F. Andrew Hessick writes that although Article III of the Constitution vests the judicial power in the Article III courts, the Supreme Court has…
The Rockefeller Institute of Government has compiled a breakdown of healthcare coverage trends by state from 2010 to 2017. Read more here.
Former U.S. Representative John Hostettler writes that both progressives and conservatives should welcome the renewed interest in federalism that has arisen in the wake…
The attorney general of Texas, Ken Paxton, has cited state sovereignty and the Tenth Amendment in rejecting two congressional subcommittees' request for documents related…
Liz Farmer reports that local governments in some high-tax markets are concerned that the 2017 federal cap on the state-and-local tax deduction will, in…
A group of authors with the Brookings Institution contend that the federal share of Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program funding should increase automatically…
Many local governments are calling for a more streamlined process for accessing and deciding how to use federal infrastructure funds. Read more here.
Gabriel Scheffler looks to federalism in developing suggested reforms in healthcare occupational licensing. Read more here.
Joseph W. Kane and Adie Tomer of the Brookings Institution look back at infrastructure spending trends and note that although the federal government's spending…
Anna M. Phillips reports that roughly half of California's many lawsuits against the administration concern environmental issues -- and the state has had considerable…
The Brennan Center for Justice has updated its roundup of partisan and racial gerrymandering litigation. Read more here.
Writing that "federalism isn't just a fluffy theory," Kevin D. Williamson contends that power should be pushed downward, back to state legislatures. Read more here.
Last fall, the Trump administration offered several ways that the states could avoid a number of Affordable Care Act requirements. So far, no states…
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