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Abusive preemption legislation targeting local election officials is running rampant right now – not only curtailing their power, but often threatening punitive retribution. New report: supportdemocracy.org/elections2024

A recent wave of deportation laws represent the newest challenge to federal authority over immigration – and a new paper by Rick Su explores this troubling abusive preemption trend. Read it from The_LSSC: supportdemocracy.org/immigration2024 #PreemptingProgress

New research examines the theme of efforts to preempt local election officials: They work to give credence to mis- and disinformation about the 2020 election - and that the only way to respond is by curtailing the ability of LEOs to do their jobs: supportdemocracy.org/elections2024

Today, Local Progress & The_LSSC are proud to roll out our new resource, "Driving Toward Equitable Traffic Enforcement," to provide localities with a roadmap to turn driving equity into policy. Check out this resource with examples & innovative ideas👇 supportdemocracy.org/drivingequity

Abusive preemption has long been a tool used to undermine progress and benefit corporations, often at the expense of individuals & local communities. EFF spotlights how Big Tech is pursuing federal privacy bills that would preempt many state privacy laws: bit.ly/4f3dRjv

The fourth edition of The Local Power & Politics Review is now live and features a series of articles that explore how abusive preemption legislation has permeated so many areas of American policy – be sure to read the new report! supportdemocracy.org/lppriv

Abusive preemption is playing a clear role in immigration, with state electeds passing bills prohibiting localities from becoming "sanctuary cities" that protect undocumented people and their families. Pluribus News quotes from Rick Su + our roundtable: bit.ly/4b83NEv

Legislative sessions are well underway in many states – and once again a dominant theme is a flurry of abusive preemption legislation. There are a particularly large number of bills like this in TX & TN – see our legislative update to see what's happening: bit.ly/41p70fF

Latest example of how conservative lawmakers at the federal and state levels are taking cues from each other on abusive preemption: FL Gov. DeSantis is leading a state-level DOGE-style effort to shut down government functions that improve people's lives: bit.ly/43iARrH

There have been nearly 600 abusive preemption bills already filed in states across the country, with a particular focus on anti-immigrant, anti-LGBTQ+, and anti-DEI legislation. We've synthesized trends we're seeing so far here – spread the word: supportdemocracy.org/the-latest/202…

The Bay Area Reporter covered our Reporter Briefing focused on how abusive preemption legislation hurts the LGBTQ+ community. “We’ve seen this go from a tool of balance to one that undermines democracy and local rights," said Jared Make of A Better Balance: ebar.com/story/153635/

Dwayne Steward of Equality Ohio shared in our LGBTQ+ briefing that preemption is increasingly being abused by OH lawmakers, including in "targeted legislation toward anti-DEI & anti-trans measures.” Read how this tool is being abused to harm LGBTQ+ people: bit.ly/3G2Ex7k

More than a dozen bills in Idaho this year attempted to abuse preemption in order to restrict the power of local governments. This piece in Idaho Capital Sun breaks it down: idahocapitalsun.com/2025/04/14/a-l…

This new piece from our partners at @StateInnovation Exchange explores the impacts of abusive preemption on rural democracy. "These laws have allowed corporations to exploit land and resources and tied the hands of county or local governments." stateinnovation.org/preemption-und…