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If @rodsullivan111 could things together in Johnson county that would be greatly appreciated. #controlthefeds #defendlocal #protectbatteries
FEDERAL HELICOPTER SHOOTING INVISIBLE RAYS AT RP BATTERY. RP WAITING IN FRONT OF WALMART AND ADV EVERYONE SAW THE INVISIBLE RAYS SHOOT HIS BATTERY OUT. RP ADV THIS IS AN ACT OF WAR ON A CIVILIAN
Congratulations Dallas! #paidsickdays are essential to helping people take care of their health without risking economic insecurity. We sincerely hope that the Texas Legislature will not reverse this win. #DefendLocal https://t.co/mvkvBJ1DWa
.@KateWGallego has been a leader in fighting for the rights of AZ cities to legislate, to allow our residents to have a say iin local decisions. @LocalProgress #DefendLocal
ABB agrees that cities should be able to protect their residents from discrimination and enact policies that promote their economic wellbeing. #LGBTQ #defendlocal https://t.co/oOEKmPX7kx
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
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.@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
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
Thanks to @ABetterBalance, @tnequality, @FmlyValuesWork, @equalityfl, @EqualityTexas, and everyone else who participated in today’s preemption panel at @EqualityFed #eqfed18! #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
"It's time for states to stop interfering in local decisionmaking and let cities like Birmingham do what they do best—act on the unique views, values & needs of their people" - Kim Haddow, Local Solutions Support Center #Preemption #FightFor15 #DefendLocal
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Good morning, #NewOrleans! Excited to be speaking on grassroots coalition building for @DefendLocal at the @EqualityFed #eqfed18 national conference. #DefendLocal @LeMeridienNOLA
.@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
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
Karen Woodall of the Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy shares at our #Orlando activist training what she’s learned in 38 years of advocating for local democracy. #DefendLocal @LocalProgress
.@OrangeCoFL County Commissioner Emily Bonilla shares at our #Orlando activist training why fighting for local democracy in Tallahassee and Washington is so important. #DefendLocal @LocalProgress
Thanks to all who attended our #Orlando activist training with @LocalProgress this weekend. Together, we can all educate our communities and build local power in defense of our voice and our values. #DefendLocal @OrgFlorida @seiufl @LWVFlorida @FLCoPreventGV @equalityfl
.@FLPhoenixNews: “From fighting local bans on plastic bags and polystyrene to neighborhood regulations on vacation rentals and cellular towers, the Legislature is increasingly trying to supersede local home rule.” #DefendLocal #FlaPol https://t.co/aC0kkGLxUd
#Orlando-area activists, want to learn how to defend local democracy? Join us and @LocalProgress for a free workshop July 21, feat. @equalityfl, @OrgFlorida, @SierraClubFL, @FLCoPreventGV, @LWVFlorida & others. Limited space, RSVP here ➡️ https://t.co/1Ib4UVkXcm #DefendLocal
.@smartcitiesdive: "For @pertschuk, this trend of preemption of cities goes back to one thing — campaign contributions made by large companies & interest groups that make state legislators more inclined to support them ... over constituents." #DefendLocal https://t.co/PtQ6GPpbJr
The New York Times @nytimes: “‘It’s a little bit like, instead of playing a game of whack-a-mole, you could just put a sheet of plywood over all the holes,’ said @FrancoRipple, a spokesman for the Campaign to Defend Local Solutions...” #DefendLocal https://t.co/ZgNUy6pKuZ
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