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American Federalism

November 20, 2019

Federal Contractors and State Law

David S. Rubenstein writes that private entities have long contracted with the federal government, but that today such private entities implement major federal programs…

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American Federalism

November 19, 2019

Interstate Sovereign Immunity Opinion Reviewed

Harvard Law Review has published a Leading Case note about Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt, the recent Supreme Court case concerning interstate sovereign immunity. Read more…

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American Federalism

November 19, 2019

Federal Help for State Criminal-Justice Systems Proposed

A bill filed in the U.S. House of Representatives would offer federal financial help to states and localities that enact changes to their criminal-justice…

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American Federalism

November 18, 2019

Trump Administration Shifts Transportation Focus Back to Roads

The Trump administration's shifting of transportation funds to states toward road construction has drawn criticism from supporters of alternative transportation projects. Read more here.

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American Federalism

November 15, 2019

Flashback Friday: Herbert Wechsler, “The Political Safeguards of Federalism: The Role of the States in the Composition and Selection of the National Government”

Flashback Friday is an occasional feature in which we look back to noteworthy articles from the past. Daniel J. Elazar famously referred to federalism…

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American Federalism

November 15, 2019

Federalism and Surface Transportation

In a Heritage Foundation report, David Ditch and Nicolas Loris explore how federalism can improve surface transportation. Read more here.

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American Federalism

November 14, 2019

Federalism and Localism in California

Tom Campbell reviews several instances of federal-state and state-local conflicts that have arisen in California. He contends that the path to resolution of these conflicts…

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American Federalism

November 13, 2019

How Will State Courts Handle Partisan Gerrymandering?

The Supreme Court's ruling last term that partisan gerrymandering is beyond the reach of the federal judiciary has raised concerns that partisan state courts…

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American Federalism

November 13, 2019

Healthcare Federalism

Robert Verbruggen explores whether healthcare federalism "will ever have a chance" while both parties hope to impose their healthcare plans on the entire nation. Read…

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American Federalism

November 12, 2019

Medicaid Expansion and State Work Requirements

Jared Bernstein writes that deaths among low-income adults have fallen consistently after the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion. Bernstein contends that Republican state-level efforts…

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American Federalism

November 11, 2019

Federalism, the Treaty Power, and Female Genital Mutilation

In the wake of a federal district court's ruling that the 1996 Female Genital Mutilation Act is unconstitutional, Daniel Rice explores whether federalism principles…

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American Federalism

November 11, 2019

Opportunity Zones Scrutinized

Congressional Democrats are stepping up oversight efforts of the "opportunity zones" created by the 2017 tax law. The zones have been criticized for offering…

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American Federalism

November 8, 2019

Pollution Point-Source Appeal Heard by U.S. Supreme Court

In a case appealed by Maui County, Hawaii, this week the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the federal Clean Water Act permitting requirement,…

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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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