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American Federalism

October 2, 2020

U.S. Fiscal Federalism and the Coronavirus Pandemic

Jeffrey Clemens and Stan Veuger use data from the Congressional Budget Office to estimate state revenue shortfalls linked to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more…

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American Federalism

October 1, 2020

Intersection of U.S. Federalism and Pandemic Studied

A group of scholars explore how federalism has complicated the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.

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American Federalism

September 30, 2020

Call for Better Understanding of Federalism

Writing that in regard to whether the federal government or the states should deal with any given issue, "it’s all a blur over who…

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September 30, 2020

Do India’s Fiscal Federalism Issues Stem from the Pandemic?

In an op-ed, Roshan Kishore contends that the fiscal federalism challenges faced by India do not result from the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.

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American Federalism

September 29, 2020

Call for Additional Time to Spend Federal Pandemic Aid

Many local officials are calling for an extended deadline beyond the end of the year to spend coronavirus related federal aid. Read more here.

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September 29, 2020

Catalan Leader Barred from Office

In a decision that could reignite unrest between Catalonia and Spain's national government, Spain's highest court has upheld a ban preventing Catalonia's separatist leader,…

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American Federalism

September 28, 2020

U.S. Census to Continue Another Month

A federal district judge has ruled that the U.S. Census, which determines the states' representation in Congress, must be allowed to continue through the…

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September 28, 2020

Snap Election in Malaysia Reflects Tension Between Nationalism and Federalism

James Chin writes that a recent snap election in Malaysia "will have long-term implications for the future of federal-state relations in Malaysia." Read more here.

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American Federalism

September 25, 2020

Has Federalism “Saved and Doomed” the United States During the Pandemic?

Writing that in the United States, "two nations are responding to one virus," Ashish Jha contends that federalism has "both saved and doomed" the nation.…

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September 25, 2020

Canadian Carbon Tax Heard by Supreme Court

The Canadian Supreme Court has begun hearing a challenge by several provinces to the federal government's carbon tax. Justice Malcolm Rowe referred to the…

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American Federalism

September 24, 2020

The Challenges Posed by the Constitution’s Enumerated Powers

Laurence Claus examines the challenges posed by the Constitution's enumerated powers, which allocate powers between the federal government and the states. Read more here.

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American Federalism

September 24, 2020

Maine to Have Ranked-Choice Voting in Presidential Election

After a ruling by the state's highest court this week, Maine is poised to be the first state to allow ranked-choice voting in a…

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September 23, 2020

Has the Pandemic Accelerated Devolution in the United Kingdom?

Neal Ascherson writes that during the coronavirus pandemic, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have engaged in "their own devolved things" and that a "saucy…

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