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Federalism and Democracy Called for in Myanmar State

In an interview, the speaker of the parliament of the state of Rakhine discusses the continuing importance of the nation's push for democracy and…

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Debt Crises and the EU

Paulo Vila Maior reviews the historiography of European integration to evaluate whether supranational interests or national interests prevailed during sovereign debt crises. Read more here.

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Trump Administration Approves State Medicaid Caps

The Trump administration has approved steps by states to cap Medicaid enrollment, something that the Republican Party has not been able to do at…

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Federalism and Canadian Energy Production

Marisa Beck and Bryson Robertson write that the nation's federal structure "both generates and exacerbates the institutional fragmentation of the energy information system." Read more here.

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Local Production of National Public Goods

In a process they term "Samuelson meets federalism," a group of scholars examine the effects of producing national goods across many different jurisdictions. Read more…

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EPA Pushes Enforcement to the States

Jason B. Hutt and Ryan M. Eletto write that the Environmental Protection Agency continues to move away from enforcement penalties and that "EPA’s push…

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Boost for Nepalese Fiscal Federalism

The World Bank and Nepal have come to terms on a $100 million project intended to provide a more robust fiscal federalism framework and…

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Ethnic Federalism and Internal Secession in Ethiopia

Yonatan Fessha urges both sides in the referendum dispute between the Sidama people and the federal government to resolve the issue quickly to avoid…

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Duterte on Possible Philippines Charter Change

In his fourth state of the nation address, President Rodrigo Duterte stated that he will continue to push for a change to a federal…

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American Federalism

States Sue Over SALT Tax Rule

Three states and a number of local governments are suing the Internal Revenue Service over the agency's new rules that block states from circumventing…

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American Federalism

Heritage Foundation Event Focuses on Federalism

Mick Mulvaney and other Trump administration officials offered their thoughts on the administration's approach to federalism at a recent Heritage Foundation event, "Restoring Federalism:…

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The Politics of Federalism and Climate Change

Nick Sobczyk contends that few issues reflect the Democratic Party's interest in change at the state level more than climate change. Read more here.

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Criminal Law and Dynamic Incorporation

Joshua Divine writes that state law regularly influences how federal law is applied, but that this sort of "dynamic incorporation" is rare in the…

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