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American Federalism

March 22, 2020

National Governors Association Calls on Senate to Act

The National Governors Association has called on the U.S. Senate to pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to assist the states in preventing…

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American Federalism

March 22, 2020

Is Outbreak-Response Criticism an Attack on Federalism?

Steve Berman argues that recent claims that the nation's federal structure has inhibited the response to the coronavirus are not merely expressions of frustration with the…

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American Federalism

March 22, 2020

Trump Administration Eases Medicaid Rules During Pandemic

The Trump administration, under the authority of the recent national-emergency declaration, is allowing states to ease the pathway to care for Medicaid patients (password…

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American Federalism

March 22, 2020

Federalism, “Waters of the United States,” and the CWA

Rachel Neumann examines the potential impact of the Trump administration's narrower definition of what qualifies as "waters of the United States" under the Clean…

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American Federalism

March 22, 2020

States Lead in Coronavirus Response

Juliette Kayyem contends that the Trump administration has failed to respond adequately to the coronavirus pandemic, but that governors' actions "have been a model of quick…

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American Federalism

March 22, 2020

Coronavirus Response Highlights Importance of Nation’s Governors

Alisha Powell Gillis writes that the coronavirus outbreak serves as a reminder of why governors are vital to the nation's response to the crisis. Read…

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American Federalism

March 18, 2020

The Nation’s Governors Lead Virus Response

Gerald F. Seib writes that, absent clear guidance from the federal government about how to best deal with the coronavirus, governors have stepped up…

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American Federalism

March 18, 2020

Federalism Working Well During Virus Crisis?

Michael Brendan Dougherty contends that state leadership works better during a health crisis than top-down, heavy-handed nationwide measures. Read more here.

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American Federalism

March 18, 2020

AEI Presents State-Level Virus Tracker

The American Enterprise Institution has prepared an online tracker of state efforts to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus. Read more here.

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American Federalism

March 18, 2020

Federalism and Emergency Powers

Mark Nevitt traces how emergency powers and the possible use of the military play out through the nation's federal structure. Read more here.

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American Federalism

March 17, 2020

Governors and Mayors Impose Strict Virus Control Measures

State and local officials frustrated with the federal response to coronavirus have imposed harsh restrictions on public gatherings in an attempt to slow the…

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March 17, 2020

Canadian Federalism and Coronavirus

John Ibbitson writes that people who complain about the "cumbersome nature of Canadian federalism" should note how well the system is working during the…

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News

March 17, 2020

Has Federalism Curtailed Germany’s Coronavirus Response?

Der Spiegel complains that officials have struggled to respond in a consistent way to the coronavirus threat because of "the corset federalism places on federal…

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