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American Federalism

September 3, 2019

Indiana Implements Less Stringent Medicaid Work Requirements

Indiana has imposed work requirements on Medicaid recipients, but -- unlike some states that expelled many such recipients -- insists that only about five…

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American Federalism

September 2, 2019

Can Congress Learn from State Legislatures?

Daniel C. Vock suggests that Congress should make a number of changes to follow practices common in state legislatures because "many of Congress’ persistent problems don’t…

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American Federalism

August 30, 2019

New Book on Pennsylvania Politics and Policy

CSF fellow J. Wesley Leckrone has co-edited Pennsylvania Politics and Policy: A Commonwealth Reader, Volume 2 (Philadelphia: Temple Univ. Press, 2019). The book explores governmental institutions and a variety…

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American Federalism

August 29, 2019

Review of Book on the Supreme Court and Federal Authority

Ilya Somin has reviewed Michael Dichio's new book, The U.S. Supreme Court and the Centralization of Federal Authority (password required). He offers additional commentary…

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American Federalism

August 29, 2019

Federalism and Grants-in-Aid

Mike Nichols argues that grants-in-aid from the federal government to state and local governments result in unwanted intrusions by the federal government into local…

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American Federalism

August 27, 2019

EPA Calls for Public Comments on Proposed Clean Water Act Rule Change

The Environmental Protection Agency has called for public comments on a proposed rule change to 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121. The proposed rule would curtail…

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American Federalism

August 27, 2019

Did Slavery Make Limited Government Impossible?

Philip Klein contends that slavery made it impossible to limit the size and scope of the federal government. Read more here.

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American Federalism

August 26, 2019

Federalism and Choice

Writing that "variety is a strengthener of liberty," William Murchison applauds the variety of policy choices available in a federal plan of government. Read…

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American Federalism

August 26, 2019

New Issue of NCSL Newsletter

The National Conference of State Legislatures has released its latest issue of Capitol to Capitol, a newsletter covering a number of federalism-related issues. Read more here.

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American Federalism

August 21, 2019

Is Cooperative Federalism Working in the Waters of the Mississippi Basin?

Silvia Secchi and Moira McDonald write that the federal government's ability to deal with non-point source pollution (such as agricultural runoff) under the Clean…

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American Federalism

August 20, 2019

Iowa Governor Blocks State from Joining Coal-Regulation Lawsuit

Governor Kim Reynolds, a Republican, has stopped Iowa's attorney general, a Democrat, from allowing Iowa to join 21 other states in their lawsuit against…

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American Federalism

August 19, 2019

Federalism and Healthcare Polarization

Writing that federalism is "a powerful tool for helping to resolve . . . standoffs in the United States," Stuart Butler contends that federalism offers a way…

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American Federalism

August 16, 2019

States Sue Federal Government Over Coal Rules

A group of 22 Democratic-led states has sued the federal government because of a new rule that gives states more authority over proposed upgrades…

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