This post was written by Steven L. Nelson, J.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor/Department Chair, Educational Psychology, Leadership, & Higher Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

The Local Solutions Support Center has compiled short memos summarizing the nature and scope of local authority in each state. For city attorneys, advocates, and policymakers, these memos can offer a sense of what local policies might be possible in their state and a jumping off point for additional research. 

A mapping tool developed by the Local Solutions Support Center brings together research from Grounded Solutions Network, the Partnership for Working Families, the Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC), the National Fair Housing Alliance, and the Urban Law Center, to document state preemption of inclusive and equitable local housing policies.