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American Federalism

April 16, 2018

Ten Years of Climate Federalism

Since 2008, the University of Michigan and Muhlenberg College have conducted the National Surveys on Energy and the Environment, a survey on attitudes toward…

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American Federalism

April 16, 2018

Is the SALT Cap Progressive?

Dalton Conley writes that the recent tax law's capping of the state-and-local tax deduction at $10,000 per year is -- arguably despite the intent…

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American Federalism

April 16, 2018

California Defends ACA in Court

California's attorney general, on behalf of a group of 16 state attorneys general, has filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit to…

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American Federalism

April 13, 2018

Colorado Hemp Industry Nullifies Federal Ban

Michael Maharrey writes that the hemp industry has flourished in Colorado despite longstanding federal opposition. He contends that the industry succeeded because Colorado simply…

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American Federalism

April 13, 2018

Cooperative Federalism and EPA Enforcement

In this blog post, Eric L. Hiser examines the recent interim memo from the EPA that seeks to move the enforcement relationship between the…

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American Federalism

April 12, 2018

Federalism, Medicaid, and Capricious Services Delivery

In her new book, Fragmented Democracy: Medicaid, Federalism, and Unequal Politics, Jamila Michener contends that although Medicaid is a federal program, its implementation varies…

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American Federalism

April 11, 2018

Federalism and Natural Gas Policy

Andrew R. Kear compares how the natural gas policy paths of the federal government and the states of Colorado and Wyoming facilitate and respond…

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American Federalism

April 10, 2018

How Sanctuary Fight Could Diminish Local Control

Ilya Somin writes that if the Trump administration prevails in its legal struggles with sanctuary cities, state and local autonomy would  suffer a "major…

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American Federalism

April 10, 2018

EPA and California in Talks Over Emissions Requirements

Last week, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the agency would no longer allow California to require stricter emissions standards than those required by…

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American Federalism

April 9, 2018

Will Citizenship Question Affect Federal Funding and Representation?

The Commerce Department has announced that it will add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census. Heather Trela and Jeffrey M. Wice of…

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American Federalism

April 9, 2018

Nudge Versus Shove Policies at the State and Local Levels

Wenhui Feng examines the tensions that sometimes exist between state governments and local health departments through the lens of obesity policy (such as former…

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American Federalism

April 6, 2018

Constitutional Localism Proposed as Path Forward for American Democracy

Rejecting a single answer to the challenges facing America, these authors think the best means to strengthen public confidence in American democracy is to…

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American Federalism

April 6, 2018

Does California’s Vehicle Emissions Waiver Raise a Federalism Issue?

In this commentary, Kenny Stein contends that California's emissions waiver -- which the Trump administration has recently suggested it will revoke -- is not a federalism…

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