Andre Claudio reports on how counties and cities are prioritizing American Rescue Plan Act funds. Read more here.
Bill Lucia reports that the U.S. Department of the Interior has announced plans to hold a series of wind-power lease sales off the nation's…
Seth H. Giertz and Anil Kumar have reviewed state-level Medicaid data from 1990 to 2013 and concluded that this type of federal assistance does…
The ILR Review at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations has released a special issue devoted to exploring the "new labor federalism." Read more…
A new report from a public health policy nonprofit concludes that state and local health systems need a significant infusion of financial support and staffing to…
In an op-ed, Steve Chapman argues that sharp political differences demonstrate the value of federalism (password required). Read more here.
The Heritage Foundation will host a conference, via webinar and in person, on October 13 to discuss what states can do to restrict immigration.…
A number of states with small populations are objecting to a federal plan to take back and redistribute unspent emergency rent assistance. Read more…
Ilya Somin writes that, after a recent ruling by the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the "misbegotten" litigation concerning the state-and-local tax deduction…
Alan Greenblatt examines how federal aid has assisted localities during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.
Michael Gerson contends that during the years of the Trump presidency, "no traditional commitment has been more brazenly abused than federalism" (password required). Read more here.
Thomas B. Bennett examines the state rejection of federal caselaw, which Bennett contends has not received sufficient scholarly attention. Read more here.
The U.S. Treasury Department has issued guidelines describing how it will claw back rent-relief funds from states and localities that have been slow to…
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