Bill Would Allow Residents to Sue over Unenforced Homelessness Laws

Bill would allow residents to sue over unenforced homelessness laws

(The Center Square) – Georgia state Rep. Houston Gaines said he has firsthand experience with the influx of homeless people in his hometown of Athens, but he hopes a bill

Georgia bill would allow residents to sue local governments over unenforced homelessness laws

Local governments could decide to do away with their ordinances addressing homelessness so that they would not come under the scope of the waiver of sovereign immunity,

In latest move to restrict powers of local governments, Iowa Legislature passes bill aimed at Johnson County ID program

Kellan Doolittle/Little Village The Iowa Senate gave final approval on Tuesday to a bill banning cities and counties from issuing local IDs to residents. HF 2296 has been sent to the governor for her signature. Since Gov. Reynolds hasn’t vetoed other bills preempting local government authority — the second bill she signed into law this year stripped local governments of their power to provide civil rights protections beyond those the legislature…