Preemption in the News View All News Topics CBS Adam Polaski 9/23/25 CBS Adam Polaski 9/23/25 Florida local governments defend spending as state pushes for property tax cuts Read More Tampa Bay Times Adam Polaski 9/22/25 Tampa Bay Times Adam Polaski 9/22/25 Tampa Bay governments face waiting game after DOGE audits Read More Florida Trident Adam Polaski 9/22/25 Florida Trident Adam Polaski 9/22/25 Government Gone Wild Goes Wilder Read More Sebastian Daily Adam Polaski 9/21/25 Sebastian Daily Adam Polaski 9/21/25 Florida CFO ramps up attacks on ‘bloated’ local budgets, hints at broader scrutiny Read More Houston Chronicle Adam Polaski 9/19/25 Houston Chronicle Adam Polaski 9/19/25 This beloved children's book was just banned in Texas—along with hundreds more Read More Politico Adam Polaski 9/19/25 Politico Adam Polaski 9/19/25 Florida plans to stop school vaccine mandates. These states could follow. Read More The Conversation Adam Polaski 9/18/25 The Conversation Adam Polaski 9/18/25 Why Florida’s plan to end vaccine mandates will likely spread to other conservative states Read More Tallahassee Democrat Adam Polaski 9/16/25 Tallahassee Democrat Adam Polaski 9/16/25 Restore community planning: Fix Senate Bill 180 Read More Bloomberg Adam Polaski 9/16/25 Bloomberg Adam Polaski 9/16/25 Missouri Fight Over Labor Laws Marks Rising Nationwide Tensions Read More The American Prospect Adam Polaski 9/15/25 The American Prospect Adam Polaski 9/15/25 Republicans Escalate Their War on America’s Cities Read More Texas Public Radio Adam Polaski 9/9/25 Texas Public Radio Adam Polaski 9/9/25 LGBTQ+ San Antonio teens describe ‘dehumanizing’ effect of being called their birth names at school Read More Kentucky Lantern Adam Polaski 9/9/25 Kentucky Lantern Adam Polaski 9/9/25 Democrat councilman seeks local control over some gun decisions for Louisville Read More Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 9/8/25 Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 9/8/25 Video of clash over gender-identity content in Texas A&M children’s lit class leads to firing, removals Read More Dallas Observer Adam Polaski 9/8/25 Dallas Observer Adam Polaski 9/8/25 Texas Bathroom Law Triggers Fear, Uncertainty for Trans College Students Read More Concord Monitor Adam Polaski 9/8/25 Concord Monitor Adam Polaski 9/8/25 New state laws pave the way for housing. Will it make a difference? Read More Progress Report Adam Polaski 9/8/25 Progress Report Adam Polaski 9/8/25 How states are opening the door to fascism Read More The Washington Post Adam Polaski 9/8/25 The Washington Post Adam Polaski 9/8/25 It’s not just Trump. Red states are cracking down on their own blue cities. Read More Concord Monitor Adam Polaski 9/5/25 Concord Monitor Adam Polaski 9/5/25 ‘We were working on it’: Loss of local control rankles officials in Capital City Read More Gulfshore Business Adam Polaski 9/5/25 Gulfshore Business Adam Polaski 9/5/25 Naples joins lawsuit challenging state limits on local land-use rules Read More CAL Matters Adam Polaski 9/4/25 CAL Matters Adam Polaski 9/4/25 The longer California squabbles over ‘local control,’ the more people it pushes to other states Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
CBS Adam Polaski 9/23/25 CBS Adam Polaski 9/23/25 Florida local governments defend spending as state pushes for property tax cuts Read More
Tampa Bay Times Adam Polaski 9/22/25 Tampa Bay Times Adam Polaski 9/22/25 Tampa Bay governments face waiting game after DOGE audits Read More
Florida Trident Adam Polaski 9/22/25 Florida Trident Adam Polaski 9/22/25 Government Gone Wild Goes Wilder Read More
Sebastian Daily Adam Polaski 9/21/25 Sebastian Daily Adam Polaski 9/21/25 Florida CFO ramps up attacks on ‘bloated’ local budgets, hints at broader scrutiny Read More
Houston Chronicle Adam Polaski 9/19/25 Houston Chronicle Adam Polaski 9/19/25 This beloved children's book was just banned in Texas—along with hundreds more Read More
Politico Adam Polaski 9/19/25 Politico Adam Polaski 9/19/25 Florida plans to stop school vaccine mandates. These states could follow. Read More
The Conversation Adam Polaski 9/18/25 The Conversation Adam Polaski 9/18/25 Why Florida’s plan to end vaccine mandates will likely spread to other conservative states Read More
Tallahassee Democrat Adam Polaski 9/16/25 Tallahassee Democrat Adam Polaski 9/16/25 Restore community planning: Fix Senate Bill 180 Read More
Bloomberg Adam Polaski 9/16/25 Bloomberg Adam Polaski 9/16/25 Missouri Fight Over Labor Laws Marks Rising Nationwide Tensions Read More
The American Prospect Adam Polaski 9/15/25 The American Prospect Adam Polaski 9/15/25 Republicans Escalate Their War on America’s Cities Read More
Texas Public Radio Adam Polaski 9/9/25 Texas Public Radio Adam Polaski 9/9/25 LGBTQ+ San Antonio teens describe ‘dehumanizing’ effect of being called their birth names at school Read More
Kentucky Lantern Adam Polaski 9/9/25 Kentucky Lantern Adam Polaski 9/9/25 Democrat councilman seeks local control over some gun decisions for Louisville Read More
Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 9/8/25 Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 9/8/25 Video of clash over gender-identity content in Texas A&M children’s lit class leads to firing, removals Read More
Dallas Observer Adam Polaski 9/8/25 Dallas Observer Adam Polaski 9/8/25 Texas Bathroom Law Triggers Fear, Uncertainty for Trans College Students Read More
Concord Monitor Adam Polaski 9/8/25 Concord Monitor Adam Polaski 9/8/25 New state laws pave the way for housing. Will it make a difference? Read More
Progress Report Adam Polaski 9/8/25 Progress Report Adam Polaski 9/8/25 How states are opening the door to fascism Read More
The Washington Post Adam Polaski 9/8/25 The Washington Post Adam Polaski 9/8/25 It’s not just Trump. Red states are cracking down on their own blue cities. Read More
Concord Monitor Adam Polaski 9/5/25 Concord Monitor Adam Polaski 9/5/25 ‘We were working on it’: Loss of local control rankles officials in Capital City Read More
Gulfshore Business Adam Polaski 9/5/25 Gulfshore Business Adam Polaski 9/5/25 Naples joins lawsuit challenging state limits on local land-use rules Read More
CAL Matters Adam Polaski 9/4/25 CAL Matters Adam Polaski 9/4/25 The longer California squabbles over ‘local control,’ the more people it pushes to other states Read More