List and discuss examples of state and local administrative agencies

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Each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and territories such as Puerto Rico and Guam, have created state and local administrative agencies to carry out tasks assigned to them by their legislative bodies. Most have utilities commissions (or the equivalent) that regulate local and in-state telephone rates and are similar to the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates telephone rates for calls between states (interstate calls). Agencies that regulate state-chartered banks, worker's compensation, state universities, and state taxes are common at the state level and are assigned duties by the state legislature. At the city and county level, real estate planning boards, zoning commissions, and supervisory boards are just a few of the administrative agencies that have a profound effect on the life of all citizens; future business leaders should not overlook these when determining where their companies will be located.
When federal and state agency laws conflict, the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the U.S. Constitution plays a significant role in resolving the conflict.