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Canadian Ambassador Addresses Cypriots About Federalism

Stéphane Dion, Special Envoy to the European Union and Europe and Canadian Ambassador in Germany, recently delivered a keynote address in Cyprus about how,…

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Texas Attorney General Rebuffs Congress on Federalism Grounds

The attorney general of Texas, Ken Paxton, has cited state sovereignty and the Tenth Amendment in rejecting two congressional subcommittees' request for documents related…

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American Federalism

The Federal SALT Cap’s Effect on Local Governments

Liz Farmer reports that local governments in some high-tax markets are concerned that the 2017 federal cap on the state-and-local tax deduction will, in…

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Philippine Elections and Federalism

Recent elections in the Philippines have strengthened the chances that President Rodrigo Duterte will win congressional approval of his plan to shift the nation to a…

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American Federalism

An Automatic Federal Share Increase in Times of Economic Distress?

A group of authors with the Brookings Institution contend that the federal share of Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program funding should increase automatically…

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Quebec Celebration Funding Sidesteps Federalism and Separatism

Premier François Legault has declared that provincial funding for next month's Fête nationale du Québec celebration will be neither for the support of Canadian federalism nor Quebec separatism. Read…

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American Federalism

Local Governments Seek Easier Access to, More Control Over, Federal Infrastructure Funds

Many local governments are calling for a more streamlined process for accessing and deciding how to use federal infrastructure funds. Read more here.

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“Tunneling Under Federalism” in Australia

Robert Carling warns that state sovereignty is being undermined by promises made on the campaign trail by candidates for the federal parliament. Read more…

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Decentralization Efforts in China

Wei Cui and Jiang Wan analyze China's recent move to decentralize legislation by amending the Law on Legislation. They trace the new approach to…

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American Federalism

A Federalist Approach to Occupational Licensing

Gabriel Scheffler looks to federalism in developing suggested reforms in healthcare occupational licensing. Read more here.

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The Development of India’s GST

Ravi Sankar Kuchibhotla and Rajalaxmi Kamath explore the accommodations and trade-offs that occurred during the process of developing the nation's goods and services tax. Read…

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The Philippines and Federalism in Asia

Michael G. Breen writes that President Rodrigo Duterte's efforts to move the nation toward federalism serve as a test case for other nations in…

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Federalism and the Rule of Law in Nepal

George Varughese and Iain Payne write that only minimal attention has been given to the role of the judiciary in "impelling constitutional values in…

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