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American Federalism

March 3, 2021

CDC Eviction Moratorium Litigation Reviewed

Ilya Somin reviews the status of litigation challenging the Centers for Disease Control's authority to issue a nationwide eviction moratorium. Read more here.

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American Federalism

March 3, 2021

Call for Infrastructure Boost

Girard Miller urges state and local leaders to think strategically, and to work from the bottom up, to push Congress for infrastructure support. Read…

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Books

March 2, 2021

Book on “Dynamic Federalism”

Patricia Popelier has written Dynamic Federalism: A New Theory for Cohesion and Regional Autonomy (Oxon: Routledge, 2021). Popelier outlines what dynamic federalism is, offers indexes…

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News

March 2, 2021

IGRs in Civil- and Common-Law Federations

Johanne Poirier compares how the characteristics of intergovernmental relations differ in common-law versus civil-law jurisdictions. Read more here.

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News

March 1, 2021

Fiscal Federalism and Social Services in Balochistan

Chakar Khan, Muhammad Akram, and Imran Farooq examine the effects of fiscal decentralization on social services in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Read more…

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American Federalism

March 1, 2021

Federalism and District of Columbia Issues

In an op-ed, Colbert I. King contends that Republican Senator Mike Lee's support for federalism ends when it comes to issues related to Washington…

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American Federalism

February 26, 2021

Have the Pandemic and Climate Change Left Federalism “Showing Its Age”?

Noah Feldman argues that the challenges presented by the pandemic and climate change have left federalism's "obsolescence . . . increasingly obvious." Read more…

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American Federalism

February 26, 2021

SIAM Symposium

On April 9, the American Society for Public Adminstration's Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management will host the ASPA Deil Wright Symposium. CSF Fellow…

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News

February 25, 2021

Australia and Canada’s Pandemic Responses Compared

Stephen Van Dine contrasts how two federations, Australia and Canada, have responded to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.

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American Federalism

February 25, 2021

California Net-Neutrality Law Upheld

A federal court has rejected arguments from telephone and cable companies that California's net-neutrality law should be barred from taking effect on grounds that…

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American Federalism

February 24, 2021

A Role for States in Helping Localities Develop Climate Resilience

Joyce Coffee and Pete Plastrik write that states can and should take the lead in climate-related issues, including helping local governments prepare for climate-change…

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American Federalism

February 24, 2021

State and Local Civil Rights Powers

Alex Reinert, Joanna C. Schwartz, and James E. Pfander contend that state and local officials have underappreciated powers to improve the civil rights of…

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American Federalism

February 23, 2021

“Drone Federalism” Criticized

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International has criticized U.S. Senator Mike Lee's "drone federalism" that would give states and localities, rather than the…

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