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American Federalism

January 14, 2020

History Textbooks Reflect State Political Preferences

The New York Times compares secondary history textbooks in California and Texas to analyze how publishers mold the information to align with each states' political preferences…

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January 14, 2020

Scottish Labor Party to Review Its Federalism Stance

In the wake of its recent election losses, the Scottish Labor Party has announced that "our policy on federalism will be developed to ensure…

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American Federalism

January 14, 2020

A Look Ahead at State Legislative Sessions

A post at Governing takes a look at issues that state legislatures will likely deal with this year, such as environmental issues and criminal-justice reform. Read more…

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January 14, 2020

A Shift in Indian Federalism?

Aradhya Sethia writes that conflicts between the national government and some of the states over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019 and the National…

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American Federalism

January 13, 2020

Should the United States Admit New States to Achieve Equal Representation?

A Note in the Harvard Law Review suggests that new states should be admitted to the union to ensure equal representation. The author contends that "the…

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American Federalism

January 13, 2020

FCC Announces that Five States Inappropriately Diverted 911 Fees

The Federal Communications Commission announced that five states have been placed on a list of states that diverted 911 wireless and telephone fees from…

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American Federalism

January 10, 2020

States and Counties Help Inmates Keep Medicaid

A growing number of states and localities are working to ensure that inmates keep their Medicaid benefits. Read more here.

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American Federalism

January 10, 2020

Federalism and Second Amendment Sanctuaries

In an op-ed, Stewart Harris reviews the limits of local governments' power and suggests that local Second Amendment sanctuary declarations are simply political statements…

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Comparative Federalism

January 9, 2020

Great Britain and Switzerland’s Approaches to National Sovereignty Compared

Jürg Martin Gabriel suggests that both the United Kingdom and Switzerland have attempted, in dealing with the European Union, to preserve respect for national…

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American Federalism

January 9, 2020

Should Federal Aid to the States Be Reduced?

Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute writes that reducing federal funding will help restore responsible government. Edwards contends that such spending, "rather than being…

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American Federalism

January 8, 2020

Medicaid Expansion Improved Health in Southern States

A new study has concluded that the Medicaid expansion included in the Affordable Care Act improved people's health in southern states. Read more here.

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American Federalism

January 8, 2020

States Seek to Keep Climate-Change Litigation in State Court

A group of states are trying to keep climate-change litigation begun by Rhode Island in state, rather than federal, court. The defendant oil and…

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American Federalism

January 7, 2020

Cannabis Policy Review

The Pew Charitable Trust's Stateline offers a round up of its coverage of cannabis-related legal developments, including reporting on the conflict between the federal government and…

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