Oklahoma has joined a federal project intended to better coordinate investigations into cases involving missing or murdered indigenous people. Read more here.
Safia Farole writes that the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia may stem from the nation's system of ethnic federalism, a system in which "there is…
Pier Domenico Tortola and Stefan Couperus examine differentiation among transnational networks of local authorities in Europe and offer recommendations based on their research. Read…
In the wake of the presidential election and in the absence of federal leadership, many governors are moving forward with more aggressive measures to…
Many state and local Republican officials have so far avoided supporting President Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the recent presidential election. Read…
Brendan Haley and James Gaede discuss the energy efficiency "scorecards" that have been created for each province and how federalism can help the nation…
Former state governors Bob Taft and Bob Wise have called for more federal assistance for school students. Read more here.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has stated that he will not extend many of the coronavirus-related emergency lending programs that the department handles along…
A number of coronavirus-related federal relief provisions are slated to end in December, prompting state leaders to call for more federal pandemic assistance. Read…
The Peter MacKell Chair in Federalism at McGill University has announced the 2021 Baxter Family Competition on Federalism, with the theme of "Federalism, Identity…
Annie Lowrey suggests that the states need more federal money to help struggling businesses survive the pandemic. Read more here.
The incoming Biden administration has announced that Julie Chavez Rodriguez will head the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. Read more here.
Zach Vertin writes that although Ethiopia's leadership would like to move the nation away from its system of ethnic federalism, such a possibility faces…
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