Florida firearms laws being challenged by gun rights and gun control proponents The Center SquareAdam PolaskiJuly 8, 2021Florida, Gun Safety
New Florida law requires impact fees be capped, incrementally phased-in The Center SquareAdam PolaskiJune 7, 2021Florida
State could close private schools for not following COVID-19 rules with bill now in Illinois Senate The Center SquareAdam PolaskiApril 28, 2021Illinois, Education, COVID-19, Reopening States During Coronavirus + Local Control
Maine urged to ban firearms in polling stations The Center SquareAdam PolaskiApril 21, 2021Gun Safety, Voting, Maine
Maine lawmakers consider minimum wage hike The Center SquareAdam PolaskiApril 13, 2021Maine, Minimum Wage, Employment
Local control, business-energy efforts at odds with proposed Ohio legislation The Center SquareAdam PolaskiApril 8, 2021Ohio, Energy
Florida impact fee, natural gas preemption bills advance in House, Senate The Center SquareAdam PolaskiMarch 16, 2021Florida, Gas, Energy, Environment
Despite opposition, Senate panel OKs energy infrastructure preemption bill The Center SquareAdam PolaskiMarch 9, 2021Florida, Energy
Companion bills seek to preempt municipal laws in four Florida seaports The Center SquareAdam PolaskiMarch 4, 2021Florida, Cruise Ships
Kansas Senate considers bill requiring in-person learning to resume The Center SquareAdam PolaskiFebruary 23, 2021Kansas, Education, Reopening States During Coronavirus + Local Control
Op-Ed: States step in when 'local control' threatens liberty The Center SquareAdam PolaskiFebruary 9, 2021Montana
Gun owners’ rights versus gun control: Many Florida bills filed, few likely to pass The Center SquareAdam PolaskiJanuary 18, 2021Florida, Gun Safety
Gov. Abbott proposes legislation to put Austin Police under state control The Center SquareAdam PolaskiDecember 23, 2020Policing, Texas
Senate Democrats demand DeSantis act to save Florida's economy The Center SquareAdam PolaskiDecember 10, 2020Florida
Top Wisconsin Republicans wants to balance local control and coronavirus regulations The Center SquareAdam PolaskiDecember 9, 2020Wisconsin, Reopening States During Coronavirus + Local Control, COVID-19
Missouri lawmakers call for preemption bill prohibiting local COVID-19 shutdowns The Center SquareAdam PolaskiNovember 23, 2020Missouri, COVID-19, Reopening States During Coronavirus + Local Control
Louisiana Senate committee votes for state control over local law enforcement budgets; grills treasurer's office about COVID-19 grants The Center SquareAdam PolaskiOctober 21, 2020Louisiana, Policing
House Republicans tout local control in COVID-19 'Comeback Roadmap' The Center SquareAdam PolaskiOctober 20, 2020Michigan, COVID-19, Reopening States During Coronavirus + Local Control
In surprise shift, Pennsylvania lawmakers fail to override veto of local control bill that previously had bipartisan support The Center SquareAdam PolaskiSeptember 24, 2020Pennsylvania
DeSantis to preempt local restaurant pandemic rules, wants a Florida student ‘bill of rights’ The Center SquareAdam PolaskiSeptember 24, 2020Reopening States During Coronavirus + Local Control, Florida, COVID-19, Education
