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American Federalism

May 17, 2021

Does ARPA Tax-Cut Limitation Violate the Spending Clause?

A federal district court has called into question the constitutionality of the tax-mandate provision of the American Rescue Plan Act. Read more here.

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American Federalism

May 14, 2021

Lessons from the Pandemic

Writing that "democracy is hard—and federalism is harder," Donald F. Kettl outlines some takeaways from the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.

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May 14, 2021

Has India’s Pandemic Response Led to a “Collapse of Federalism”?

R. Srinivasan warns that "an unrestricted free-for-all between the Centre and the States, as well as between the States," over dealing with the coronavirus…

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American Federalism

May 13, 2021

Localizing Climate Federalism

Sarah J. Fox contends that localizing climate federalism should be a top priority for the Biden administration. Read more here.

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American Federalism

May 13, 2021

Senate Considers Regional Tech Hubs

Alan Greenblatt examines a bill in the U.S. Senate that would provide federal support for the development of technology hubs in various regions of…

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American Federalism

May 12, 2021

Pandemic Relief Amounts for Localities Released

Bill Lucia reports on which counties and cities are slated to receive the largest amounts of federal aid from the $350 billion pandemic relief…

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American Federalism

May 12, 2021

Call for More Input from State and Local Leaders About Healthcare Costs

Girard Miller urges state and local leaders to take the initiative in grappling with the rising costs of paying for the healthcare needs of…

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May 11, 2021

Call for Cooperative Federalism

Stephen Van Dine calls on Canada's leadership to return to cooperative federalism to best cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.

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American Federalism

May 11, 2021

Federal Aid to Begin Flowing to States, Localities, and Tribes

The Biden administration will begin distributing $350 billion in aid to state, local, and tribal governments this month (password required). Read more here.

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May 10, 2021

Federalism and the Russian Constitutional Court

Sergey L. Sergevnin provides a historical overview of the rulings of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation on, among other issues, the principles…

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May 10, 2021

Indigenous Territorial Control Compared

Malcolm Lavoie compares how four common law nations -- the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand -- deal with indigenous control of territory. Read more here.

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May 7, 2021

India and “Centralized Federalism”

Alok Prasanna Kumar contends that the "twisted notion" of a strong central government has led the nation to its failure to deal with the coronavirus…

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American Federalism

May 7, 2021

Increase in Federal Funds Available for States and Localities

States and localities are now benefiting from grants issued by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, which has seen its budget for such grants increase…

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