Taxes, housing density could increase if state takes away local authority, elected officials warn

It's Feb. 9. Local elected officials are livid over legislative push to take away their power over zoning and unionization. New GOP head spells out plan to fight redistricting referendum.

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Local elected officials gave state legislators an earful this week about General Assembly bills that would interfere with local zoning decisions and force collective bargaining with employee unions.

Since employee costs are the largest chunk of the local schools’ and governments’ budgets, allowing employees to unionize could co…