August 15, 2019
Miami Herald, Bianca Padro Ocasio and Samantha J. Gross August 14, 2019- In a blow to environmentalists and several local governments, a Florida appeals court struck down a Coral Gables ordinance to ban Styrofoam containers from restaurants, supermarkets and other food establishments. The 3rd District Court of Appeals Wednesday rejected …
August 14, 2019
The Tennessean, Brandon Thomas, August 13, 2019- You may not know what preemption is just from hearing the word, but you’ve probably heard a story about it happening to your city or one nearby. It might have even happened to a policy you supported, or even one you worked to …
August 13, 2019
Politico, Jeremy B. White, August 13, 2019- When the mayor of Philadelphia unveiled his battle plan against sugary sodas, it looked like he was riding a national wave. The year was 2016, and one city after another was trying to fight obesity by nudging their citizens away from cheap, high-calorie …
August 8, 2019
Fort Myers Beach Observer, Jordan Hester, August 7, 2019- Fort Myers Beach efforts to ban the use of a popular herbicide will go back for some additional tweaking but will advance to a second public hearing. Fort Myers Beach Town Council wants to prohibit the use, if not the sale, …
August 7, 2019
Next City, Zoe Sullivan, August 7, 2019- In late July, a Florida county circuit court struck down some of the penalties added in 2011 to Florida’s law banning local governments from regulating firearms. Those penalties included the ability to remove local elected officials from office, fining them up to $5,000 …