Local Governments Are Creatures of Their States
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Under Dillon's Rule, local governments hold only the powers their state grants them, and the state may narrow or withdraw those powers.
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A city exists by state charter; a state does not exist by national charter.
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The contrast is the point — states are constitutional partners in federalism; localities are not.
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