Tag: localcontrol

US Politics

The Dangerous Politicization of National Guard Deployments

A Stateline analysis reveals President Trump's National Guard deployments overwhelmingly target Democratic-led cities with lower crime rates rather than the nation's most violent cities, deliberately ignoring objective data to pursue a politically-motivated agenda that weaponizes federal power against local communities.

US Politics

The Assault on Local Democracy: Alabama's Police Takeover and the National Pattern of State Overreach

Republican lawmakers in Alabama are pushing a bill to seize control of Montgomery's police force from local elected officials, overriding objections from the majority-Black city's leadership. This dangerous power grab represents a modern-day assault on local democracy and racial self-determination that echoes the worst chapters of American history.