December 05, 2006
Cities see death knell ringing on 'home rule'
The Plain Dealer, December 4, 2006
This year alone, the legislature has passed at least three bills that vaporized local laws in Cleveland and elsewhere. Another such bill is pending in the Senate. The way the legislature sees it, the so-called "home rule" provision of the Ohio Constitution—which lets cities pass local laws—is barely worth the paper on which it is printed. In passing bills encroaching on home rule, the legislature deems these items to be of statewide concern, which is reason enough to bypass the local power rule, said Case Western Reserve University law professor Jonathan Entin. Read article.
Posted by: Heidi Cool, December 5, 2006 11:39 AM | News Topics: Faculty, Politics and Public Policy, School of Law, The Plain Dealer
http://blog.case.edu/caseinthenews/2006/12/05/cities_see_death_knell_ringing_on_home_rule
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