Preemption in the News
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Here is an ongoing list of news articles about preemption:
November 2018
Big Soda, Spreading Lies About “Grocery Taxes,” Attempts to Preempt Soda Taxes
Center for Science in the Public Interest, November 6, 2018
October 2018
Preemption: How One Word Can Stop Progress in Local Communities
Kim Lundgren Associates, October 10, 2018
August 2018
A Legal Victory for Cities Working to Advance Equity
American Constitution Society, August 3, 2018
July 2018
State Legislatures and City Governments Are Going to Battle Over Food Taxes
Reason.com, July 28, 2018
In Battle Pitting Cities Vs. States Over Minimum Wage, Birmingham Scores A Win
NPR, July 27, 2018
After Parkland, gun-control advocates see a turning point for new state laws
The Washington Post, July 21, 2018
The Localist Revolution
New York Times, July 19, 2018
In 4-2 decision, Pa. Supreme Court sides with city in soda tax lawsuit
Philadelphia Business Journal, July 18, 2018
Mayors Agree States and Cities Must Work Together
CitySpeak, July 13, 2018
June 2018
California, of All Places, Has Banned Soda Taxes. How a New Industry Strategy Is Succeeding
New York Times, June 27, 2018
May 2018
More cities join gun lawsuit
Sun Sentinel, May 17, 2018
April 2018
Sanctuary Cities Are Fighting the Trump Administration—and Winning
The Nation, April 30, 2018
Who has the right to govern your guns?
CityLab, April 18, 2018
America’s Mayors Are Now Taking on the NRA
Esquire, April 9, 2018
Poll: Voters Want Local Control, Not State Takeovers
The Progressive, April 4, 2018
March 2018
City Rights in an Era of Preemption: A State-by-State Analysis: 2018 Update
National League of Cities, March 2018
October 2017
White Lawmakers Are Using Alabama’s Racist State Constitution To Keep Black Wages Down
In These Times, October 23, 2017
September 2017
Red-State Governments Are Trying to Take Back Your Minimum Wage Hike and LGBTQ Protections. But these cities won’t let them.
The Nation, September 26, 2017
August 2017
How St. Louis Won and Then Lost a Minimum-Wage Hike
The Atlantic, August 29, 2017
July 2017
America’s Future is Texas
The New Yorker, July 10, 2017
Blue Cities Want to Make Their Own Rules. Red States Won’t Let Them
New York Times, July 6, 2017
In Austin, the air smells of tacos and trees – and city state conflict
Washington Post, July 1, 2017
June 2017
City v. State: The Story So Far
CityLab, June 13, 2017
March 2017
Trans Rights Weren’t the Only Target of North Carolina’s Bathroom Bill
The Nation, March 31, 2017