Building Local Power

Building Local Power


How Preemption Can Erode Democracy And What To Do About It

September 05, 2019

Host Chris Mitchell is joined by Kim Haddow, Director of the Local Solutions Support Center, for a robust conversation on preemption and Kim's efforts to get power back into the hands of local decision makers. They also discuss: the origins of preemption and what it has been used to accomplish in the past [6:06]; how preemption has grown since 2010 and how the Citizens United Supreme Court decision played a role in strengthening preemption [18:18]; what we can do about preemption, including hopeful stories from Colorado and Arkansas [25:01]; and how cross-issue coalitions can help stop preemption and give power back to local communities [36:53].