Building Local Power
How Preemption Can Erode Democracy And What To Do About It
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].