Katie Bellinger
Lead consultant for the Local Solutions Support Center, a nonprofit that advises local governments and advocates against abusive state preemption.
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May 6, 2026 • 41min
What The Practice Of State Preemption Means For Our Democracy
Calvin Duncan, former inmate turned New Orleans court clerk and advocate; Chris Goodman, public administration professor studying state preemption; Katie Bellinger, consultant advising local governments. They discuss a state takeover of a local office, how preemption is used across issues like policing and housing, the partisan shift driving more state overrides, and strategies communities use to push back.
