6.28.18
#DefendLocal in The New York Times on California Soda Tax Preemption
As California labor advocates and business groups looked to strike a compromise that would ban local soda taxes through 2030,... Read more »
6.28.18
As California labor advocates and business groups looked to strike a compromise that would ban local soda taxes through 2030,... Read more »
5.30.18
Recently, CDLS member and Coral Springs City Commissioner Dan Daley authored an op-ed in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper about... Read more »
5.13.18
On May 12, #DefendLocal held a town hall meeting and film screening on gun violence at Silverspot Cinema in Coconut... Read more »
5.9.18
Following the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, many local officials have looked into ways to introduce common-sense... Read more »
4.11.18
As more and more Florida cities join lawsuits against the State of Florida over its unconstitutional firearms preemption laws, the... Read more »
3.25.18
Heading into the historic #MarchForOurLives weekend of millions demanding gun reforms, The Nation Magazine highlighted several actions people could take... Read more »
1.18.18
#DefendLocal was mentioned in a troubling post from DesmogBlog about corporate interests chilling challenges to state preemption laws. A nonprofit... Read more »
10.2.17
“It feels a lot like a lot like being forced into submission, like we’re being bullied,” said Andrew Gillum, the... Read more »
9.18.17
Article from the Tallahassee Democrat that details how we can expect to see broad “Blanket Preemption” return in 2018, similar... Read more »
8.29.17
The Progressive Magazine recently featured #DefendLocal in an article on cities facing a backlash from state legislatures for passing local... Read more »