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Panelists split on when state should override local decisions; some warn of overreach
2731697 · March 22, 2025
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Hinckley Institute panelists debated state authority over cities and counties versus local autonomy, with lawmakers acknowledging legal power to act but differing on when that constitutes overreach.
Panelists at the Hinckley Institute Forum debated the boundary between state authority and local control, with several lawmakers citing legal and practical reasons the Legislature sometimes overrides local policy.
Senator Kirk Cullimore said municipalities are "political subdivisions of the state" and that the Legislature…
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