Call for Return of an Intergovernmental Forum
Donald F. Kettl writes that a forum similar to the now defunct Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations is sorely needed, in part because it provided…
Donald F. Kettl writes that a forum similar to the now defunct Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations is sorely needed, in part because it provided…
A group of scholars examine the impact of state and national policies on changes in mobility in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more…
Several states have joined together to sue the Environmental Protection Agency, claiming that the agency is allowing two states to violate a multistate pact…
Anders Sjögren looks at how Buganda Kingdom in Uganda promoted its demands for federalism in three elections and analyzes how the Kingdom has addressed…
A group of Democratic governors appeared before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services to request more federal aid due to economic challenges…
The EURAC Research Institute for Comparative Federalism has announced the latest edition of its Winter School on Federalism and Governance, to take place February…
The U.S. General Accountability Office has issued a report calling for improved coordination and consultation between federal agencies and states and localities. Read more…
Ten governors have announced that they are leaving Conago, a body created to enhance communication between the federal government and the states. The governors…
An op-ed in the Kathmandu Post contends that the nation could respond more effectively to the coronavirus pandemic by devolving more responsibility to the provinces…
P. Thiaga Rajan asks how, under India's federal system, the states came to be "fobbed off" by the national government. Read more here.
Legal experts are questioning the legality of the Trump administration's plan to restrict grants to Democrat-controlled cities. Read more here.
Writing that "federalism . . . is at its lowest point in recent decades," Sugata Srinivasaraju argues that the national government is becoming too powerful. Read more…
The Centers for Disease Control recently issued a nationwide moratorium on residential evictions. Ilya Somin contends that the moratorium "poses a grave threat to…
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