4.20.17
Building Local Power Podcast Features Tallahasse Mayor Andrew Gillum on CDLS
“There’s a nimbleness to local governments that I think people have an appreciation for, [Legislatures are trying to] exclude us from... Read more »
April 2017
4.13.17
Clear Support for Rights of Local Governments to Build Broadband Networks
A recent poll released by the Pew Research Center shows that 70% of adults in the U.S. believe that local... Read more »
4.11.17
Two National Organizations Join Fight For Home Rule
“The spectrum of voices speaking out for home rule and against heavy-handed state preemption continues to grow. From protecting equality... Read more »
4.10.17
The Impact of Race on State Preemption Laws
OnLabor, a blog authored by two Harvard Law professors, recently dug into the minimum wage preemption battle that is ongoing... Read more »
4.6.17
Cities Rising
“Though preemption is a nonpartisan phenomenon, its recent vogue is a result of right-wing dominance at the state level coupled... Read more »
4.5.17
CDLS Op-Ed: State Preemption Hurts Local Values
This op-ed from Florida Local Elected Official Partners in the Campaign to Defend Local Solutions has been featured in the... Read more »
We are All Newtown Webseries Part 3 - How to Have a Civil, Productive Discourse on Gun Violence?
The creators of the Newtown documentary have released a three-part web-series on People.com Part 3 of that web-series highlights Tallahassee Mayor... Read more »
4.3.17
Thwarting Cities in a Trump Era
“As opposed to the state having to take multiple rifle-shot approaches at overriding local regulations, I think a broad-based law... Read more »
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