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Pandemic Provokes City vs. State Conflicts The coronavirus pandemic and the 2020 elections have increased the number of states preempting local laws and ordinances, especially where cities and states were run by different political parties. Elaine S. Povich, Stateline   |   April 20, 2021   |  Analysis Late last year, commissioners in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, proposed cutting police funding in half over the next decade and redirecting the money to mental health and social services. The bill didn’t pass, but the idea alone so outra...

Table of Contents Pandemic Provokes City vs. State Conflicts Mariah Parker, an Athens-Clarke County commissioner in Georgia, high-fives a high school student after a series of mock debates and votes inside the chamber at City Hall. The Georgia legislature approved legislation that would preempt the commission’s powers, after the panel moved toward restricting police funding. State preemption of local powers is increasing nationwide. Joshua L. Jones Athens Banner-Herald via The Associated Press Late last year, commissioners in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, proposed c...