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American Federalism

October 29, 2018

Oregon Joins Opposition to Federal Offshore Drilling Plan

Oregon has joined several other states in announcing its opposition to the federal government's plan to drill for oil and gas off the U.S.…

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American Federalism

October 29, 2018

California Responds to Fuel-Efficiency Freeze

The California Air Resources Board has prepared a lengthy response to the Trump administration's plan to freeze fuel-efficiency vehicle standards. Some observers see the…

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American Federalism

October 26, 2018

Lawsuit Against California’s Net Neutrality Part of an “Age of New Nationalism”?

Tim Wu warns that the federal government's lawsuit against California's recently announced net neutrality policy is not an outlier, but an intrusion into states'…

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American Federalism

October 26, 2018

Majority Choice of Taxation and Redistribution

Stephen Calabrese, Dennis Epple, and Richard Romano examine majority choice of taxation and redistribution in a federation. They find an emphasis on federal income…

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American Federalism

October 25, 2018

Collaborative, Non-Fiscal Relationships Between Congress and States

Anthony M. Bertelli, Pamela Clouser McCann, and Giulia Leila Travaglini analyze non-fiscal joint partnerships between Congress and states created between 1973 and 2010. They suggest…

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American Federalism

October 23, 2018

Are Cities the New Laboratories of Democracies?

Alan Ehrenhalt writes that federal and state governments are increasingly mired in dysfunction and hyperpartisanship. Local governments, he suggests, have experienced success through collaboration…

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American Federalism

October 23, 2018

Trump Administration and California Announce Plans for Offshore Wind Energy

The Trump administration and California are working together to prepare three regions off the coast of northern and central California for wind energy development. Read…

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American Federalism

October 23, 2018

Opportunity Zone Rules Proposed

The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have released proposed rules for the opportunity zones tax incentive contained in last year's tax…

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American Federalism

October 22, 2018

The Power of “Constitutional Cities”

Toni M. Massaro and Shefali Milczarek-Desai examine sanctuary jurisdiction lawsuits and suggest that these actions undermine claims that localities are constitutionally powerless in the face…

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American Federalism

October 18, 2018

Cooperative Federalism in Energy Regulation

Joseph H. Margolies writes that two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have softened the jurisdictional boundary between the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and state public…

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American Federalism

October 18, 2018

Danger Posed by Weakened American Federalism?

David N. Schleicher writes that an increasingly large body of research has made it clear that voters look almost entirely to national politics when…

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American Federalism

October 17, 2018

Is Devolution the Path to a Less Politicized Judiciary?

Ilya Shapiro suggests that devolving power away from the federal government to the states offers the best route to less partisan courts. Read more…

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American Federalism

October 17, 2018

DOJ Releasing More Funds to Sanctuary Jurisdictions

The U.S. Department of Justice is releasing 2017 public safety funds to some so-called sanctuary cities that have refused to cooperate with the federal…

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