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…
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…
Graham Fox points to a recent survey showing the low marks that western Canadians give to federalism to support his contention that the western…
Two California agencies have rejected Trump administration claims that the state is failing to meet federal environmental standards. Hundreds of former EPA officials have…
The Trump administration has recently appealed a Ninth Circuit ruling that largely upheld a California "sanctuary state" law. Ilya Somin contends that this is…
Ranjanee De Alwis writes that devolution has occurred in Sri Lanka "at a varying pace" and that the nation should carefully study the idea…
Deborah Sivas writes that the Obama administration's efforts to align federal and state vehicle-emissions policy was a "textbook example" of cooperative federalism. The Trump…
Sandra L. Rierson contends that the changing allegiances of political parties regarding the use of federal power reflects that "curtailing the scope and power…
Support for Catalan independence appears to be divided along lines of age, class, and language. Read more here.
John Stanton of the University of London discusses the focus of his research and how his work ties in with the recently announced International Association of…
A task force with the National League of Cities is developing a list of priorities that they hope presidential contenders will focus on during…
Björn Dressel and Cristina Regina Bonoan warn that "a decisive turn toward illiberalism may be in the offing" and that despite President Rodrigo Duterte's…
The Trump administration has filed suit against California, arguing that the state's emissions-trading market is unconstitutional because it is run in cooperation with the Canadian…
Osamah Al-Rawhani writes that "a move to federalism is not a realistic prospect in Yemen at present," contending that a strong central state is…
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