You can exact specific laws, policies and other forms of government regulation at each of your colonies. Though they are more than simple laws we will refer to them as Local Laws as they are in one way or another legislative and only apply to the one colony. Their descriptions hint at what they do but are in no way guaranteed to encompass all of their effects. Know that each does not carry only benefits, there is always a cost attached. Each has their benefits in the right situation.

A notable one is "Redevelopment", which is almost a necessity when trying to urbanize a rural colony, as very little new land gets zoned as possible density increases.

Since Beta 6 the effects of local laws can be found on the local laws page at your colony by clicking the "show effects" button below a law.