Idaho might soon place an initiative on the November ballot asking voters to decide whether to expand Medicaid in the state. Voters in Maine…
The new tax law created a novel approach to assisting low-income neighborhoods by allowing some to become opportunity zones. Investing in these zones will…
Robert L. Glicksman contends that the cooperative federalism model envisioned by the Clean Air Act and other federal environmental laws rests on a firm…
In this commentary, Peter Harkness writes that the nation's procedures for handling intergovernmental conflict are in "tatters." Harkness contends that the path toward progress on…
As part of the Trump administration's plan to have states shoulder more infrastructure spending, states that raise taxes and tolls will have a better…
David García Sarubbi argues that in federal systems, constitutional interpretation should be decentralized and shared by federal and state courts. He traces the different…
Federica Saini Fasanatti suggests that now is the time for serious consideration to be given to creating a federal system of government in Libya. She…
The Seventh Circuit has upheld a district court's judgment that the Justice Department cannot withhold public-safety grants from jurisdictions that do not give federal…
Katie Tubb criticizes the federal government's management of lands held by Native Americans, contending that regulations unfairly limit the production of energy resources. Read more…
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in a racial gerrymandering case that could revise the shape of Texas congressional districts before the 2018…
Nicholas Bryner and Meredith Hankins explain how California received authority under the Clean Air Act to seek waivers allowing the state to impose stricter…
Mark Nevitt and Robert V. Percival write that the Trump administration's approach toward environmental protection, specifically in climate-change denial, could lead to a revival…
The Texas Observer has posted an interview with the Brennan Center for Justice's Michael Li about the Texas gerrymandering case that is currently before…
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