This article by Mitch Perry appeared in the Florida Phoenix, July 17, 2018. Brief commentary by Community Rights US media team member Curt Hubatch: One of the components of the Community Right's strategy is to exercise our inalienable right to local, community self-government in the places we live and want to protect. Over 200 communities across [...]
This editorial by The Inquirer Editorial Board appeared in said paper, July 11th, 2018. A brief commentary by Community Rights US Media Team member Curt Hubatch: It is said that if "the state" is going to exercise state preemption the issue at hand must be of state-wide concern, and it must protect, rather than violate, [...]
This article by David Dayen appeared in The Intercept, June 2nd, 2018. A brief commentary by Community Rights US founder and director Paul Cienfuegos: Many progressives assume that it’s those damn Republican-controlled state legislatures that keep passing one new preemptive law after another to stop local governments from protecting their community’s health, safety and welfare. [...]
The state's highest civil court has ruled that Laredo's ban on plastic bags violates state law. This article by Emma Platoff appeared in the Texas Tribune, June 22nd, 2018. Brief commentary by Community Rights US Media Team member Curt Hubatch: One sentence in the last paragraph of this article caught my attention and really spoke [...]
An update from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from May 21st, 2018. This update was published in the Spring 2018 issue of CELDF's newsletter, The Susquehanna. A landmark legislative session was held this winter in New Hampshire. It marked the first time a Community Rights state constitutional amendment was debated and voted on by a [...]
A Blog Posting by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), from May 16, 2018. According to recent polls, only 20% of Americans know how many U.S. Senators there are, and only one in seven young Americans could identify either Iraq or Afghanistan on a world map. A majority of Americans were unable to name more than one [...]
This news story by Bill Chappell appeared on National Public Radio's (NPR) website, April 3rd, 2018 A brief commentary by Community Rights US media team member Curt Hubatch: This final quote in this article is instructive. Matt Gamble, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's (MDEQ) source water supervisor, points to something that is hidden in plain sight when he [...]
Florida's failure to ban assault weapons has angered some local officials, but they have few options for recourse. Some are taking the issue to voters, while others are challenging a state law that bans cities from passing gun laws. This article by Natalie Delgadillo appeared in Governing, March 20th, 2018. After the mass shooting in [...]
This audio interview with award-winning activist Carol Van Strum and Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) organizer Kai Huschke can be listened to on Jefferson Public Radio's website. Listen to the 22 minute interview HERE. A guest commentary by Community Rights US's Curt Hubatch: Carol Van Strum's extraordiary and award-winning actions as a public citizen started, [...]
This article by Sean Kinane, and 2 minutes of audio, appeared on 88.5 WMNF's website, March 7th, 2018. Actions by a south Florida city could end up challenging a Florida law that prohibits local governments from enacting gun laws that are stricter than state laws; and a new nationwide poll suggests that Americans oppose rules that preempt [...]
