When States and Localities Disagree On Worker Protections, What's the Way Forward? GoverningAdam PolaskiSeptember 23, 2024Labor, Employment, National
The New Jersey Rule That’s Pushing Cities to Build More Housing GoverningAdam PolaskiSeptember 17, 2024New Jersey, Housing
Less Politics Is Local: States Get Increasingly Aggressive About Pre-Emption GoverningAdam PolaskiOctober 11, 2023Media Quoting LSSC, National
It’s Hard for States to Force Housing Reform on Local Communities. Just Ask Colorado’s Governor. GoverningAdam PolaskiJune 1, 2023Housing, Colorado
Florida’s Republican-Led, Nearly Unanimous Housing Reforms GoverningAdam PolaskiApril 5, 2023Florida, Housing
Why Some States Are Pushing Cities Out of Law Enforcement GoverningAdam PolaskiMarch 15, 2023National, Criminal Justice, Policing
Opinion: Cities Need to Be Able to Regulate Guns. States Should Let Them. GoverningAdam PolaskiFebruary 8, 2023National, Gun Safety
The Bad Things That Happen When States Tell Cities What to Do GoverningAdam PolaskiJune 14, 2022National
Religious Conservatives Savor Abortion Win, Prepare for More Battles GoverningAdam PolaskiMay 4, 2022Abortion, National
One Way to Overcome States’ Pre-emption of What Localities Want: Litigation GoverningAdam PolaskiMarch 11, 2022National
How School Governance Is Failing the Test of COVID GoverningAdam PolaskiJanuary 7, 2022COVID-19, Reopening States During Coronavirus + Local Control, National, Education
Thought Zoom Would Save Local Democracy? It Hasn’t. GoverningAdam PolaskiNovember 15, 2021National, COVID-19
Why Our Devotion to the Public Interest May Not Survive the COVID Wars GoverningAdam PolaskiSeptember 17, 2021COVID-19, Reopening States During Coronavirus + Local Control, National
Will Infrastructure Be a Casualty of the GOP War on Cities? GoverningAdam PolaskiMay 3, 2021Infrastructure, National
History Matters: Debates About Monuments Reflect Current Divisions GoverningAdam PolaskiMarch 8, 2021Racial Justice
A Bottom-Up Solution for America’s Minimum-Wage Mandates: Counties GoverningAdam PolaskiFebruary 16, 2021Minimum Wage, Employment, National
States Pre-empt Cities Almost to the Point of Irrelevance GoverningAdam PolaskiFebruary 8, 2021National
2020 Brought Legislative Progress, Pushback on LGBTQ Issues GoverningAdam PolaskiJanuary 27, 2021LGBTQ, National, Virginia
The Biggest Issues to Watch in 2021 GoverningAdam PolaskiJanuary 19, 2021National, Health, Abortion, Environment, Housing, Criminal Justice, Policing, Racial Justice, Voting
