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American Federalism

August 1, 2018

Does Devolution Offer a Path for a Third-Party Candidate?

David Brooks contends that frustration with the national government has created an opportunity for a third-party presidential candidate who could campaign on redistributing power…

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American Federalism

July 31, 2018

New EPA Head to Continue Rollbacks

EPA acting head Andrew Wheeler has halted two of his predecessor's efforts to roll back environmental regulations because he considers the rollbacks legally vulnerable.…

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American Federalism

July 31, 2018

Wolves Attack Wisconsin with Washington’s Help

In this op-ed, Cori Petersen contends that federal policies protecting wolf populations in the Great Lakes region exceed what is necessary for healthy wolf…

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American Federalism

July 30, 2018

A Case for Increased Infrastructure Spending

Aaron Klein contends that more spending on infrastructure by all levels of government and the private sector is necessary to meet the nation's needs…

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American Federalism

July 30, 2018

Census Lawsuit Allowed to Move Forward

A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by a number of cities and states questioning the addition of a citizenship question to…

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American Federalism

July 26, 2018

Maine Votes for Medicaid, But Waits for Its Implementation

A number of states continue to explore expanding Medicaid coverage. In Maine, voters approved an expansion, but the governor has ignored the results of…

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American Federalism

July 25, 2018

States Fill in Medicaid Funding Gaps

States have begun to use a variety of ways -- such as hospital fees, work requirements, and new taxes -- to pay for Medicaid…

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American Federalism

July 25, 2018

Anti-Gerrymandering Laws Pushed at State Level

As the U.S. Supreme Court continues to defer ruling on the constitutionality of partisan gerrymandering, state-level drives to curb the practice are gaining traction. Read…

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American Federalism

July 24, 2018

Fiscal Effects of Drug Legalization

Jeffrey Miron of the Cato Institute examines the fiscal effects that drug legalization might have for governments at the national, state, and local levels.…

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American Federalism

July 24, 2018

Federalism in the United States Over Time

Max Behlke and Julie Lays look back at where the nation's federal system of government began and how the relationship between the federal government…

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American Federalism

July 23, 2018

ACA Rollbacks Lead to Widely Varying Health-Care Costs

Republican-led rollbacks to the Affordable Care Act have led states to respond in a variety of ways, which has led to significant cost differences…

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American Federalism

July 23, 2018

Mexican-Born U.S. Citizen Kept Off Georgia Ballot

A Mexican-born Georgia legislature candidate, Maria Palacios, has been excluded from the race because the state's constitution requires candidates to be a "citizen" of…

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American Federalism

July 20, 2018

Should Nationwide Injunctions Be Curbed?

Jason Riley reports that litigants on the right and left of the political spectrum are increasingly seeking nationwide injunctions from federal district judges. Riley…

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Federalism is American government’s best kept secret. Its influence is pervasive and profound. Though not mentioned in the Constitution, federalism’s meaning and application have been at the center of disputes from 1776 to the Civil War to our current culture wars. We are scholars who focus on federalism, and through this podcast, we explore how federalism, from practice to theory, shapes our politics, policies, culture, society, and daily life.

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