Communications — All Resources — Local Solutions Support Center

Connecting the Dots Supplement: Talking about Preemption to Different Audiences

These message frames, addendums to Connecting the Dots: How to Message the Abuse of State Preemption, are designed to help you talk about preemption through different lenses and to different audiences.

Messaging Guide, CommunicationsAdam PolaskiAugust 29, 2022

Message Guide: Explaining Home Rule & Why Reform is Necessary

Home rule reform, like abusive preemption, can be difficult to explain – even if you’re doing this work day-in and day-out. That’s why our national table is releasing new message guidance to help advocates make the case for home rule reform and move people to action. This guidance is meant to help you explain what home rule reform is and why action is urgently needed now.

Communications, Messaging GuideAdam PolaskiJuly 17, 2022Home Rule Reform, Home Rule

Connecting the Dots – How to Message the Abuse of State Preemption

This guide reflects the latest messaging for how to talk about the abuse of state preemption and how many elected officials use preemption to entrench inequities and take power away from people and communities.

Communications, Messaging Guide, Featured – Home PageAdam PolaskiJune 22, 2022

Preemption of Public Health Authority: Communications Toolkit

The Local Solutions Support Center has designed a toolkit to help organizers understand what public health authority preemption looks like and how to talk about it in a way that’s both accessible to broader audiences, and effective.

Anzalone Lizst Grove Research & Moore Information – National Survey

The audience of this survey was likely 2018 voters living in the following states: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Tennessee, selected based on frequent state legislative preemption.

Polling, CommunicationsAdam PolaskiMay 9, 2022General, National Polling

Understanding Preemption Poll: African-American Research Collaborative

This polling from the African-American Research Collaborative found that it is most helpful to engage voters through a policy position and then transition to a discussion of how to influence state government to make positive change.

CommunicationsAdam PolaskiJanuary 11, 2022National Polling, Racial Justice, General

Digital Ads from LSSC and The Campaign Workshop

In recent years the Local Solutions Support Center has partnered repeatedly with The Campaign Workshop to create message-tested digital advertising toolkits for local partners.

Message Guide: Talking About Local Control During COVID-19

This message guide will help you explain how existing and new state preemption has left local governments and people vulnerable to the pandemic, worsened inequities, and weakened efforts to protect public health.

Messaging Guide, CommunicationsAdam PolaskiJuly 1, 2020COVID-19

Webinar: Preemption & Home Rule Polling

This webinar features the results of research about preemption and home rule, published in November 2019.

Webinar, Polling, CommunicationsAdam PolaskiNovember 1, 2019General, National Polling

Preemption & Home Rule: Insights from In-Person and Online Focus Groups with Voters

Working closely with the Local Solutions Support Center, PerryUndem conducted six focus groups with voters in late May-early June 2019 to test messages about preemption and home rule.

Polling, CommunicationsAdam PolaskiNovember 1, 2019General, National Polling

Webinar: Preemption Research and Messaging Training

This webinar, presented August 12, 2019, focuses on messaging research about preemption.

Webinar, CommunicationsAdam PolaskiAugust 12, 2019General

Florida Public Opinion Research – Full Results

When it comes to their views on government and passing new laws or ordinances, Florida voters tend to take a more positive view of local government than of state government. Full results.

Polling, CommunicationsAdam PolaskiAugust 1, 2019Florida, National Polling

Florida Public Opinion Research – Key Takeaways

A recent statewide survey reveals that Florida voters have a more favorable opinion of local governments, such as City Councils or County Commissions, than they do of the Florida State Legislature and believe local governments are better connected to the community than state government.

Polling, CommunicationsAdam PolaskiAugust 1, 2019Florida, National Polling

Message Guide: Home Rule as a Remedy for the Misuse of Preemption

This guide provides topline messages, best examples, and language do’s and don’ts to keep in mind when talking about home rule.

Communications, Messaging GuideAdam PolaskiJuly 1, 2019Home Rule, General

Message Guide: State Preemption and the Effects of Limiting Local Power

This guide provides topline messages, best examples, and language do’s and don’ts to keep in mind when talking about preemption.

Messaging Guide, Communications, State CampaignsAdam PolaskiJune 1, 2019General, Public Education

American Heart Association Preemption Toolkit

Across the United States, local governments have developed and implemented innovative solutions to improve their communities, and in some cases, that has led to wider adoption of those policies by other communities or even the state.