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Medicaid a Crucial Source for Local Schools

Local schools have come to rely increasingly on Medicaid funding for a variety of services to their students, including occupational therapy, mental-health services, and…

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Tech Companies Bring Net Neutrality Legal Action

Following the lead of a number of states, a group of technology companies have banded together to preserve net neutrality by pursuing legal action…

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Administration Cautions Idaho on Health Insurance Plans

The Trump administration has sent a letter to Idaho warning that its new health insurance plans that lack some benefits required by the Affordable…

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Democratic Leaders Criticize Noncompliant ESSA Plans

Democratic House of Representatives leaders are criticizing U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, arguing that her department is approving Every Student Succeeds Act plans…

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2018 Called “The Year of the States”

Karla Jones of the American Legislative Exchange Council contends that widespread dissatisfaction with dysfunction in Washington, DC, has led to such a resurgence of…

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Education Department Allows Omission of Minority Student Performance in School Plans

The Every Student Succeeds Act requires states to collect data about the performance of minority students and include such data in school ratings. The law also…

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Federal Government Sues California Over Sanctuary Laws

Like some other states, California has passed so-called sanctuary laws that bar state and local officials from sharing information with federal immigration officers. In the…

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States Look Beyond Federal Government for Disaster Assistance

When disaster strikes, states are increasingly turning to one another, rather than the federal government, for needed resources. Read more here.

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Report on the Affordable Care Act

Abbe R. Gluck and Nicole Huberfeld present the results of a five-year study that tracked the details of the Affordable Care Act's federalism-related implementation.…

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States Look at Ways to Shore Up Obamacare

As the Trump administration continues to implement policies aimed at weakening the Affordable Care Act, some states are considering ways to strengthen the law. Read…

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Net Neutrality Round Up

The National Conference of State Legislatures has prepared a brief report on the status of efforts among the states to preserve net neutrality. Read more…

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Analysis of States’ Lawsuit Against Obamacare

Twenty Republican-controlled states have sued to challenge the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, arguing that if the mandate portion of the law is…

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Washington Passes Broad Net Neutrality Bill

The legislature of Washington state has passed a bill, expected to be signed by the state's governor, that would put in place sweeping net…

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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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Federalism’s influence on American government, culture and society is pervasive and profound, yet often unexplored. This short podcast examines single, practical topics to show how federalism’s influence is real and relevant in average citizens’ daily lives.

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