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American Federalism

December 30, 2019

Report on State Environmental Lawsuits Against the Federal Government

The State Energy & Environmental Impact Center of New York University School of Law has released a report studying how state attorneys general have…

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American Federalism

December 30, 2019

States’ Responses to the Affordable Care Act

Anthony Johnstone looks at the pluralism of state constitutional politics by examining how states have responded to the Affordable Care Act.  Read more here.

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American Federalism

December 20, 2019

Trump Administration to Allow Prescription Drug Purchases from Canada

The Trump administration has announced plans to end the federal prohibition on importing prescription drugs from Canada. Several states have already either passed legislation…

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American Federalism

December 20, 2019

ACA Mandate Struck Down

In a ruling in litigation brought by eighteen Republican-led states, a federal appeals court has struck down the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate (password…

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American Federalism

December 20, 2019

Prohibition and Federalism

Sean Beienburg contends that Prohibition provides a vivid example of why policymaking should be left to the states, rather than the federal government. Read more…

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American Federalism

December 19, 2019

The “Remnants” of Federalism

Lawrence Jia reviews the rise of federal regulatory authority and contends that states should be empowered again "when the federal government fails in its…

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American Federalism

December 17, 2019

Trump Administration Rollbacks Threaten States’ Pollution Goals

Although almost half of U.S. governors remain committed to the pollution targets of the Paris Agreement, efforts to meet that agreement's goals are hampered…

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American Federalism

December 16, 2019

Preemption of Local Laws Studied

The National League of Cities and Temple University have partnered on a project to study preemption of local laws by state governments. Read more here.

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American Federalism

December 16, 2019

South Carolina Implements Medicaid Work Requirements

South Carolina has become the tenth state to implement work requirements for Medicaid recipients (password required). Read more here.

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American Federalism

December 12, 2019

Is the United States Headed for a Break Up?

F. H. Buckley contends that the United States "is ripe for secession." He writes that although "federalism used to allow for greater differences among the…

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American Federalism

December 10, 2019

States Cut Environmental Budgets As Trump Administration Weakens Federal Authority

The Trump administration has been working to give the states more responsibility for curbing pollution, but a new study reveals that 30 states have…

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American Federalism

December 9, 2019

Federal Judicial Expansion and State Courts

Diego A. Zambrano examines the increasing federal judicial expansion into state-court power and federal monopolization of large and complex litigation. He contends that "federal…

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American Federalism

December 6, 2019

Book on Federalism and American Public Policy

Andrew Karch and Shanna Rose have written Responsive States: Federalism and American Public Policy (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019). The book explore how federalism has influenced…

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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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