DefendLocalSolutions

A nonpartisan, grassroots coalition to defend local solutions to local problems. #DefendLocal

[DefendLocalSolutions @DefendLocal]

Great editorial by the @staugrecord on what #preemption really is. #DefendLocal.
https://t.co/GIPXXGiUOY

[DefendLocalSolutions @DefendLocal]

.@CityPGH Mayor Peduto willing to take his fight against super #preemption to the PA Supreme Court if necessary. #DefendLocal
https://t.co/3jdMFxd4WH

[Preemption Watch @preemptionwatch]

Gov. @JohnKasich of #Ohio, vetoes a #GunPreemption bill. Local communities applaud the move as the @NRA and other gun activists seek a new strategy. https://t.co/GhFUCrvfl9

[Preemption Watch @preemptionwatch]

#GunPreemption continues to threaten cities across the country. @NRA lobbyists continue their efforts to thwart local communities from passing #GunSafety measures. https://t.co/7yvOL14rml

[Brad Lander @bradlander]

Important piece @washingtonpost by Kim Haddow of Local Solutions Support Center about corporate stealth attacks on local democracy & the powers of our cities to protect our residents. We have a lot of work to do to @DefendLocal and make @LocalProgress.

https://t.co/T9vpv41UCc

[DefendLocalSolutions @DefendLocal]

FL Elected Officials: in @SDNewsLeader "We need our residents to understand that their wages, jobs, paid sick leave, clean air and water, diversity, and public health and safety are at risk — and we need them to fight back with us." #DefendLocal
https://t.co/I4IsZG7f8Z

[DefendLocalSolutions @DefendLocal]

.@cityoforlando officials are powerless to stop a gun store from opening in a neighborhood that is recovering from issues w/violent crime. Residents don't want it, but thanks to #preemption there's little their local leaders can do. #defendlocal.
https://t.co/dKkIEw43Fi

[DefendLocalSolutions @DefendLocal]

.@washingtonpost: “This isn’t business as usual. This isn’t a Republican or Democratic issue. This isn’t rural lawmakers reining in urban colleagues. This is a new breed of naked corporatism — and it is being replicated in statehouses across the country.” https://t.co/TrODb2mXjr

[Preemption Watch @preemptionwatch]

Cities across the country are fighting for #GunSafety measures using the courts. The @NRA and their affiliates are increasingly frustrated with the time and energy used defending #GunPreemption laws. https://t.co/Jx5bBusutf

[Route Fifty @routefifty]

“We’re seeing such a federal and state trend of preemption on this issue.” @leagueofcities https://t.co/4RIfJNXyk7

[DefendLocalSolutions @DefendLocal]

.@dcexaminer: According to @ILSR, 19 states have laws designed to “prevent or discourage” cities from developing broadband networks. In many cases, large internet providers shape state policies to choke off competitors, said @communitynets. #DefendLocal https://t.co/N4Ci0wLrXL

[DefendLocalSolutions @DefendLocal]

.@PNS_News: “Cities and counties get entrepreneurial in their policy development, see some success, then said corporate interest goes to the state capitol and either runs a bill or runs a ballot initiative to curtail the power of the locals.” #DefendLocal https://t.co/HKz1K0qtHV

[DefendLocalSolutions @DefendLocal]

A great final @LWVTallahassee 2018 candidates forum, in partnership with @DefendLocal, @IntegrityFL, @JmsMadisonInst, @commoncausefl, @dstinc1913, @TalChamber, @100BlackMen, @WFSUmedia, and others. Know where your candidates stand on defending local democracy. #DefendLocal

[DefendLocalSolutions @DefendLocal]

We're proud to join @LWVTallahassee in co-hosting this forum for #Tallahassee City Commission candidates tomorrow, August 2. Come learn where your candidates stand on protecting local democracy. #DefendLocal @LWVFlorida @FLCoPreventGV RSVP here: https://t.co/C4xr0tZBmf

[DefendLocalSolutions @DefendLocal]

Thanks to @ABetterBalance, @tnequality, @FmlyValuesWork, @equalityfl, @EqualityTexas, and everyone else who participated in today’s preemption panel at @EqualityFed #eqfed18! #DefendLocal

[DefendLocalSolutions @DefendLocal]

#DefendLocal in @ALReporter: “Preemption isn’t a sterile tool of government — it’s a scalpel that slashes wages for workers of color, and a blade that cuts away the right of local communities to be governed by laws that reflect their values and desires.” https://t.co/QSFYpWaIRZ

[Franco Ripple @FrancoRipple]

Good morning, #NewOrleans! Excited to be speaking on grassroots coalition building for @DefendLocal at the @EqualityFed #eqfed18 national conference. #DefendLocal @LeMeridienNOLA

[DefendLocalSolutions @DefendLocal]

.@HuffPostPol: Fast-food workers notch a big win, as a federal court ruled on a plausible claim that white Alabama state lawmakers racially discriminated and violated their rights by blocking Birmingham’s minimum wage law. #DefendLocal via @jamieson https://t.co/D1ZwQuV539

[Mayor John Dailey @MayorOfTLH]

Yet another example of bad preemption. We would love to turn our #SmartGrid into an even more valuable public resource to rival the #GigCity, but the state has silenced our local voices on that issue. Preemption should be a floor, not a ceiling. #AskAndrrew https://t.co/MZjUJaPQwF

[DefendLocalSolutions @DefendLocal]

Gail P., an #Orlando area resident, shares at our activist training how she’s going to educate, work, and fight to protect her local voice from state interference. #DefendLocal @LocalProgress