January 21, 2020
Anna Maria Island News, Chris Ann Allen, January 21, 2020- There appears to be a theme. The 2020 Legislature is hearing bills that could chip away at local regulatory power. “The legislative session started today and the big issue seems to be preemption of local government,” Holmes Beach city attorney …
January 7, 2020
Christopher B. Goodman 1/6/2020, American cities are creatures of their states, with states both granting and limiting the power of their cities. This relationship is characterized by how cooperative or competitive states are with cities in their legislation. Despite the recent attention given to state preemption of local laws, this …
December 9, 2019
Register-Guard, Christian Hill, December 6, 2019- Timber companies notified state regulators this year that aircraft will spray pesticides on least three dozen tracts of forestland in Lane County. Aerial spraying of these chemicals has been controversial in Oregon, with environmental groups seeking reforms to the practice for years. Timber companies …
December 9, 2019
Panama City News-Herald, Jim Saunders, December 5, 2019- The National Rifle Association and local government groups are trying to help sway an appeals court in a battle about a controversial state gun law. The NRA this week filed a proposed friend-of-the-court brief urging the 1st District Court of Appeal to …
December 3, 2019
Iosco County News-Herald, Mitch Hotts, December 2, 2019- A Michigan gun rights organization Monday filed a lawsuit against the City of Eastpointe over an ordinance that bans storage of a firearm in an unlocked motor vehicle. Dearborn Heights-based Michigan Gun Owners and Eastpointe resident Lance DeVooght filed the suit in …