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By curtailing harmful preemption and enabling positive preemption, Minnesota has laid the institutional groundwork for the grassroots power.
As the federal government continues to violently and unlawfully enforce its anti-immigrant agenda, state legislatures across the country are following suit by introducing abusive preemption bills that aim to prevent localities from protecting immigrants – or punish ones that attempt to do so.
Meet Luis Figueroa, Senior Director of Legislative Affairs at Every Texan. A proud Texan from El Paso, Luis has a deep knowledge of Texas politics. In his current role, Luis oversees Every Texan’s comprehensive legislative strategy.
“Federal Authoritarianism and Abusive State Preemption” tells the the powerful and timely story of how abusive preemption has paved the way for the rise of federal authoritarianism – and how preemption is now being used to implement that agenda.
Local Solutions Support Center (LSSC) is tracking more than 60 abusive preemption bills that state lawmakers across the nation have already filed ahead of 2026 legislative sessions. Nearly 75 percent of the prefiled bills come from just two states - Florida and Missouri, where lawmakers in recent years have aggressively deployed preemption to consolidate power and profit at the expense of working people.
Americans are looking for bold new solutions to entrenched problems like poverty and income inequality. High quality experiments on GI fit squarely into this space.
State preemption is fueling a racialized housing crisis, and Good Cause laws are at risk.
Exploring connections between Trump’s militarized crackdowns on cities and attempts to preempt progressive prosecutors.
How state preemption of local public health authority – and state laws implementing the MAHA agenda – put the health and safety of residents at risk.
State lawmakers pushed more than 800 abusive preemption bills across 48 states this year. Many of the preemption hotspots the LSSC team tracked - from immigration to anti-DEI efforts - align with the Trump administration’s rhetoric. In fact, it’s impossible to tell the story of preemption in 2025 without considering the impact of the new administration on policy making and people.