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American Federalism

Medicaid Work Requirements to Be Rescinded

The Biden administration has announced that it will withdraw the federal government's permission to allow states to implement work requirements as part of receiving…

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American Federalism

Federalism and Minimum Wages

Chris Edwards opposes the $15 dollar per hour federal minimum wage proposed by Democratic leaders because "it makes no sense for federal politicians to…

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Federalism and Germany’s Response to the Pandemic

Anna Sauerbrey writes that Germany's recent struggles to control the coronavirus pandemic stem, in part, from disagreement between regional and national leadership about how…

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American Federalism

State Constitutional Rights Innovation

Lawrence Friedman contends that state constitutional provisions should be analyzed and interpreted on their own, rather than in lockstep with analogous federal constitutional provisions.…

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Scottish and Flemish Responses to Catalonia

Judith Sijstermans and Coree Brown Swan compare how Scottish and Flemish sub-state nationalist parties responded to Catalonia's 2017 bid for independence. Read more here.

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American Federalism

Podcast on New Hampshire v. Massachusetts

The Pioneer Institute has interviewed Ilya Somin about the tax dispute between New Hampshire and Massachusetts pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. You can…

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Comparative Federalism

Webinar on Pandemic-Related Subnational Boundary Restrictions

On February 22, the Australian Center for Federalism will host a webinar titled, "Boundary or Pandemic Control? Exploring the Use of Subnational Border Restrictions…

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American Federalism

States Become More Active in Developing Climate Policies

As the Biden administration begins to reverse a number of Trump administration climate-change policies, many state leaders are moving ahead with their own climate-related…

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American Federalism

Have States Preempted Cities to the Point of Irrelevance?

Alan Greenblatt writes that states have preempted cities across a broad range of policy issues -- a process that has been accelerated by the…

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Federalism and Farm Debt in Canada

Virginia Torrie considers the political forces at work that led to the Great Depression era's Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act of 1934. Read more here.

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Decentralization and Educational Governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Cyril Brandt and Stylianos Moshonas examine decentralization in the Democratic Republic of Congo and outline four ways that decentralization has affected the nation's educational…

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American Federalism

Automaker Group Agrees to California Vehicle Emissions Standards

A group representing a number of automakers has dropped its opposition to California's vehicle emissions standards. The Biden administration is reviewing the Trump administration's…

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FIFA and Intergovernmental Transfers in Russia

Ekaterina Paustyan examines the distribution of politically motivated intergovernmental transfers in Russia related to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Read more here.

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