October 15, 2018 Honoring Reconstruction's Legacy: Empowering Local Communities Billy Corriher Facing South Today, nearly every Southern state has preempted local minimum wage increases. These laws have been passed in response to recent efforts by big cities, which include more non-white residents, to increase wages for the lowest paid workers.
February 28, 2017 The Other Right-Wing Tidal Wave Sweeping America: Federal and State Preemption of Local Progressive Laws Don Hazen, Steven Rosenfeld Alternet Preemption is a legal term that allows corporations to boost their profits by suppressing local government power, community groups and citizens.
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