSeptember 8, 2025National
‘We were working on it’: Loss of local control rankles officials in Capital City Concord MonitorAdam PolaskiSeptember 5, 2025New Hampshire
Naples joins lawsuit challenging state limits on local land-use rules Gulfshore BusinessAdam PolaskiSeptember 5, 2025Florida, Inclusionary Zoning
The longer California squabbles over ‘local control,’ the more people it pushes to other states CAL MattersAdam PolaskiSeptember 4, 2025California
Gaming committee discusses local control Buffalo BulletinAdam PolaskiSeptember 4, 2025Gaming, Wyoming
DeSantis stands behind his signing of controversial land-use law Florida PhoenixAdam PolaskiSeptember 3, 2025Florida, Inclusionary Zoning, Housing
The devastating effects of Texas’ campaign against local control Dallas Morning NewsAdam PolaskiSeptember 3, 2025Texas
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Mississippi’s DEI Ban EBONYAdam PolaskiSeptember 3, 2025Mississippi, DEI, LGBTQ, Racial Justice
Twin Cities mayors call on state legislature to either ban assault weapons or let cities do it KARE 11Adam PolaskiSeptember 2, 2025Minnesota, Gun Safety
Is Florida’s legislature bent on eroding home rule? Let's talk about it. Tallahassee DemocratAdam PolaskiSeptember 2, 2025Florida, Home Rule
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