
Blue Cities Want to Make Their Own Rules. Red States Won’t Let Them. – NYTimes.com
States have banned local ordinances on minimum wage increases, paid sick days and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. They’ve banned “sanctuary cities.” They’ve even banned a number of bans (it’s now illegal for Michigan cities to ban plastic bags, for Texas towns to ban fracking). A law passed in Arizona last year threatens to […]