March 8, 2021
WEBINAR: DMO Municipal Mondays Democratic Municipal Officials, February 8, 2021 Derek Green (Councilmember At-Large, Philadelphia, DMO President) Mark Pertschuk gives presentation on 2021 preemption landscape. Ian Baltutis (Mayor, Burlington, NC) Lauren Kuby (City Councilmember & Vice Chair, Tempe, AZ)
February 14, 2017
Quad-City Times Rod Boshart February 11, 2017 JOHNSTON, Iowa — The state’s top Republican said Friday he sides with GOP legislators on issues of state preemption of some local decisions and collective bargaining changes that may impact his other roles as a county supervisor and member of a community college employees’ …
February 14, 2017
WCTV News Symone Davis February 10, 2017 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) — Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is fighting to keep local governing bodies in charge of their own communities. Friday morning, Mayor Gillum, Equality Florida and the Sierra Club announced they’re joining the Campaign to Defend Local Solutions. They’re condemning Florida …
February 6, 2017
Tallahassee Democrat Jim Saunders February 3, 2017 An appeals court Friday rejected a lawsuit filed by gun-rights groups that challenged the city of Tallahassee over decades-old firearms ordinances that conflict with state law. A panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal, in a 25-page ruling, said the ordinances, while …
January 17, 2017
Omaha World-Herald Joe Duggan January 14, 2017 LINCOLN — Conservative state lawmakers carved a potentially easier path for a controversial gun rights bill Friday during their first showdown of the year with Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha. Senators voted against a motion by Chambers to send the bill to the …