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American Federalism

June 20, 2018

Update on the Trump Administration’s Medicaid Flexibility

Mattie Quinn reviews the ways that the Trump administration has -- and has not -- given the states more flexibility in developing their own…

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American Federalism

June 20, 2018

Governors Call for Pre-Existing Coverage Protections

A bipartisan group of governors has called on the Trump administration to reverse its support for abandoning the Affordable Care Act's pre-existing coverage protections.…

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American Federalism

June 19, 2018

Supreme Court Puts Off Ruling on Merits of Partisan Gerrymandering

The Supreme Court has sidestepped the issue of whether partisan gerrymandering violates the Constitution. More background about the two cases is available here.

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American Federalism

June 18, 2018

California Explores State Banking System for Marijuana Industry

The California Senate has passed a bill that would create a self-contained banking system within the state for the marijuana industry. The bipartisan bill…

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American Federalism

June 18, 2018

Preemption, Super-Preemption, and Options for Cities

Dave Nyczepir reports on the number of ways that cities are seeking paths around preemptive state laws. Read more here.

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American Federalism

June 18, 2018

An Overlooked Possible Outcome of the New Anti-Obamacare Lawsuit?

Ilya Somin writes that the new lawsuit filed by twenty states against the Affordable Care Act could set an important, and largely overlooked, precedent.…

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American Federalism

June 15, 2018

Mayors Push for More Local Control of Marijuana

A coalition of mayors has formed to lobby Congress and the Trump administration for more local control of marijuana policy. Read more here.

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American Federalism

June 15, 2018

More Red States Consider Medicaid Expansion

The drive to expand Medicaid continues to gain supporters in red states such as Florida, Georgia, and Kansas. Read more here.

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American Federalism

June 15, 2018

State Opposition to Offshore Drilling Targeted

House Republicans have proposed that heavy fees be levied against states that oppose oil and natural gas drilling off their coasts. Read more here.

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American Federalism

June 14, 2018

Federalism and Abstention

Fred O. Smith Jr. writes that federal courts are generally barred from intervening in state criminal prosecutions because of federalism concerns. He contends, however,…

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American Federalism

June 12, 2018

Has the United States Become Too Big to Govern?

David French, writing in response to an essay contending that the United States has perhaps become too big to govern, asserts that "true federalism"…

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American Federalism

June 12, 2018

States Act Embraces Federalism

In this commentary, Randy E. Barnett writes in support of the recently filed States Act, which would align federal marijuana law within each state…

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American Federalism

June 11, 2018

Bipartisan Bill to Protect State Marijuana Laws Introduced

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Gardner have introduced a bill to let states regulate marijuana without federal interference. The bill is seen as a…

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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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