David Freeman Engstrom and Jeremy M. Weinstein raise the question of whether states should play a role in foreign affairs -- and suggest that states…
In this op-ed, Linda Greenhouse says that a new "civil war" in the United States is raging, but this time between the White House…
Clint Bolick writes that federalism stands out as a particularly vibrant part of the U.S. Constitution as people from across the political spectrum use…
Massachusetts and a number of other states are seeking to control Medicaid costs by excluding certain particularly expensive prescription drugs from their Medicaid programs. It…
The Trump administration announced this week that it is rejecting a proposal by Kansas to create lifetime limits on Medicaid benefits. Read more here.
Roderick M. HIlls Jr. recently gave a talk about "radical federalism," which he describes as the use of federal regimes to mitigate ideological conflict.…
The Brookings Institution has reviewed the state of state-level autonomous vehicle laws and regulations. The article notes that although the U.S. Department of Transportation…
Few noticed, but Congress passed a sweeping overhaul of the nation's troubled foster care system. Child welfare advocates say it will have a dramatic…
In this op-ed, David Davenport writes that the Democratic Party has "finally" discovered federalism. Davenport contends that this has led to a situation in…
F. Andrew Hessick and William Marshall suggest that states can play a useful role in checking the power of the presidency through the filing…
Polly J. Price traces the history of the federal interstate quarantine power and explores whether the federal government's quarantine authority should be expanded. Read more…
The Trump Administration backed away from a planned rejection of Kansas's plan to limit lifetime Medicaid benefits to three years. Centers for Medicare and…
California and 16 other states have sued the federal government to stop it from weakening vehicle emissions rules. The draft EPA rule targeted by…
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