Blue Cross has announced that it will follow new rules in Idaho that allow it to offer health plans that do not fully comply…
The Trump administration is pushing for the inclusion of a question on the 2020 census asking whether respondents are citizens. The administration characterizes the question as…
Annie Lai and Christopher N. Lasch examine the intersection of criminal law and immigration law through delineating and synthesizing critiques. The authors use these classifications to…
California's plan to shield taxpayers from the new tax law's cap on deducting state and local taxes is viewed by many as a test…
The U.S. Department of Education has approved the Every Student Succeeds Act plans of 35 states. Of the nine plans that are currently disputed,…
The Trump administration's new infrastructure-spending proposal relies heavily on funding from states, localities, and the private sector. Read more here and here.
In this op-ed, David Leonhardt points to complaints made by state and local leaders that the Trump administration is attempting to politicize the U.S.…
In this commentary, Juan Torruella asserts that the notion of "territorial federalism" is inapt for resolving Puerto Rico's status. Torruella contends that this concept…
The recently agreed upon budget deal presents states and localities with an overarching framework of what to expect in the federal budget as well…
David French writes that California's progressive governance is an experiment in autonomy that is "simultaneously dangerous and tantalizing." Read more here.
Heather Trela analyses possible ramifications of the increasing divide between federal and state marijuana policy. She includes a list marijuana-related issues to watch for…
Barb Rosewicz, Ruth Mantell, and Daniel Newman write that the federal government is "heaping new challenges" on states as they face slow revenue growth…
As the Trump administration moves to weaken the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan, a number of states are turning to cap-and-trade systems to lower…
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