Summary
[Audio]
The local town hall meeting looks like the basic building block of American democracy. A lot of cities are finding out that’s not exactly true. They’re pushing for policies that conflict with state governments and Donald Trump’s Washington. And they are getting a lot of pushback – on issues from guns to wages to bathrooms and Happy Meals and plastic bags. States “pre-empting” city ordinances. Washington cutting off funds. This hour On Point, American cities, trying to go their own way. — Tom Ashbrook
Guests
David Graham, staff writer at the Atlantic. (@GrahamDavidA)
Ned Hill, professor of public administration and city and regional planning at the Ohio State University.
Michelle Wilde Anderson, professor of law at Stanford Law School, focused on state and local government.
Mary Uhles, children’s book illustrator and On Point listener. She proposed this show using the Hearken module as part of our 2017 National Listening Tour. (@maryuhles)
Mayor Andrew Gillum (D-FL), mayor of the city of Tallahassee, FL. (@andrewgillum)
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