While some establishment Democrats attack their leftward drift
preemption
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Twelve From Twenty-Four
Editor at Large Harold Meyerson on the year in politics and policy
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MAGA’s Way or the Highway
How the cold civil war shares characteristics with the hot one
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New Laws Are Turning Police Into ‘Supercitizens’
A series of legislative and judicial efforts have removed police oversight from oversight boards and communities.
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Pre-Preemption
Conservative states have now taken to blocking liberal cities from even thinking about legislating on behalf of their residents.
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Omaha Bans Ghost Gun Kits—for Now
As the ghost gun threat accelerates, red states are going after blue cities trying to control the proliferation of the weapons.
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The Life-and-Death Cost of Conservative Power
New research shows widening gaps between red and blue states in life expectancy.
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Texas Republicans to Cities: Drop Dead.
Particularly (but not only) in Texas, Republican state legislatures’ response to liberal cities is to strip them of all power.
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Tennessee Republicans Step Up Attacks on Democratic Cities
GOP lawmakers have used state preemption tactics to prevent localities from passing laws that don’t align with their ideological beliefs, or even to reduce the size of local councils.
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The Critical Power of State Legislatures
A Q&A with David Toscano, the former Democratic leader of the Virginia House of Delegates, on nullification, federalism, voting rights, Glenn Youngkin, and more