Great editorial by the @staugrecord on what #preemption really is. #DefendLocal. staugustine.com/opinion/2019…

.@CityPGH Mayor Peduto willing to take his fight against super #preemption to the PA Supreme Court if necessary. #DefendLocal triblive.com/local/allegheny…

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 southdadenewsleader.com/opin…

.@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. mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news…

.@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.” washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

.@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 washingtonexaminer.com/busin…

.@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 publicnewsservice.org/2018-0…

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

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: facebook.com/events/25682239…

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

#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.” alreporter.com/2018/07/26/co… – at New Orleans, LA

.@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 huffingtonpost.com/entry/fas… – at New Orleans, LA

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 – at St Petersburg, FL