Girard Miller reviews the ongoing debate over the state-and-local tax cap and suggests other methods of taxation that could potentially lead to compromise on…
Tomasz Kaminski traces the relationship between the European Union and regional Chinese governments. Kaminski contends that EU-China relations should be viewed as a "multi-layer…
Robert Glennon warns that states should focus more on conserving water than suing other states over rights to the resource in the U.S. Supreme…
The U.S. Treasury Department is establishing the Office of Recovery Programs to, among other responsibilities, oversee the distribution of $350 billion in relief funds…
Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to be given the authority by Parliament this month to centralize the nation's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read…
The Wall Street Journal reports that the bar on state tax cuts in the recently passed coronavirus relief package has led to a "showdown between states and…
Many cities plan to spend the historic amounts of federal aid from the coronavirus relief package toward long-term recovery efforts. Read more here.
In an op-ed, Frank Pignanelli and LaVarr Webb consider the effects of federal spending on federalism. Read more here.
Laura J. Kennedy and Noel Guscott contend that Canadians would benefit from an alcohol-consumption law enacted at the national, rather than provincial, level. Read…
Luke Taylor contends that independent contractors should be able to avoid federal antitrust constraints on organizing by allowing localities to intervene on the behalf…
Florida has sued the federal government over the Center for Disease Control's restrictions relating to the cruise ship industry. Florida's governor argues that the…
The Federal Bar Association has announced a series of webinars on constitutional topics, including "Pandemics, Federalism and the Preservation of Liberty." Read more here.
Bill Lucia reports that the Biden administration's fiscal 2022 budget plan includes a marked increase in funding for state and local programs. Read more…
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