The state legislature is meeting until March 11 and that has local governments looking anxiously at the state capitol. Lawmakers have filed more than 20 bills seeking to pre-empt local authority on issues including oil and gas regulations, construction standards for abortion clinics and whether a town can declare itself a sanctuary city.
Tallahassee City Commissioner Scott Maddox said he is stunned by how Florida lawmakers object to any federal intrusion, then issues mandates to governments under their jurisdiction.
