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March 20, 2025

Federal Support for Election Security Cut

Jessica Huseman and Jen Fifield report that federal funding for election security is declining, potentially diminishing the security of elections run by states. Read more here.

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March 18, 2025

Can Federalism Help America Become More United?

In an op-ed, CSF fellow Troy Smith calls for a renewal of federalism, which would include "a proper understanding of, and governing commitment to,…

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March 18, 2025

“Persuasive Resistance” to Federal Preemption

Desiree Leclercq writes that states' "persuasive resistance" to federal policies that states do not agree with offers a better path to resist federal preemption than…

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March 17, 2025

Institutions of Executive Federalism

Anwar Shah reviews the complex sets of intergovernmental consultation and joint decision-making involving senior policy makers and officials -- so-called institutions of executive federalism -- necessary for…

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March 17, 2025

Is Republican Support for Federalism Waning?

Donald F. Kettl questions the shift in Republican support for federalism, suggesting that under President Trump the relationship between the federal government and the…

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March 14, 2025

States Recruit Laid Off Federal Employees

Jared Brey reports that many states that are struggling to fill job vacancies have turned to recruiting former federal workers. Read more here.

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March 14, 2025

Sanctuary Jurisdiction Litigation Continues

David Nakamura explores why a number of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions are resisting the Trump administration's efforts to compel compliance with the administration's deportation efforts. Nakamura…

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March 13, 2025

DOGE and the Anti-Federalists

Michael Cuenco contends that the acts of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency echo Anti-Federalist views voiced after the writing of the U.S. Constitution. Cuenco…

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March 13, 2025

Galina Starovoitova and Russian Federalism

Dina Gusejnova considers how Russian federalism might have developed had Galina Starovoitova not been murdered in 1998. Gusejnova describes her writings as "the most…

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March 12, 2025

The State of Federalism in Nepal

Nahakul K.C. examines the political economy of federalism in Nepal, including the state of the nation's intergovernmental relations, political stability, and stakeholder interests. Read more here.

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March 12, 2025

Federalism As a Tool to Curb “Federal Overreach”?

Jennifer Butler suggests that the Trump administration should "lean on federalism" to cut back on "federal overreach" (password required). Read more here.

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March 11, 2025

The States As Counterweight to Unified Government

Jared Sonnicksen writes that the states could act as "potentially robust safeguards" to Republican dominance at the federal level. He notes that "states’ autonomy…

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March 11, 2025

Interview About “Disability Federalism” Article

The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School has interviewed Karen Tani about her (and co-author Katie Eyer's) recent article "Disability Federalism," in which the…

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