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American Federalism

November 8, 2019

Pollution Point-Source Appeal Heard by U.S. Supreme Court

In a case appealed by Maui County, Hawaii, this week the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the federal Clean Water Act permitting requirement,…

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American Federalism

November 8, 2019

Sanctuary Jurisdiction Podcast

Bryan Frye of the Ipse Dixit podcast recently interviewed Ilya Somin about the significance that sanctuary-jurisdiction litigation holds for constitutional federalism. Read more here.

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American Federalism

November 8, 2019

Review of Federal Responses to State Cannabis Policies

Robert A. Mikos examines how federal responses to state marijuana reforms have evolved over time. Read more here.

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November 7, 2019

Wexit?

A separatist group in the western Canadian province of Alberta has applied to become a federal political party. The group calls for the western…

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American Federalism

November 7, 2019

The Constitutionality of Subnational Climate-Change Policies

Sharmila Murthy writes that state and local government climate-change efforts have taken on greater importance because of Trump administration policies. Murthy examines how such…

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American Federalism

November 6, 2019

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Reduce Spoofing of Local Government Websites

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is supporting a bill that would push local governments to use ".gov" at the end of their domain…

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November 6, 2019

Nepali Governors Removed from Office

The president of Nepal has removed all seven governors from office. Bimalendra Nidhi, vice-president of the Nepali Congress, criticized the removals, declaring that the "government’s…

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American Federalism

November 5, 2019

EPA and the States: Uncooperative Federalism?

A number of states are pushing back against the EPA's deregulatory mandates that the states view as efforts to undercut state-level environmental protections. The…

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November 5, 2019

Jammu and Kashmir Divided

India has formally divided Jammu and Kashmir into two federally administered territories, meaning that the region will now have less autonomy than Indian states.…

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American Federalism

November 5, 2019

Federal Program Helps Cities Boost Solar Energy

Hundreds of cities are participating in a program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy that helps streamline permitting and zoning processes for using…

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November 4, 2019

Federalism in Immigration

Elliott Raia reviews the immigration policies of Australia and Canada and contends that the United States should emulate certain aspects of those nations' policies…

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November 4, 2019

Nigerian Federalism and the National Wage

Segun Gbadegesin writes that state-level resistance to the national minimum wage is hypocritical and flows from the "fake nature of the federalism which the military…

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American Federalism

November 1, 2019

States Pursue Higher Overtime Pay

A new federal overtime rule raises the threshold under which salaried workers receive overtime pay. In response, some states are adopting higher pay thresholds. Read…

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