6 Pre-emption tension.

• Position: STATELINE - Brief article

Some legislatures are using pre-emption laws to prevent cities and counties from passing measures they don't like, TheHill. com reports. In just the last few months, for example, Michigan and Wisconsin lawmakers prevented local governments from banning plastic grocery bags. Municipalities, the argument runs, overstep their authority when they outlaw the bags--or tax sugary drinks, or raise local minimum wages...